Calcutta High Court Judge Recuses From Sujit Bose's Bail Plea After Counsel Tried To Access Case Record With Her Secretary's Help

The Calcutta High Court has recused itself from hearing a bail application filed by former West Bengal minster Sujit Bose after the Judge alleged that one of the counsel appearing for Bose, along with the Judge's private secretary, attempted to access the case record from the Judge's chamber after the matter had been reserved for judgment.The matter concerns an application for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.The matter was reserved for judgment on...

Calcutta High Court Directs SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Decide Plea Of Saudi Resident Unable To Renew Passport Over Voter List Deletion

The Calcutta High Court has directed the SIR Appellate Tribunal to decide within two weeks, an appeal challenging the deletion of a petitioner's name from the electoral roll, after the deletion allegedly came in the way of renewal of his passport.The petitioner, who is employed as a driver in Saudi Arabia, approached the High Court stating that his passport is due to expire in 2026 and that...

MBBS Student Denied Passport Over Mother's Name Deletion From Voter List: Calcutta High Court Directs SIR Tribunal To Decide In 2 Weeks

The Calcutta High Court has directed the concerned SIR Appellate Tribunal to decide within two weeks an appeal challenging the deletion of the petitioner's mother's name from the electoral roll, after the issue allegedly came in the way of the petitioner's passport application.The petitioner, who has secured admission to an MBBS course at a medical college in Bangladesh, approached the High Court in connection with the difficulty he was facing in obtaining a passport.The grievance stemmed from...

Union Of India Being A 'Model Employer' Cannot Violate Equality In Public Employment: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee and A.C.J. Tapabrata Chakraborty held that regularization of ad hoc employees must be granted uniformly to all similarly situated individuals, and cannot be denied on the grounds of precedent being in personam when the facts and circumstances are identical. Background Facts The Department of Legal affairs of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare made a proposal to Union Public Service...

Calcutta High Court Records HDFC Bank's Assurance To Conduct Abhishek Banerjee's KYC In Plea Against Bank Account Freeze

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took note of HDFC Bank's clarification that it seeks to conduct in-person KYC of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee at his residence before allowing operation of his personal bank account.The matter arose from allegations that Banerjee's personal bank account with HDFC Bank had been frozen, affecting his ability to operate the account. During the hearing, the bank clarified that the restriction was linked to completion of the KYC exercise and that its...

Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Stone Trader & TMC Associate Tulu Mondal In Cash-Gold Seizure Case

The Calcutta High Court has declined to grant relief to Birbhum-based stone and sand trader Md Nazibuddin Mondal alias Tulu Mondal in connection with the investigation arising out of the seizure of a large amount of cash and gold bars from a property allegedly linked to him.A single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing Mondal's plea challenging the criminal proceedings and questioning the applicability of Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with organised...

Relaxation In Personality Test Won't Bar Reserved Candidates From Open Category If Rules Permit Merit Migration: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the reserved category candidates who availed relaxed standards in the personality test are not automatically barred from competing for unreserved vacancies if the governing rules and scheme permit merit-based consideration on aggregate marks. Background Facts The Public Service Commission, West Bengal issued the Employment Notice Advertisement for filling up the...

Tenant Who Loses Tenancy Can Be Evicted As Trespasser; City Civil Court Has Jurisdiction: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a person whose tenancy comes to an end by operation of Section 2(g) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 cannot claim the status of a tenant for invoking the jurisdictional protection under Section 12A of the Act. The Court observed that whether such an occupant is described as a "trespasser" or a "tenant at sufferance" is immaterial, since he...

Calcutta High Court Quashes 163 'Vague' Charges Against Two Govt College Teachers, Says It Smacks Of Vindictiveness By Admin

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a preliminary enquiry and statements of allegations containing 93 charges against one Bagnan College teacher and 70 against another, holding that several allegations concerning unauthorised absence, attendance violations, service and academic records, promotions and alleged irregularities were either vague, frivolous or so stale that they could not...

Calcutta High Court Orders Closure Of M-Bazaar Operating Inside Former Cinema Hall, Says Trade Licence Cannot Authorise Illegal Change Of Use

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to immediately stop the operation of a mega garment store, M-Bazaar, being run from the premises of the erstwhile Paradise Cinema Hall at 39 Bentinck Street, Kolkata, holding that a garment business could not be operated from an assembly building without obtaining the requisite permission for change of use under...

No Prejudice In Awarding Marks For Wrong Questions To All Candidates: Calcutta High Court Upholds Coal India Promotions

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed two writ petitions challenging a promotion process conducted by Coal India Limited (CIL), holding that the uniform award of marks to all candidates for 19 questions found to be erroneous or outside the syllabus did not amount to changing the “rules of the game” after commencement of the selection process.Justice Amrita Sinha observed that since there...

'Why Are Centre & State Not Co-ordinating?' Calcutta High Court Flags Contradictory Directions For Teachers' Census Duty

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the lack of coordination between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the deployment of government school teachers for Census-related work, observing that contradictory directions on teachers' school hours and Census duties could adversely affect regular academic activities.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing petitions concerning the...