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Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Bail Of Milan Pradhan In 2007 Nandigram Violence Case Till November 25

The Calcutta High Court has extended the interim bail granted to Milan Pradhan, who is facing charges in a 2007 Nandigram violence case, till November 25, 2026.Justice Partha Pratim Roy extended the interim bail, which was initially granted by a coordinate bench on September 29 for three weeks, following the Supreme Court's order granting Pradhan liberty to seek an extension of interim bail...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses CPIMs Plea Seeking Protection Against Removal Of Durga Puja Bookstall In Jadavpur

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) seeking protection against the alleged attempt by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and police to demolish its temporary bookstall near Jadavpur Coffee House, holding that the party had failed to establish that it had permission to operate the stall.Justice Partha Pratim Roy held that a...

Calcutta High Court Seeks States Reply To PIL Alleging Police Used Fraudulently Issued Stamp Papers To Force TMC Workers To Back Rival Faction

The Calcutta High Court has sought the West Bengal government's response to a Public Interest Litigation alleging that the police used fraudulently issued stamp papers to force Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and members of the public to sign affidavits supporting a rival faction in a dispute pending before the Election Commission of India (ECI).A division bench of Chief Justice...

Can Certificate Of Practice (CoP) Be Reissued With Changed Place Of Practice? Allahabad High Court Asks UP Bar Council

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) has sought clarification from the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh on whether an advocate's Certificate and Place of Practice (COP) can be reissued to reflect a change in the place of practice. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla asked whether such reissuance of CoP is permissible and, if so, whether any time limit is prescribed for...

Allahabad High Court Directs Verification Of Educational & Appointment Documents Of All UP Basic School Teachers: Heres Why

In a significant order, the Allahabad High Court has directed the verification of the educational qualifications and appointment documents of all teachers posted in the state's basic schools teaching students of Classes I to VIII.The teachers have been directed to furnish legible copies of their appointment letters and educational documents, including those relating to High School,...

Yamuna Expressway Bus Fire: Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To MoRTH Over Compliance With Sleeper Bus Safety Standards

The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a suo motu case concerning the deaths of 9 passengers who were charred to death in a sleeper bus fire near Jewar on the Yamuna Expressway during the intervening night of September 23 and 24, 2026.A bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery passed the order after...

Recommendation For Out-Of-Turn Promotion Does Not Create Right To Retrospective Promotion: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a recommendation for out-of-turn promotion does not, by itself, create an enforceable right to claim retrospective promotion, even where another employee has been granted a similar benefit.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal made the observation while allowing a...

Longstanding Possession Of Land Cannot Be Treated As Unauthorized Under Migrant Property Act Without Proper Enquiry: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that longstanding possession of land, recorded in revenue records decades before the enactment of the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property Act, 1997, cannot be treated as unauthorized occupation merely because the occupants fail to establish formal title or a lawful tenancy.Justice Sanjay Parihar set aside orders passed by the...

Durga Puja Stampede | Calcutta High Court Suggests Appointment Of Retd Judge To Probe Incident If Sitting Judge Unavailable

The Calcutta High Court has kept pending a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an inquiry into the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja stampede that claimed 19 lives and left around 25 persons injured, observing that the State Government may appoint a retired judge of the High Court to head the inquiry commission if the Chief Justice does not spare a sitting judge for the purpose.A...