Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Upholds Eviction Of Chandanpur Railway Station Hawkers From Railway Land
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the eviction of hawkers operating from railway land at Chandanpur Railway Station, holding that the Railway authorities are empowered under Section 147(2) of the Railways Act, 1989 to remove unauthorised occupants without first initiating proceedings under the West Bengal Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971. A Division...
'Enough Is Enough': Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Relief To Abhishek Banerjee, Mulls Restraining Future FIRs Without Court's Leave
The Calcutta High Court on Monday indicated that it may pass an order restraining the registration of further FIRs against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee without the leave of the Court, amid submissions that multiple criminal complaints were being filed against him despite earlier interim protection.“Enough is enough, I have been hearing from...
Calcutta High Court Directs Probe Into Alleged Irregularities In Disability Scheme In Murshidabad After State Finds 13 Of 15 Certificates Fake
The Calcutta High Court has directed the State authorities, particularly the investigating agency, to complete expeditiously the investigation into alleged wrongful disbursement of funds under the Government Disability Allowance Scheme in the Samserganj area of Murshidabad.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee passed the direction...
Centre Notifies Appointments Of Chief Justices At Eight High Courts
The Central Government on Saturday (September 5) notified appointments of Chief Justices at eight High Courts. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments: "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following High Court Judges as...
Calcutta High Court Orders State To Pay ₹5 Lakh Compensation To Patient Who Suffered Loss Of Vision After Cataract Surgery At Govt Hospital
The Calcutta High Court has awarded compensation of Rs 5 lakh to a patient who suffered loss of vision following cataract surgery at a government hospital, holding that the State cannot escape liability for medical negligence committed by its hospitals.A Division Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Arjun Ray Mukherjee observed that the appellant, an electrician and the sole earning...
Relationship In Nature Of Marriage Can Attract Cruelty Provision U/S 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a criminal revision petition seeking quashing of proceedings under Sections 498A, 420 and 384 of the Indian Penal Code, holding that the absence of a formally valid traditional marriage does not, at the threshold, preclude prosecution for cruelty in a relationship in the nature of marriage.Justice Uday Kumar observed that a “flawless, legally...
Fear Of Future Harassment Cannot Extend POSH Act Limitation: Calcutta High Court Upholds Quashing Of ICC Report Against DSP
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal's decision to set aside an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) report against a Deputy Superintendent of Police, holding that a complaint under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, must be filed within three months of the last incident of sexual...
Calcutta High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against Sreelekha Mitra In PM Modi Poster Row, Says It 'Shocks Conscience Of Court'
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday observed that the alleged act of actress Sreelekha Mitra holding a poster allegedly depicting an objectionable cartoon of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) was “distasteful” and “shocks the conscience” of the Court.However, Justice Saugata Bhattacharya clarified that the same would not,...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Maruti Suzuki Over Alleged Power Steering Fault In Celerio Car
The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Maruti Suzuki India Limited and its CEO over allegations that a Celerio ZXI MT purchased by a consumer did not have an auto-return feature in its power steering, holding that the complaint disclosed, at best, a consumer dispute and did not establish the ingredients of cheating or criminal conspiracy.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta, in...
No Coercive Steps Against Anandabazar Patrika Journalists Over 'Saffron Hooliganism' Remark Till Plea Is Heard: State Assures Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought an assurance from the State that no coercive steps would be taken against Anandabazar Patrika journalists facing FIRs over the newspaper's use of the phrase “saffron hooliganism”, provided they cooperate with the notices served on them.The State, represented by the Additional Advocate General Rajdeep Mazumdar, gave the assurance during the...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 24 August To 30 August, 2026
'Living Together As Spouses' On Certain Occasions After Separation Doesn't Condone Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Upholds DivorceCase: X v YCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 342The Calcutta High Court has held that stray instances of spouses living together after separation do not, by themselves, amount to condonation of matrimonial cruelty, particularly where the subsequent conduct of the...
Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Relief To Anandabazar Patrika Journalists In FIRs For 'Saffron Hooliganism' Remark
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to grant an urgent hearing to journalists of Ananda Bazar Patrika against whom FIRs were registered over the newspaper's use of the phrase “Gerua Gundagiri” (saffron hooliganism) while reporting on violence at Jadavpur University allegedly involving ABVP and FETSU students.Senior Advocate SN Mookherjee appeared before Justice Saugata...