Calcutta High Court Restrains Deportation Of Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Being Foreigner While Travelling To Bangladesh

The Calcutta High Court vacation bench has restrained the authorities from deporting a man to Bangladesh after he was detained on suspicion of being a foreign national while travelling to the neighbouring country with a valid Indian passport and a Bangladeshi visa.The Court passed the interim order in a habeas corpus petition filed by the detainee's sister, who had raised concerns over...

Tea Garden Workers Cannot Be Evicted For Land Port Project Without Following Due Process Of Law: Calcutta High Court

A Calcutta High Court vacation bench has clarified that authorities cannot evict occupants, even if they are alleged to be unauthorised occupants of government land, without following due process of law. The Court observed that the right to equal protection of law extends to everyone, irrespective of whether they live in palaces or shanties, and that people living in shanties are even...

Calcutta High Court Defers KMC Elections Till Plea Challenging Ward Delimitation From 144 To 209 Is Decided

The Calcutta High Court vacation bench has restrained the West Bengal State Election Commission from proceeding with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections until a pending challenge to the delimitation of municipal wards is finally decided.The Division Bench modified an earlier order of the single judge, which had declined to stay the election process despite a challenge to the...

Calcutta High Court Restrains State From Notifying KMC Elections Till Nov 6, Reserves Orders In Challenge To Ward Delimitation

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday restrained the West Bengal Government from issuing any notification for elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) till November 6, while reserving its order on a petition challenging the delimitation of wards and the increase in their number from 144 to 209 ahead of the upcoming civic polls.A vacation bench of the High Court passed the interim...

Calcutta High Court Directs Police, KMC To Assist Owners In Demolition Of Dilapidated Building After Part Of Structure Collapses

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the concerned authorities to extend adequate assistance to the owners of a dilapidated building in Kolkata to implement an earlier municipal order permitting development of the property, after a portion of the structure recently collapsed.Justice Arjun Ray Mukherjee observed that there was no impediment...

Calcutta High Court Directs Fire Dept To Consider Owners' Plea Against Sealing Of Kolkata Hotel Where 9 Died In Fire

The Calcutta High Court has directed a joint inspection of the building at 15G, Mirza Ghalib Street, Kolkata, where nine people were killed in a massive hotel fire in August this year, to enable the occupants to retrieve their personal belongings and essential documents from the premises.Justice Arjun Ray Mukherjee directed that the joint inspection be conducted between November 5 and November...

Calcutta High Court Stays Conviction Of Two Accused Seeking Probation, Says Plea To Be Considered In Light Of Co-Convict's Relief

The Calcutta High Court has stayed the operation of the conviction and sentence imposed on two persons convicted in a 2011 criminal case, pending consideration of their plea for release on probation under the Probation of Offenders Act.Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee passed the interim order after the petitioners submitted that they were similarly placed as another co-convict, Laxmi Roy, who...

Calcutta High Court Allows Quarry Owner Facing Explosives Act Trial To Renew Passport For 10 Years, Says Restrictions Must Be Reasonable

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a quarry owner facing trial in a case registered under the Explosive Substances Act to obtain a passport for a maximum period of 10 years, observing that any restriction imposed on the right to obtain a passport must be fair, just and reasonable and have a rational nexus with a legitimate purpose.Justice Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held that the Trial Court...

Calcutta High Court Directs WB Police To Produce Woman Arrested At Kolkata Airport Before UP Court Within 7 Days

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Police to ensure that a woman arrested at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in connection with a criminal case registered in Uttar Pradesh is produced before the jurisdictional court in Gautam Buddh Nagar within seven days.A Division Bench of Justices Rishad Medora and Tirthankar Ghosh passed the direction while disposing of...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea By Former OBC Candidates Seeking EWS Reservation In Teacher Recruitment

The Calcutta High Court has sought responses from the West Bengal Government and the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) on a plea by candidates who had initially applied under the OBC-A and OBC-B categories for primary teacher recruitment but subsequently obtained Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificates and sought permission to update their category.Justice Arjun Ray...

Authorities Must Ensure Proper Implementation Of Subsisting Civil Court Status Quo Order: Calcutta High Court In Land Dispute Case

The Calcutta High Court has held that authorities must ensure proper implementation of a subsisting civil court order directing parties to maintain status quo over a disputed property.Justice Rishad Medora directed the concerned police authority to ensure proper implementation of an October 6, 2026 order passed by the 3rd Civil Judge (Senior Division), Howrah, which had directed the parties to...

Correction Window Cannot Be Used To Submit Fresh Job Applications After Deadline Expires: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that reopening an application portal to allow candidates to correct or modify their particulars does not permit fresh applications after the prescribed recruitment deadline has expired.Justice Rishad Medora dismissed a writ petition filed by a TET-qualified OBC candidate seeking permission to apply for the recruitment of 13,421 Assistant Teachers in West...