Calcutta High Court
It Is Your Duty To Protect Courts, District Judiciary Is Like Mother: Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam To Lawyers
The Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) T. S. Sivagnanam, while speaking at the stone laying ceremony of the new court complex in the Alipurduar district, said on Saturday that it is the duty of the members of the bar to protect courts, judges and litigants. A new court building for the new Alipurduar District Court complex is set to be built after the bifurcation of the judiciary...
BREAKING| ‘Produce By Midnight Translation Copy Of My TV Interview Placed In Supreme Court’: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Directs SC Secretary General
In a significant development, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court today directed the Secretary General of the Supreme Court of India to provide to him by midnight, the transcription copy of the interview given by him in the media which was placed before the Supreme Court, which prompted the CJI led bench to direct the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court today...
Explosives Being Frequently Used In Rallies, Religious Ceremonies, Says Calcutta HC While Transferring Ram Navami Violence Case To NIA
The use of explosives substances and hurling of bombs have become regular features during rallies and religious ceremonies, observed the Calcutta High Court while transferring to NIA, the probe into the incidents of violence that occurred in the state last month during the Ram Navami celebrations.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya said that...
Promise Of ‘Marriage After Divorce’ By Itself Does Not Amount To Cheating: Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Conviction Of Man In Case Under Section 417 IPC
The Calcutta High Court recently set aside trial court's decision to convict under Section 417 of IPC a man accused of inducing a woman to have sexual relation with him on the promise to marry her after the dissolution of his previous marriage.The single judge bench of Justice Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury noted: “Thus it can be safely said that the promise of marriage, so made by...
Dying Declaration Can Be Sole Basis Of Conviction Only When It Is Consistent: Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction
The Calcutta High Court recently set aside the conviction of a murder accused on the ground that the dying declaration was doubtful. The division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta noted:“Dying declaration can be the sole basis of conviction provided the same is consistent. When the contents of the dying declaration as per the prosecution witnesses are at variance...
Ram Navami Violence | Calcutta High Court Transfers Probe To National Investigation Agency (NIA)
The Calcutta High Court today transferred the probe into the incidents of violence that occurred in the state last month during the Ram Navami celebrations, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The bench of Acting Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya directed the state police to hand over the FIRs, papers of the case, seized materials, CCTV Footage, etc to...
Once Charge Sheet Is Filed In NDPS Case, Order Extending Detention Under Section 36A (4) Can't Be Challenged: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court on Monday held that once a charge-sheet is filed in a NDPS case, the order extending detention of the accused beyond 180 days no longer survives. A litigant cannot be permitted to assail the said order of extension of detention at a time when it is no longer in existence, said the court.The division bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta and Justice Joymalya...
'CCTV Footage Destructed, Lapses In Arrest' : Calcutta HC Orders ₹2 Lakh Compensation For Man Allegedly Implicated 'Falsely’ Under NDPS Act
The Calcutta High Court today ordered the state government to provide Rs. 2 Lakh as compensation, to the family members of an accused (allegedly implicated falsely for offence under the NDPS Act) after finding that certain procedural lapses were committed by the state police while effectuating his arrest. In its order, the Court also noted that the footage of CCTV, installed in the...
If APPs Of Purba Bardhaman Engage In Pen-Down Strike, Remove All Of Them: Calcutta High Court To State
The Calcutta High Court on Monday noted its displeasure over the pen-down strike by the Additional Public Prosecutors (APPs) at the District and Sessions Court, Purba Bardhaman.The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya noted: “If a PP participates in a pen-down then he must be removed from his post. Please advice your clients...
Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Civic Body Chairman For Issuing Demolition Notice To Sessions Judge
The Calcutta High Court on Monday pulled up the Chairman of English Bazar Municipality of Malda District (Municipality) for issuing a notice to the District and Sessions Judge, Malda for the demolition of a building being constructed within the court premises.The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya told Advocate General S....
Pendency Of Conciliation Proceedings Before Facilitation Council Under MSMED Act Doesn’t Debar The Court From Appointing Arbitrator Under S. 11 Of Arbitration Act: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a prior reference to the Facilitation Council under Section 18(1) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act), which is still at the stage of conciliation, does not debar the Court from passing an order under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) for appointment of arbitrator on the...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Bail In Murder Case Over Suppression Of Fact Regarding Earlier Rejection
The Calcutta High Court upheld an order of cancellation of bail passed by the Sessions Court on the ground that the accused supressed the fact before the Sessions Court that his earlier bail prayer was turned down by the High Court. The single judge bench comprising Justice Subhendu Samanta observed:“The power of granting bail u/s 439 Cr.P.C. is within the concurrent jurisdiction of High...