Communal Violence, Arson Breaks Out At Bengal's Motabari, 25 Arrested: Calcutta HC Seeks Action Taken Report

The Calcutta High Court has called for an action taken report from the West Bengal police on incidents of communal violence and arson which took place at Mothabari in Bengal's Malda district.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Smita Das De was approached by the petitioner in a public interest litigation, claiming that large-scale communal violence had broken out at Motabari in...

Employer Withholding Best Evidence, Grounds To Draw Adverse Inference In Favor Of Employee: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) held that an employee engaged as a 'badli' worker for over 37 years was entitled to gratuity. The court rejected the employer's argument that he did not complete the requisite continuous service. The court held that an employer's failure to produce best evidence leads to an adverse inference against the employer,...

RG Kar Incident Not Gang Rape, Investigating Alleged Cover-Up: CBI Tells Calcutta HC, State Questions Revival Of Concluded Investigation

The CBI on Friday told the Calcutta High Court that it had concluded from its investigation and available expert medical opinion that the rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital was not an instance of gang rape.DSG appearing for the CBI told Justice Tirthankar Ghosh that the agency was presently investigating the involvement of people in...

"Statutory Obligation To Hold Periodic Student Union Elections": Calcutta HC Calls For State's Stand On Conducting Polls Across Varsities

The Calcutta High Court has called for an affidavit from the state government on the future roadmap for conducting student elections across universities in West Bengal. The court noted that such elections had been statutorily mandated to be held at fixed durations.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice C. Chatterjee (Das) made these observations in a plea challenging...

Calcutta HC Calls For Circular On Use Of Barricades On National Highways, Suggests Illumination & Warnings To Avoid Mishaps

The Calcutta High Court has called upon the state government to issue guidelines on the use of barricades on national highways in the state in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents caused by speeding cars colliding with stationary barricades.A bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice C. Chatterjee Das was approached by the petitioners represented by senior counsel who claimed...

Calcutta High Court Orders Police Picket Outside Rabindra Bharati University Over Protest By Dismissed Employees

The Calcutta High Court has directed police presence outside Shantiniketan's Rabindra Bharati University campus to ensure the safe ingress and egress of officials in a plea seeking police assistance outside the campus due to an ongoing protest by dismissed employees of the university.Justice Jay Sengupta held: Even if the dismissed employees or others want to protest, the same has to be in...

SC Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma From Delhi HC To Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court Collegium today recommended the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, from Delhi High Court to Calcutta High Court.Justice Sharma was elevated from the Delhi Higher Judicial Service to the Delhi High Court in February...

Calcutta High Court Urges Jadavpur University To Remove Non-Students From Campus, Says It Can't Shy Away From Regulating Entry Of Outsiders

The Court also prohibited the University from inviting any political persons for their functions after violent clashes broke out between students and the education minister's convoy.

Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Rule Against Lawyers Who Created Ruckus In Trial Court, Abused Judge & Evacuated Accused From Courtroom

The Calcutta High Court has issued rule of contempt against six lawyers from Basirhat court who, in 2012, had allegedly created a ruckus inside the courtroom, abused the trial judge, intimidated the litigants and evacuated the accused from inside the courtroom under the garb of the agistation. A division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Md Shabbar Rashidi held: "...6 persons against...

Prescribing Pre-Qualification Criteria By Authority In Tender Document Cannot Be Considered Arbitrary If Conditions Are Reasonable: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das has held that the imposition of pre-qualification conditions by the tender-inviting authority cannot be interfered with by the courts when sufficient guidelines have been provided in the tender documents on how the authority's discretion shall be exercised. Brief...

Calcutta High Court Declines Plea Challenging Shift Of NCLT Kolkata Premises To New Town, Says Talks For Shifting Of HC Also In Pipeline

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the proposed shift of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata premises, away from its present location near the High Court, to a new area in the city's New Town area.Justice Amrita Sinha held: "From time immemorial people have resisted to change and shift from one place to the other. Relocation is painful. Adjusting to a new...

Government Employee Dying A Day Before 60th Birthday Is Deemed Under 60, Dependent Eligible For Compassionate Appointment : Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench comprising of Saugata Bhattacharyya, J. held that a government employee is deemed not to have completed 60 years of age if they die one day before their 60th birthday, therefore making their dependent eligible for compassionate appointment. Background Facts The petitioner applied for appointment on compassionate ground in a secondary school after death...