Calcutta High Court
'Second Complaint On Same Matrimonial Incident Unsustainable, Abuse Of Process': Calcutta High Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case
Observing that a second criminal proceeding on the “self-same incident” with identical allegations cannot be sustained and would amount to an abuse of the process of law, the Calcutta High Court has quashed a dowry harassment and attempt to murder case instituted against a husband and his family members. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das held that once an earlier FIR had already been...
18-Months Delay In Pronouncement Of Judgment Alone Not Ground To Set It Aside: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 29), dismissed an appeal challenging a Single Bench judgment on the ground that it was delivered about 18 months after the date of conclusion of the final hearing. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed;"...although we are somewhat disappointed at the long delay of more than 18 months from...
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Targeted Attacks On Opposition Leaders, Police Complicity
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday (January 29) moved an application before the Calcutta High Court, alleging targeted and recurring acts of violence on opposition leaders. The application has been moved in a writ petition originally filed in October 2025, claiming that despite prior notification to the Police and adherence to prescribed protocols, violent...
Convoy Attack Case | 'No Coercive Steps' Against LoP Suvendu Adhikari Till Feb 19: State Gives Assurance In Calcutta High Court
In a reprieve for West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, the State Government today assured the Calcutta High Court that no coercive action will be taken against the BJP leader until the next scheduled hearing on his plea on February 19, 2026.Adhikari approached the HC last week seeking protection against alleged coercive actions by the police in connection with...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Child For Driving Car With Blue Beacon And 'Judge' Sign As JJ Act Inquiry Exceeded Time Limit
The Calcutta High Court has quashed proceedings initiated under the Juvenile Justice Act against a child driving a four-wheeler with a blue beacon and a dashboard sign reading "judge", after noting that the inquiry had remained inconclusive beyond the four months prescribed under Section 14(2) of the JJ Act.The bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee observed,"The consequence of the failure...
Indo-Bangladesh Border Fencing: Calcutta High Court Directs State To Handover Land Acquired In Nine Districts To BSF By March 31
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (27 January) directed the West Bengal government to hand over by March 31, the land along Indo-Bangladesh Border (IB) in nine districts which it has acquired, to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the purpose of fencing.The directions were issued by the Division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen while considering a...
Third Party Suits In Deity's Name Permitted Only When 'Sebait' Loses Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a third party may institute proceedings in the deity's name only in exceptional circumstances where the lawful sebait has lost or disabled himself from exercising his authority. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed, "Only in exceptional circumstances, where the sebait does not or by his own...
Calcutta High Court Orders Creche Facility In Court Premises To Become Functional Within 30 Days
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 22), directed its registry to ensure that creche facility in the court premises becomes operational within 30 days. The bench also directed the PWD to ensure two doctors and one nurse report to the High Court Administration one day prior to the opening, and that the aluminium grills that need to be fixed on the creche windows are fixed...
If Convict Remains 'Unreformed' After 32 Yrs, State Has Failed Its Duty: Calcutta High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Premature Release
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Judicial Department to reconsider the plea for premature release of a life convict incarcerated for 32 years, observing that the rejection was merely speculative.The division bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray emphasized that jails were renamed 'correctional homes' to reform offenders and reintegrate them into mainstream...
High Court Affirms Order Restraining Kolkata-Based Publisher From Selling Late Author Narayan Debnath's Works
The Calcutta High Court has upheld a trial court's Court's interim injunction order restraining Kolkata-based publishing house Dev Sahitya Kutir Pvt Ltd from printing, publishing, selling, or distributing the literary and artistic works of the late eminent author and cartoonist Narayan Debnath till February 9. In doing so the court said that the author's widow as executor of Debnath's Will...
Calcutta High Court Permits Ex-TMC Leader & MLA Humayun Kabir To Approach Ministry Of Home Affairs For Z+ Security
The Calcutta High Court permitted Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, a former member of Trinamool Congress who has floated his own political party, to approach the Union Ministry of Home Affairs seeking Z+ security. Notably, Kabir founded the Janata Unnayan Party last year. Kabir had submitted that he was a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly under the banner of the ruling political...
Calcutta High Court Asks Jadavpur University To Maintain Law & Order During Saraswati Puja, Seeks Progress Report On CCTV Installations
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 22), directed Jadavpur University administration to ensure no untoward incident occurs during the Saraswati Puja which will be celebrated on Friday. The court was hearing a PIL after a first-year student was allegedly killed due to "ragging" last year.The division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen further directed...