Calcutta High Court
RG Kar Case: Calcutta High Court To Examine Scope For Further Probe On Victim's Family's Plea
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard a petition filed by the family of the RG Kar rape and murder victim, with a Division Bench observing that it would first examine whether there remains any scope for further investigation in the case before proceeding further.A Division Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed that the matter be listed again on May 21 for...
Calcutta HC Declines Urgent Relief To RG Kar Victim's Neighbour Over Alleged Vandalism At His House After Poll Results
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday declined to grant urgent leave to a person claiming to be a neighbour of the RG Kar rape-murder victim “Abhaya” and a prosecution witness in the case, who alleged that his house was being vandalised following the election results.Mentioning the matter before the Court, counsel submitted: “Milord, I am mentioning an urgent matter. I am the neighbour of the RG Kar rape-murder victim Abhaya. I was the prosecution witness.”The counsel further alleged that after the...
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Calcutta High Court To Quash FIR Over Allegedly Objectionable Remarks At Poll Rally
Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him over allegedly objectionable remarks made against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an election rally.The petition is likely to come up for hearing before Justice Saugata Bhattacharya this week.According to the plea, the FIR was registered following a complaint alleging that Banerjee made defamatory and provocative statements against...
WB Polls: TMC Candidate Jahangir Khan Moves Calcutta High Court Against Criminal Cases Filed Against Him Before Falta Re-Poll
The Calcutta High Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea moved by a contesting candidate from the Falta Assembly constituency seeking disclosure of all FIRs registered against him and protection from coercive action ahead of the re-poll scheduled on May 21.Former Advocate General and senior advocate Kishore Datta mentioned the matter before a bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya, submitting...
“Job Aspirants Cannot Dictate Recruitment Conditions”: Calcutta High Court Refuses Relaxation In EWS Certificate Requirement
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging cancellation of candidature in an Airports Authority of India recruitment process after the candidate failed to submit the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificate for the financial year specified in the recruitment notification.Justice Amrita Sinha held that a recruiting authority cannot be compelled to accept...
HC Can Permit Compromise Even After Final Judgment If Offence Subsequently Becomes Compoundable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that even after a criminal revision is finally disposed of, the High Court can invoke its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to permit compounding of an offence where a subsequent change in circumstances creates a statutory right to compound the offence.Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee observed that although courts ordinarily become functus officio...
Calcutta High Court Restrains Further Demolition Of Fire-Hit Tiljala Building, Bars Leather Business From Premises
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday restrained further demolition of a Tiljala building where a fire in a leather goods manufacturing unit claimed two workers' lives earlier this week, while simultaneously prohibiting any business activity from the premises until further orders.Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by residents of the premises at...
Calcutta High Court Stays Eastern Railways' Eviction Drive Against 6,000 Slum Dwellers Living Near Railway Station
The Calcutta High Court has passed an interim order staying all proceedings pursuant to the impugned eviction notice issued in relation to the Brace Bridge railway station area until 20 May 2026 or until further orders. The writ petition was moved on behalf of nearly 6,000 slum dwellers residing in the locality adjacent to Brace Bridge Railway Station.Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya held:...
'Ensure Safe Return Of Displaced Persons Regardless Of Political Affiliation': Calcutta High Court Tells State In Post-Poll Violence PILs
The Calcutta High Court has issued interim directions to the State Police, asking them to ensure the safe return of persons who were allegedly displaced from their shops, homes or properties, regardless of political affiliation, in PILs against alleged post-poll violence in the wake of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election results.Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen...
'File Petition First': Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Relief Against "Bulldozer Action" On Fire-Hit 'Illegal' Tiljala Factory
An urgent mentioning was made before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday (May 14) challenging an order passed by the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to demolish Tiljala Factory, where two persons were killed in a fire just days ago.The lawyer made the mentioning before the Bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, alleging that the "bulldozer action" was illegal.It...
'West Bengal Not A Bulldozer State, Police Not Lodging FIRs': Ex-CM Mamata Banerjee Tells High Court In Post-Poll Violence PILs
Trinamool Congress head and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told the Calcutta High Court on Thursday (May 14) that there had been large scale violence after the recently conducted legislative assembly polls in the State, including bulldozer action and that the Police was not permitting FIRs to be lodged. Notably, the BJP came to power for the first time in the State in...