Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Orders State To Pay Rs 7 Lakh Compensation To Trafficking And Rape Victim
The Calcutta High Court recently directed the West Bengal government to pay a compensation of Rs. 7 Lakh to a minor victim of trafficking and rape. The single judge bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed that the victim cannot be asked to wait until the funds are sanctioned by the State Government and reach the Judicial Department. The petitioner, who was 17 years of age at the time...
Calcutta High Court Acquits Man In Rape Case, Says Physical Relationship Was Consensual
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction under Section 376 of IPC of a rape accused, on the ground that physical relationship between the appellant and the victim was consensual and the age of the victim was not conclusively established by the prosecution before the Trial Court.While setting aside the conviction of the appellant-accused, the division bench of Justice...
Entire 30 Days Extended Period Under Section 34(3) Of The A&C Act Coincided With Court Vacations, Calcutta High Court Invokes Power Under Article 133(1)(A) R/W Article 134A Of The Constitution
The High Court of Calcutta has invoked its powers under Article 133(1)(a) r/w Article 134A of the Constitution to allow the aggrieved party to directly appeal against its judgment to the Supreme Court on the ground that the case involves a substantial question of law of general importance. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf was dealing with a peculiar situation wherein the...
Writing ‘Police’ On Private Vehicle Doesn't Violate Any Provision Of Indian Penal Code: Calcutta High Court Quashes Complaint Case Against Inspector
The Calcutta High Court recently quashed a private complaint filed against a Police Officer for displaying the word ‘POLICE’ written on his personal vehicleThe single judge bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri said the court does not find violation of any penal provision under the IPC "only for displaying the word 'POLICE' on the front and rear screen of the personal vehicle of...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice VM Velumani From Madras High Court To Calcutta High Court
The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice VM Velumani from Madras High Court to Calcutta High Court. A notification issued in this regard reads thus:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution, the President, after consultation with The Chief Justice of India is pleased to transfer Justice VM Velumani, judge of Madras High Cour, as...
Non-Teaching Employees Have To Be Treated And Regularized As Permanent Employees: Calcutta High Court
A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury while deciding a Writ Appeal in the case of The Director of Technical Education & Training Govt. of W.B. v Madan Mohan Sarkar & Ors. has held that non-teaching employees of the hostel/ mess of Malda Polytechnic should be treated as the permanent employees of the college...
Don’t Enforce Eviction Order Against Amartya Sen Till District Judge’s Decision On Stay Application: Calcutta High Court To Visva Bharati
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim relief to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen by restraining Visva Bharati University from acting on its order asking him to vacate a part of land at his property - Pratichi - at Shantiniketan.Justice Bibhas Ranjan De allowed an application seeking interim stay on the decision until a lower court at Suri in Birbhum district, where the stay application...
Allegations Of Fraud/Forgery Inter-Se The Parties Do Not Make The Dispute Non-Arbitrable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that mere allegations of fraud inter-se the respondents would not make a dispute non-arbitrable. The bench of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf held that merely because the respondents inter-se dispute the validity of the agreement containing arbitration clause and also their signature on it, it does not make the dispute non-arbitrable. It further held that...
West Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Reassigns Cases To Justice Amrita Sinha After Supreme Court Order
The Calcutta High Court has reassigned the cases related to the Primary Teachers' Recruitment Scam in West Bengal, to Justice Amrita Sinha.The notification issued by the High Court on Monday read:“The Writ Petitions, all application filed in the writ petitions and any further application/s that may be filed including Review Application/s are assigned to Hon’ble Justice Amrita...
Calcutta High Court Constitutes SIT For Probe Into Bogtui Carnage-Accused Lalan Sheikh's Death In CBI Custody
The Calcutta High Court on Monday transferred the investigation of the alleged suicide of Lalan Sheikh, the prime accused in Bogtui Carnage Case, to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Dr. Pranav Kumar, an IPS Officer. The SIT shall not report to the State and shall file regular reports before the jurisdictional Court/Magistrate, the high court said.“A custodial death is one of...
Justice TS Sivagnanam Appointed As The Chief Justice Of Calcutta High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, the senior most judge of the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of the High Court. He is currently serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court,The Supreme Court Collegium (SCC) on February 9 recommended Justice Sivagnanam's name for the appointment as Chief Justice of Calcutta High...
'Only After Physical Relationship, Issue Regarding Marriage Cropped Up': Calcutta High Court Quashes Rape Case
The Calcutta High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against an accused for the alleged offence of rape on the ground that the physical relationship between him and the victim was consensual and the issue of marriage cropped up only after the physical relationship. The single judge bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh noted:“Having regard to the version of the complainant and...