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Calcutta High Court Protects Congress Nandigram Candidate In Another Case, Expresses Surprise At Police Action After 19-Yrs

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the police not to take any further steps against Congress' Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with a criminal case dating back to 2007, observing that the State had not disclosed the pendency of the case when the Court had passed an order on September 22 recording that there were no other cases in which Pradhan was required.Justice...

NEET Medical Board Cannot Reassess Disability Percentage In Candidates With Benchmark Disabilities: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the percentage of disability of a candidate possessing a valid Unique Disability ID (UDID) card cannot be reassessed by a Medical Assessment Board or Appellate Authority for determining eligibility for reservation under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category in NEET-UG admissions.Justice Amrita Sinha held that the quantum of disability,...

Fathers Maintenance Obligation Continues For Severely Disabled Son Even After He Attains Majority: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a father's obligation to maintain a major child who is unable to maintain himself due to physical or mental abnormality does not automatically cease upon the child attaining majority.Justice Uday Kumar made the observation while dismissing a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging orders of a Magistrate permitting continuation of...

Nandigram By-Poll: Congress Moves Calcutta High Court Against Alleged Age Discrepancy In BJP Candidate Hasirani Raths Affidavit

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday permitted the West Bengal Pradesh Congress to file a petition challenging the election affidavit of Bharatiya Janata Party's Nandigram candidate Hasirani Rath, alleging discrepancies in the particulars relating to her age and educational qualification.Congress leader and advocate Ritzu Ghosal raised the issue before Justice Krishna Rao.Ghosal submitted...

Calcutta High Court Lifts Gag Order On Influencers Video Flagging Alleged Excess Lead, Mercury In Zandu Ashwagandha Gold Plus

The Calcutta High Court has set aside an ex parte injunction restraining social media influencer Arpit Mangal and his company from publishing or displaying a video concerning Emami Limited's “Zandu Ashwagandha Gold Plus”, holding that the defence of truth was prima facie available to them.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Sandip Kumar De held that the...

Court Cannot Direct Electricity Supply To Building Which Has Been Declared Unsafe: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has refused to direct CESC Limited to provide an electricity connection to a printing press operating from a building declared unsafe and liable to demolition, holding that no mandatory direction for electricity supply could be issued where there was a serious risk to life and property. Justice Om Narayan Rai was hearing a writ petition filed by M/s. S.A. Printers...

Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Tulu Mandal After He Left India Before FIR, Notes Recovery Of ₹28 Crore Cash, 15 Kg Gold

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with a non-bailable warrant and subsequent proclamation issued against an accused in a criminal case, holding that the fact that the accused had left India before registration of the FIR rendered the contention that he was not given reasonable time to evade arrest insignificant.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing a criminal revision...

Calcutta High Court Hears ISFs Plea Against ECIs Decision To Allot Envelope Symbol To Ritabrata Banerjee-Led TMC Faction

The Indian Secular Front (ISF) has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to allot the 'Envelope' election symbol, which it had been using, to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The plea came up before the High Court on September 23, when Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, appearing for the...

Let Him Contest: Calcutta High Court Orally Tells State In Nandigram By-Poll Congress Candidate Milan Pradhans Plea

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday recorded the state's submission that 5 out of 6 cases being challenged by Congress Nandigram bypoll candidate Milan Pradhan had been closed and that he was not an accused in the remaining case, in connection with developments dating back to 2007.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya recorded the submission while hearing Pradhan's plea seeking protection from...

ISF Moves Calcutta High Court Against ECIs Allotment Of Envelope Symbol To Democratic Trinamool Congress

The Indian Secular Front (ISF) has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to allot the 'Envelope' election symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Democratic Trinamool Congress, alleging that the symbol, which was being used by the ISF, was allotted to the rival faction without giving the party an opportunity to raise its objections....

Calcutta High Court Directs Police, Customs To Stop Unauthorised Sale Of Pets At North Kolkatas Galiff Street

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Police, Customs authorities and the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, West Bengal, to take effective steps to stop unauthorised sale and trading of birds, pets, fish, plants and other animals at Galiff Street in North Kolkata.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Arijit Banerjee passed the...