Calcutta High Court
Vehicle Seizure: Calcutta High Court Transfers Case To CID After Owner Produces Recording Alleging Police Officers Were ‘Fixing Bribe Rates’
The Calcutta High Court has transferred a case relating to alleged illegal seizure of a goods carrier by the West Bengal Police to the State's Crime Investigation Department (“CID”), after a clip was played in Court showing recordings of police officers asking for bribe from truck drivers to allow passage through certain police stations in North Dinajpur.The petitioner, whose truck had...
Compassionate Appointment Helps Tide Over ‘Sudden Crisis’: Calcutta HC Denies Daughter’s Plea For Appointment 13 Yrs After Father’s Death
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea by the writ petitioner, who challenged an order from the Chairman/Secretary, District Primary School Council, Dakshin Dinajpur (“Chairman’”), denying her compassionate appointment upon the passing of her father, who died-in-service in 2010.In upholding the order passed by the Chairman, a single-bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf observed:This...
Religious Freedoms Must Be Balanced With Fundamental Right To Electricity: Calcutta HC Allows High-Tension Wire Overhead Christian Minority Land
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the passage of a “high-tension transmission line” overhead of a plot of land owned by the St. Mary’s Technological Foundation, which catered to Christian minorities and students from weaker sections of society. The line in question was being installed by the WBSETCL, and the petitioners claimed that such a high-tension overhead...
"He’s An MP, He Doesn’t Have A Bank Account?": Calcutta HC Pulls Up ED Over Incomplete List Of Assets Held By Abhishek Banerjee
The Calcutta High Court today expressed serious doubts over the investigation being conducted by the CBI and ED into the multi-tier Cash-for-jobs scam, in which various high-level functionaries of the WB government are accused. Justice Amrita Sinha castigated the Assistant Director (ED) for filing incomplete details about the assets held by Abhishek Banerjee, an accused in the case, and...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Permission To Organise 'Durga Puja', Asks Petitioner To Approach Appropriate Authority
The Calcutta High Court today dismissed a PIL filed by the Sonarpur Uttar Vidhan Sabha Saradutsab Committee, seeking the Court’s permission to construct a Durga Puja pandal and organise Durga Puja celebrations from 19th-25th October, near 45 A/B Bus Stand. Petitioners submitted that as declared by the High Court, Durga Puja is an inclusive festival celebrated by all across Bengal but,...
Calcutta High Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Two Accused Of Running ‘Fake’ Nursing College
The Calcutta High Court today issued non-bailable warrants to secure the appearance of two private respondents accused of setting up and running an illegal and unauthorised Nursing College in the district of Bankura, West Bengal, without any necessary affiliations, thereby compromising the integrity of an “emergency service.”On an earlier occasion, a division-bench of Chief Justice...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 18 To September 24, 2023
Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 284 To 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 292NOMINAL INDEXAmit Polley Vs. The State of West Bengal & Anr. 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 284Ashis Khamrai v State of West Bengal and others 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 285Amna Parveen Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 286Kishore Kumar Singh Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 287State of West Bengal...
‘Gratuity Not A Charity’: Calcutta High Court Directs FCI To Pay Employee’s Gratuity, Says It Can Only Be Stopped If Employment Terminated
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Food Corporation of India (“FCI”) to pay a former employee's gratuity along with 8% interest, within four weeks in a challenge against withholding of his gratuity due to ongoing criminal investigations under allegations of ‘moral turpitude.’In setting aside the order of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner, a single-bench of Justice Shekhar B...
Cash-For-Jobs Scam: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash ECIR Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, But Orders ED To Not Take Coercive Steps
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Enforcement Directorate (“ED”) to not initiate any coercive action against TMC leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee pursuant to ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report)II/19/2022 filed by the ED, accusing him in the ‘Teacher-recruitment scam.’However, it refused to the quash the ECIR itself. A single-judge bench of Justice Tirthankar...
Calcutta High Court Directs Post Master General To Release MIS Dues Pending For Almost 15 Yrs
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Chief Postmaster General to release sum of Rs 50,000 including a bonus of Rs 5,000 along with interest of 6% p.a. from the date of maturity of the petitioner’s Monthly-Investment-Scheme (“MIS”) account at the Bhadrakali Post Office.A single-bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf held:The petitioner states she is being deprived of her savings due to...
Citing ‘Lackadaisical Attitude’ Of West Bengal CID, High Court Upholds Transfer Of Money Laundering Probe Against Co-op Society To CBI, ED
The Calcutta High Court has recently upheld the order of a single-judge which transferred to the CBI, an ongoing probe into allegations of money laundering by the functionaries Alipurduar Mohila Samabay Rindan Samity Limited, a cooperative society. Petitioners, who were members of the society had approached the Court alleging that they had deposited money into the society, which was...
Calcutta HC Stays Order For Formation Of “High-Level Enquiry Committee” To Probe Collusion Among Railway Officials In Obtaining Arbitral Award
The Calcutta High Court has partially stayed an order of a single-bench which directed the formation of a “multi-member high level enquiry committee” to look into and furnish a report on alleged collusion between railway officials in obtaining an arbitral award in favour of the South-Eastern Railways. A division-bench of Justice IP Mukherji and Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury held that...