Calcutta High Court
Service In DA-Getting School Should Be Counted For Pension If It Was Considered For Appointment In Government-Aided Institution: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee and Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty held that service rendered in a DA-getting school counted by the State for appointment in Government-aided Institution, must also be counted as qualifying service for pension. Background Facts The employee was appointed as an assistant teacher in...
Deputationist Can Be Repatriated Anytime For Unsatisfactory Conduct; No Vested Right To Continue On Deputation: Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya held that the deputationist has no vested right to continue on deputation and can be repatriated at any time if conduct is unsatisfactory, provided that the procedure under DOPT OM 17.06.2010 is duly followed. Background Facts The employee was a Senior Private...
Calcutta High Court Upholds ₹29.96 Crore Arbitral Award Against Bihar State Power Generation Company, Refuses To Interfere In Barauni Power Plant Dispute
The Calcutta High Court, Commercial Division, dismissed a petition filed by the Managing Director, Bihar State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (BSPGCL) under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award passed in favour of R S Constructions. Justice Gaurang Kanth, on 4th December, 2025, while upholding the finality of the arbitral award, ruled that...
Calcutta High Court Denies Interim Relief To Indian Importer In 'PL SUPREME' Trademark Row With Chinese Manufacturer
The Calcutta High Court has refused an interim injunction to Kolkata-based torch importer Parul Ruparelia and an associated entity in their trademark infringement and passing-off suit over the mark “PL SUPREME” against the Chinese manufacturers of the torch.It held that Chinese manufacturer Camme Wang and its associated entity are the prior adopters and owners of the...
Calcutta High Court Says KMP Coconut Oil Packaging Looks Too Similar to Shalimar's, Upholds Injunction
The Calcutta High Court has upheld an interim injunction in favour of Shalimar Chemical Works Pvt. Ltd. that restrains Edible Products (India) Ltd., which sells coconut oil under the “KMP” brand, from using packaging the court found deceptively similar to Shalimar's long used trade dress. A division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya in an order...
Calcutta High Court Declines Stay On 'Babri Mosque' Program In Murshidabad By Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir
The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere with a program organised by suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir regarding the alleged 'foundation' of a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad on 6th December (tomorrow).Notably, 6th December is also the date on which the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh was demolished during the riots of 1992.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice...
Calcutta High Court Rejects Borrower's Suit Seeking Enforcement Of One-Time Settlement With Bank of Maharashtra
The Calcutta High Court has rejected a suit filed by Senbo Engineering Limited seeking enforcement of an alleged “concluded” One-Time Settlement (OTS) with the Bank of Maharashtra, holding that a borrower cannot compel a bank to accept an OTS or seek specific performance of such a proposal.Justice Aniruddha Roy held that OTS proposals have no statutory force, and a borrower cannot...
'High Courts Do Not Substitute Statutory Tribunals', Calcutta High Court Refuses To Halt Guarantors' Insolvency Proceedings
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday held that it cannot interfere with personal insolvency proceedings initiated under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, holding that such proceedings must take their course before the National Company Law Tribunal. A single bench of Justice Krishna Rao said the High Court could not halt a proceeding that falls within the jurisdiction of the...
'Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator Violates Principles Of Natural Justice': Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday set aside an ex-parte arbitral award ruling that unilateral appointment of a sole arbitrator by one of the parties is violative of the Principles of Natural Justice and fatally vitiates the arbitral process, thereby resulting in nullity. Justice Shampa Sarkar in a judgement delivered on 2nd December, 2025, allowed the application filed by YD...
Parties' Conduct Overrides Clause: Calcutta High Court Rejects Literal Interpretation Of Arbitration Venue Clause
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed Chittaranjan Locomotive Works' application for an unconditional stay of an arbitral award dated March 14th, 2024. Justice Shampa Sarkar on 2nd December, 2025 ruled that the conduct of the parties and arbitrator and the award publication proceedings in Kolkata constituted “contrary indicia”, sufficient to displace Chittaranjan as...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Single Bench Order Cancelling 32000 Teachers' Appointments In Recruitment Scam Case
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a single bench order which cancelled the appointment of around 32000 primary teachers in the cash-for-jobs TET-Recruitment scam case.A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra passed the order, setting aside a 2023 decision by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, presently a BJP Lok Sabha member. "There must have been a...
Income Tax Act | S. 153C Proceedings Unsustainable Without Incriminating Material Found In Search: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that proceedings under Section 153C of the Income Tax Act cannot be initiated unless incriminating material relating to the assessee is found during a search and both the assessing officers (the Assessing Officer of the searched person as well as the Assessing Officer of the person other than the searched person) record the necessary satisfaction.Section 153C...