Calcutta High Court
Arbitration: Calcutta High Court Allows S. 11 Application Being Consolidated Claim Under Different Purchase Orders Linked To A Single Main Contract
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a single composite invocation of arbitration under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), pertaining to a consolidated claim arising out of three different Purchase Orders, containing separate arbitration clauses, cannot be labelled as invalid or unlawful. The court made the observation while noting that...
Public Discussion On 'Love Jihad' Necessary For Our Democracy: PIL In Calcutta HC Challenges WB Govt's Ban On 'The Kerala Story'
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court challenging the West Bengal government's ban on the screening of the Movie 'The Kerala Story' stating that the movie raises the issue of 'Love Jihad' and in a democracy like ours, public discussion on such a subject is necessary.The PIL plea, filed by Devdutta Maji and Surman Ali Mandal, states that the May...
Calcutta High Court Directs MHA To Transfer Entitlements, Refund Over Rs 5 Lakh To Freedom Fighter Pension Scheme Beneficiary’s Son
The Calcutta High Court recently directed the Union Government to transfer the pension entitlements of a deceased Freedom Fighter, which was due to him and was credited under the Swatantra Sainik Samman (SSS) Pension Scheme but was later returned to the Union Home Ministry as he had failed to submit the Life Certificate (LC), to his only son.The single judge bench of Justice Moushumi...
Jobs "Sold" Like A Commodity: Calcutta High Court Cancels Appointment Of 36,000 'Untrained' Primary School Teachers Recruited In 2016
The Calcutta High Court on Friday cancelled the appointment of 36,000 "untrained" primary school teachers who were recruited by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education in 2016.The single judge bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay observed:“From the gross illegality in the selection procedure in the recruitment exercise of 2016 conducted by the Board it is clear that the Board and...
Calcutta High Court Rejects WB Govt's Plea Against CBI Probe In Municipality Recruitment Scam, Says It's For State's Own Advantage
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the West Bengal government against its order transferring the probe in West Bengal Municipality Recruitment Scam to CBI. The single judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha observed:“It does not appear that the department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs has suffered or may suffer any prejudice by the order sought to...
Calcutta High Court Discharges Widow In FIR Accusing Her Of Marrying A Married Man And Subjecting His Wife To Cruelty
The Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri circuit bench has discharged a widow in an FIR under Sections 498A, 494 and 506 of IPC accusing her of marrying the husband of the complainant, on the ground that materials on record including complaint prima facie revealed that the allegations were levelled against the against the principal accused i.e. the husband of the complainant. The single judge...
Darivit Firing: Calcutta High Court Orders NIA Probe, Calls West Bengal CID's Investigation 'Inadequate'
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday transferred the investigation of a case, related to the incident of firing and bombing at Darivit High School in the Islampur block of Uttar Dinajpur district, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The single judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha observed:“Given the fact that the police mentioned in the chargesheet about the mobs attacking...
Death Due To Mosquito Bite Not An 'Accident', It Won't Be An Insurable Claim Under 'Accident' Insurance: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has observed that a death caused by a mosquito bite wouldn't count as an “accident” and hence, the same wouldn't be covered as an insurable claim under the 'Accident' insurance.Observing that any disease caused by a mosquito bite can not be termed an accident, the bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya upheld the decision of an Insurance Company which denied...
Inability To Pay Portion Of Owed Money Can’t Lead To Criminal Prosecution Unless Fraudulent Intention Shown Right From Beginning: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Monday quashed the criminal proceedings under Sections 484, 406 and 34 of IPC against a businessman who had allegedly refused to pay a portion of the price of goods purchased by him, on the ground that the accused did not have any fraudulent or dishonest intention right from the beginning of the transaction. The single judge bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar...
You Are Not Above Law, What Is Troubling You? Whether You Are Involved Or Not, Let Probe Agency Decide: Calcutta High Court To Abhishek Banerjee
The Calcutta High Court on Monday pulled up TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for seeking an opportunity of being heard in response to the CBI investigation earlier ordered by the court against him in West Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam case. The single judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha said:“How are you aggrieved? What is your apprehension? What is the difficulty, an investigation? Nobody...
Non-Payment Of Wages| Calcutta HC Allows MGNREGA Workers To Hold 12-Day Sit-In-Demonstration At Kolkata Sahid Minar Grounds
The Calcutta High Court today allowed MGNREGA workers to hold a sit-in demonstration for twelve days at Sahid Minar Grounds in Kolkata over non-payment of their wages and non-commissioning of their work.The bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha ordered thus while dealing with a writ petition filed by Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity & Another who were earlier denied permission to hold...
Minor’s Parents ‘Exaggerated’ Their Versions So That POCSO Act Can Be Attracted: Calcutta High Court Acquits Convict In Sexual Assault Case
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of an accused in a case under POCSO Act on the ground that the prosecution failed to prove the ‘sexual intent’ being involved in the act of the accused as referred under Section 11 of the Act. The single judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh observed:“In cases under the POCSO Act and related offences the statement of the victim...