Calcutta High Court
Justice Sujoy Paul Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Calcutta High Court
On Friday, 16th January, Justice Sujoy Paul was administered the oath of office as the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta. He is set to retire in June 2026.Justice Sujoy Paul was formally appointed the 44th Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with effect from 16 January 2026, following the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium and notification by the Government...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Election Commission Directive Requiring Cooperative Bank Employees For Poll Duties
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a directive issued by the Election Commission of India (EC) that sought to requisition employees of Balageria Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. for duties in connection with the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2026. The petitioners, employees of the autonomous cooperative bank, challenged the communication dated 19th September 2025,...
Landlord Is Best Judge Of His Residential Need; Courts Cannot Dictate Living Standards In Eviction Suit: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that a landlord is the best judge of his own residential and business requirements and that courts cannot dictate how a person should live or prescribe a particular standard of accommodation. Dismissing a second appeal filed by a tenant, the Court upheld a decree of eviction on the ground of reasonable requirement under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy...
PMLA | Gravity Of Alleged ₹2,862 Cr Fraud, Proclaimed Offender Status & Untraced Funds Bar Grant Of Bail: Calcutta HC In Prayag Group Case
The Calcutta High Court has rejected the regular bail plea of Prayag Group directors Basudeb Bagchi and Avik Bagchi in a money laundering case involving alleged defrauding of thousands of investors to the tune of over ₹2,862 crore, holding that the gravity of the offence, their status as proclaimed offenders, and the existence of massive untraced proceeds of crime disentitle them from...
Disobedience Of Lawful Order By CISF Personnel Constitutes Misconduct Regardless Of Prior Intimation Of Non‑Compliance : Calcutta HC
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that disobedience of a lawful order by a member of a disciplined force like CISF constitutes misconduct regardless of prior intimation of non‑compliance. Background Facts The employee was a Constable with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). She was issued...
Centre Clears Appointment Of Justice Sujoy Paul As Chief Justice Of Calcutta High Court
The Central Government on Wednesday (January 14) notified the appointment of Justice Sujoy Paul as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.The notification reads as follows:"In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, Calcutta High Court, to be the Chief Justice of...
Calcutta High Court Disposes Of TMC Plea After ED Says It Hasn't Seized Anything From I-PAC Office
After the Enforcement Directorate(ED) told the Calcutta High Court that it has not seized anything from the office of the I-PAC and Prateek Jain on January 8, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday disposed of Trinamool Congress's plea seeking preservation of confidential political data which has been allegedly seized by the central agency. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV...
ED Plea In Calcutta High Court Against Mamata Banerjee : Live Updates
The Calcutta HighCourt is heading the plea by the ED alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during raids at the offices of the I-PAC pertaining to a 2020 coal scam.The agency alleges that the CM took away important documents while the raid was ongoing.The Trinamool Congress has also filed a plea stating that the ED took away election-related documents from the...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Sujoy Paul As Chief Justice Of Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium today recommended the appointment of Justice Sujoy Paul as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.Justice Paul, whose parent High Court is the Madhya Pradesh High Court, is currently the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. He was transferred from the MP High Court to the Calcutta High Court in July last year.Click here to read the collegium...
Calcutta High Court To Hear ED's Plea Against Alleged Interference By CM Mamata Banerjee During I-PAC Raids On January 14
The Calcutta High Court on Friday (January 9) adjourned ED's plea alleging obstruction in its ongoing probe in the 2020 coal scam and interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during search operations conducted at premises linked to the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), following commotion in the courtroom.The matter which was listed before Justice Suvra Ghosh, will...
Uttering Caste Names Like 'Adivasi', 'Santhal' To Humiliate Person In Public Can Constitute Offence Under SC/ST Act: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that abusing a person by calling them by their caste name, such as “Adivasi” or “Santhal”, in a place within public view, with the intent to humiliate, can amount to an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta dismissed a criminal revision petition seeking quashing of...
Husband Maligning Wife At Her Workplace, Questioning Chastity Before Colleagues Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a husband maligning his wife at her workplace, questioning her chastity and abusing her before colleagues, amounts to mental cruelty warranting dissolution of marriage.A Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya observed that public humiliation, character assassination, and professional defamation inflicted by a...