Calcutta High Court
Plant Varieties Protection & Farmers Rights Act | Civil Courts Has No Jurisdiction To Decide Validity Of Variety Registration: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that jurisdiction of civil courts is barred by Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 inso far as deciding validity of registration of a variety is concerned.A division bench of Justice IP Mukherji and Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury observed Section 89 provides that the civil court would not have any jurisdiction over any matter which...
Five Days Prima Facie Inadequate To File Nominations For Panchayat Elections: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court today held urgent hearing in two PILs moved by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and BJP's Suvendu Adhikari regarding the upcoming Panchayat elections slated to be held on July 8.A division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnaman and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya observed that prima facie, as pointed out by the petitioners, five days time provided for filing...
Clause Making Arbitration An Option For Resolution Of Dispute Is Not A Valid Arbitration Agreement: Calcutta High Court
The High Court of Calcutta has held that a clause in an agreement that merely provides for a possibility of arbitration is not a binding arbitration agreement. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf held that a clause which provides for resolution of dispute either by way of litigation or arbitration cannot be held to be a binding arbitration agreement as the clause makes arbitration a...
Venue Would Not Be The Seat Of Arbitration When The Agreement Confers Exclusive Jurisdiction On The Courts At A Different Place: Calcutta High Court
The High Court of Calcutta has held that the venue would not become the seat of the arbitration when the agreement confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Court in a different place. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf held that presence of a clause which confers exclusive jurisdiction upon a Court in a place other than the venue of arbitration is a ‘Contrary Indicia’ that prevents the...
Genuine Workers Under MGNREGA Entitled To Payment: Calcutta High Court Asks Govt To Take Steps To Release Unpaid Wages In West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court has made it clear that while it is essential to eliminate dummy accounts allegedly benefitting from Centre's MGNREGA scheme, it is also the duty of the government to ensure that genuine workers do not suffer the brunt of it.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnaman and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya observed,"If in the opinion of the Central...
'Never Resided With In-Laws, Question Of Cruelty Doesn't Arise': Calcutta High Court Quashes Woman's Complaint U/S 498A IPC
The Calcutta High Court yesterday quashed a domestic violence complaint filed by a woman against her in-laws for allegedly trying to strangulate her, upon noting that the parties never resided together.A single-judge bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed that the respondent herself in her Section 164 CrPC statement said she had left her matrimonial home on 20.01.2015, but in her...
Husband Acquiring Property In Wife's Name Does Not Necessarily Imply Benami Transaction: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has clarified that the mere transfer of money from a husband to his wife for the purchase of property would not qualify as a benami transaction.A Division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakroborty and Justice Partha Sarthi Chatterjee observed,"In the Indian society, if a husband supplies the consideration money for acquiring property in the name of his wife, such fact...
Police Can't Misuse S.160 CrPC To Arrest Persons Unconnected With Alleged Offence: Calcutta High Court In Plea By Suvendu Adhikari's Acquaintances
The Calcutta High Court has made it clear that Section 160 of the CrPC which empowers the police to require attendance of witnesses cannot be misused to take coercive steps against persons not connected with the alleged offence.While hearing a plea filed by persons claiming to be the relatives and acquaintances of West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition, Suvendhu Adhikari, a single bench of...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Against Softwares Like 'Pegasus' Allegedly Used For Privacy Infringement
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a PIL calling upon it to decide the issue of individual’s right to privacy allegedly being violated by spyware such as Pegasus, said to be installed on people’s personal electronic devices without their knowledge.A bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnaman and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya opined that such blanket directions against the use of...
Local Authorities Must Conduct On-Spot Assessment Prior To Grant Of Excise License: PIL In Calcutta High Court Against Resto-Bar Near School, Temple
A PIL has been filed before the Calcutta High Court challenging the grant of a “restriction-free” license to a restaurant-cum-bar located near an educational institution and temple.The challenge is made under the Bengal Excise Act. According to the petitioner, under Section 85 and 86 of the Act, various rules governing the grant of excise licenses such as the West Bengal Excise (Selection...
“Reasons Are The Foundation Of Any Order": Calcutta High Court Allows Decco's Appeal Against Rejection Of Patent Application
The Calcutta High Court recently set aside an order passed by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs (“Controller”), rejecting a Patent Application filed by agrochemical multinational UPL's postharvest division Decco Worldwide (“the Appellants”) for their invention titled “A fungicidal treatment for black sigatoka,” to prevent leaf-disease that infects banana...
Chief Justice Sivagnanam Commends Unique Practice Of Calcutta HC Senior Advocates Preparing Their Own Handwritten Notes
In an emotional speech before the Madras Bar Association, Justice T.S. Sivagnaman who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, delivered his remarks on his time at the Madras High Court, his experiences in Calcutta and the importance of respecting the system and its processes. Justice Sivagnaman was sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court in 2009,...