Calcutta High Court Protects TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee From Coercive Steps In MLA Sign Forgery Case, Asks Him To Appear Before CIDCase : ABHISHEK BANERJEE VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 246The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of...
Case : ABHISHEK BANERJEE VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 246
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of newly-elected TMC MLAs in a resolution relating to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition after the Assembly elections.
Case: Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Saanvi Samanta & Anr. and connected matters.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 247
The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded for the death of a homemaker in a motor accident case, underscoring that the contribution of a wife and mother to her family is “invaluable” and cannot be measured merely in monetary terms.
Case: Mukesh Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 248
The Calcutta High Court has reinstated a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable whose services were terminated after authorities revisited and enhanced a punishment earlier imposed for suppression of a pending criminal case at the time of recruitment.
Case: Tara Sharma & Ors. v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.,
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 249
The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to the family of a deceased motor accident victim, holding that in the absence of conclusive evidence regarding age, courts and tribunals must rely on the age recorded in the post-mortem report rather than presumptions drawn from the fact that the deceased was receiving pension.