Calcutta High Court Dismisses Congress Plea Challenging Age Discrepancy In BJP Nandigram By-Poll Candidate's Affidavit

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee challenging alleged discrepancies in the election affidavit of Bharatiya Janata Party's Nandigram bypoll candidate Hasirani Rath.The plea, heard by Justice Krishna Rao, had alleged a discrepancy between Rath's declared age and the year in which she claimed to have passed her Class 10 examination.In dismissing the plea, the bench held that any order on the same would amount to interfering with the...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order In ISF's Plea Challenging Allotment Of 'Envelope' Symbol To TMC-D For Nandigram By-Poll

The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by the Indian Secular Front (ISF) challenging the Election Commission's allotment of its 'Envelope' election symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress-Democratic (TMC-D) for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly by-poll.During the hearing, Justice Krishna Rao questioned the Election Commission's decision-making...

Calcutta High Court Directs SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Consider Hajj Pilgrims' Plea Seeking Passport, Visa After Voter Roll Deletion

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal to expeditiously consider an appeal filed by Hajj pilgrims whose names were deleted from the electoral roll, after they approached the Court seeking relief to enable them to obtain passports and visas for their pilgrimage.Justice Krishna Rao directed the Appellate Tribunal to decide the matter within...

Calcutta High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Dhrubajyoti Bose In Durga Puja Land Extortion Case

The Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Dhrubajyoti Bose in connection with a case registered at Tala Police Station, observing that the prosecution had failed to demonstrate the statutory requirements necessary for invoking Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with organised crime.The case arose from an FIR lodged on the basis of a complaint by a...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Statewide Roadmap From WBPCB To Curb Air Pollution, Improve AQI

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to prepare and place before the Court a comprehensive roadmap containing specific policies and time-bound measures for controlling air pollution and improving the Air Quality Index (AQI) across the State.The direction was passed by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice...

Calcutta High Court Hears Congress Nandigram Candidate Milan Pradhan's Bail Plea In 2007 Case After Protection Was Set Aside

The Calcutta High Court on Friday heard the bail plea of Congress' Nandigram by-poll candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with criminal cases dating back to 2007, after a Division Bench led by Chief Justice RV Ghuge set aside the protection earlier granted to him by a Single Bench.The bail plea was heard by Justice Tirthankar Ghosh. Senior Advocate Milan Mukherjee appeared for Pradhan,...

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Protection Granted To Congress Nandigram Candidate Milan Pradhan, Asks Him To Apply For Bail

The Calcutta High Court's Division Bench led by Chief Justice RV Ghuge has set aside the protection granted by a single bench, to Congress' Nandigram By-Poll candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with a 2007 case, directing him to proceed in accordance with law and apply for regular bail. The Bench expressed surprise at the protection granted to Pradhan by the Single Judge and observed that...

'Won't Affect Outcome': ECI To Calcutta High Court In Congress's Plea Against BJP Nandigram Candidate's Alleged Age Discrepancy, Order Reserved

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday reserved its order on a Congress plea alleging discrepancies between Bharatiya Janata Party's Nandigram bypoll candidate Hasirani Rath's age and the year in which she claims to have passed her Class 10 examination.Senior Advocate Ritzu Ghosal, appearing for Congress, told Justice Krishna Rao that Rath's election affidavit states that she is over 60 years...

Calcutta High Court Protects Anandabazar Patrika Journalists From Arrest Over 'Saffron Hooliganism' Headline

The Calcutta High Court has directed police authorities not to take any coercive steps against journalists of Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika in connection with FIRs arising out of the channel's use of the headline “Gerua Gundami” (saffron hooliganism), till December 15.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the direction while hearing the plea moved by the journalists seeking...

'ECI Should Be Impartial': Calcutta High Court Questions Allotment Of ISF's 'Envelope' Symbol To TMC-Democratic For By-Polls

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to allot the 'Envelope' election symbol, which had earlier been used by the Indian Secular Front (ISF), to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming by-elections.Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, appearing for the ISF, submitted that...

Calcutta High Court Protects Congress Nandigram Candidate In Another Case, Expresses Surprise At Police Action After 19-Yrs

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the police not to take any further steps against Congress' Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with a criminal case dating back to 2007, observing that the State had not disclosed the pendency of the case when the Court had passed an order on September 22 recording that there were no other cases in which Pradhan was required.Justice...

NEET Medical Board Cannot Reassess Disability Percentage In Candidates With Benchmark Disabilities: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the percentage of disability of a candidate possessing a valid Unique Disability ID (UDID) card cannot be reassessed by a Medical Assessment Board or Appellate Authority for determining eligibility for reservation under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category in NEET-UG admissions.Justice Amrita Sinha held that the quantum of disability,...