Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Hearing Of Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Against Alleged Media Trial
The Calcutta High Court has declined to urgently hear a plea filed by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee seeking restraint on media reporting concerning investigations and cases against him, alleging that the dissemination of investigation-related information has led to a media trial.When the matter was mentioned before Justice Saugata Bhattacharya, the bench stated that it would not...
Calcutta High Court Mulls Metal Detectors On Court Premises After Attacks On Lawyers
The Calcutta High Court on Monday (October 12) proposed installing metal detectors at the High Court and subordinate courts to screen visitors, amid reports of alleged attacks on lawyers at judicial premises and elsewhere in West Bengal.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai asked the West Bengal Bar Council and various lawyers' organisations...
Calcutta High Court Asks Kolkata Police Commissioner To Ensure No Further Mob Attack On TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh
The Calcutta High Court on Monday (October 12) directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to ensure adequate protection for Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh and prevent any further mob attack on him before his plea is taken up by the appropriate Division Bench.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the direction while hearing Ghosh's plea concerning an alleged attack on him and damage to his car...
'Put Up On Kali Puja Instead": Calcutta High Court Tells CPIM In Plea Challenging Denial Of Permission For Durga Puja Book Stall
The Calcutta High Court on Monday (October 12) orally suggested that the CPI(M)'s cultural wing could set up its bookstalls during Kali Puja instead of Durga Puja, while hearing a petition challenging the denial of permission to establish temporary bookstalls in Naihati and Bongaon in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya questioned whether the...
Calcutta High Court Seeks SEC Report On EVM, VVPAT Shortage Ahead Of Municipal Polls
The Calcutta High Court has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) on the shortage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in the state.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravindra V Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai directed the Commission to file an...
'Partition Of Property Can Be Only Among Those Having A Share Or Interest': Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking partition of a property, holding that the plaintiff had failed to establish any right, title or interest in the disputed plot and that other persons claiming interests in the property had not been impleaded in the suit.A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur and Justice Atarup Banerjee upheld the trial court's decision dismissing...
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To French Refugee Arrested While Crossing India-Bangladesh Border
The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to a French passport holder with refugee status in France, who was arrested while allegedly crossing the India-Bangladesh border without valid documents, observing that there was no need for further custodial interrogation after the investigation had concluded and a chargesheet had been filed.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) granted bail to Rocky...
Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist Over Allegedly False Report On Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital
The Calcutta High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a journalist running the YouTube news channel Arambagh TV over a broadcast concerning alleged irregularities at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, holding that the allegations in the complaint did not disclose the essential ingredients of the offences invoked against him.Justice Anuj Singh held that even if the...
Peaceful Protest Integral To Democracy, Not An Offence Merely Because It Is Unwelcome To Those In Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against six School Service Commission (SSC) job aspirants who were booked for protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic, holding that a peaceful demonstration does not become an offence merely because it is unwelcome to those in authority.Justice Anuj Singh observed that the FIR did not...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Pleas By Madrasa Teachers Against Re-Verification Of Appointments
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by teaching and non-teaching staff of different Madrasahs in West Bengal challenging the State's decision to verify the validity of their appointments, holding that the authorities could examine whether the recruitment process complied with the prescribed guidelines.Justice Bivas Pattanayak held that the Supreme...
Calcutta High Court Directs Police Protection For Interfaith Couple Facing Threats Over Marriage
The Calcutta High Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by an interfaith couple alleging that threats and intimidation by members of religious fundamentalist organisations had forced them to postpone their marriage, permitting them to take fresh steps to solemnise the marriage in accordance with law and directing that police protection be provided if they proceed with...
Calcutta High Court Declines APDR's Plea For Stall At Kolkata Book Fair, Says It Is Not A 'Public Function'
The Calcutta High Court has held that the Publishers and Booksellers Guild does not perform a “public function” or owe any “public duty” while organising the International Kolkata Book Fair. The Court ruled that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot be maintained against the Guild over its decision to deny a stall at the fair.A Division Bench of Justice...