Calcutta High Court Refuses To Stay WB Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee As Leader Of Opposition

The Calcutta High Court has declined interim relief for staying of the West Bengal Assembly speaker's decision to recognise rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition in a plea by TMC Leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the decision of the Speaker to ignore party chief Mamata Banerjee's decision of choosing Chattopadhyay as LoP.Justice Krishna Rao passed the order. The...

Calcutta HC Reserves Orders In TMC's Challenge To Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee As Leader Of Opposition

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict in a petition filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the West Bengal Assembly Speaker's decision to recognise rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition (LoP).During an extensive hearing, the Court repeatedly questioned the Speaker's decision-making process, particularly why a...

Mamata Banerjee Files Election Petition In Calcutta HC Challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Win From Bhabanipur Constituency

Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the election of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The election petition was filed before the High Court on Tuesday, with Banerjee personally visiting the court premises for the filing.The challenge arises from the 2026...

Plea In Calcutta High Court Challenges 7-Day Closure Of Kolkata's Red Road For International Yoga Day Event

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday heard the mentioning of a plea challenging the complete closure of Kolkata's Red Road and adjoining roads for seven days in connection with celebrations for International Yoga Day on June 21.Appearing before the Court, counsel submitted that an Advocates' Association had moved the petition questioning a traffic notification that allegedly provided for...

Can Speaker Suo Moto Ignore Majority Party's LoP Proposal? Calcutta High Court Questions Ritabrata Banerjee's Appointment As LoP

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned whether the West Bengal Assembly Speaker can ignore the name proposed by the majority political party as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and pass an order to appoint some other individual.Justice Krishna Rao framed the question while hearing a plea challenging the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP by the West Bengal Assembly...

Withdrawal Of Earlier Challenge To Defective Charge Memo Doesn't Bar Disciplinary Authority From Issuing Fresh, Valid Charge Memo: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the dismissal of a prior proceeding as infructuous due to a defective charge memo does not bar the disciplinary authority from issuing a fresh, proper charge memo as Order 23 Rule 1 CPC does not apply. Background Facts A departmental proceeding was initiated...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 08 June To 14 June, 2026

Calcutta High Court Protects TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee From Coercive Steps In MLA Sign Forgery Case, Asks Him To Appear Before CIDCase : ABHISHEK BANERJEE VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 246The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of...

Post-Mortem Report Must Prevail Over Presumptions On Age In Motor Accident Claims: Calcutta HC Enhances Compensation By ₹13.8 Lakh

The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to the family of a deceased motor accident victim, holding that in the absence of conclusive evidence regarding age, courts and tribunals must rely on the age recorded in the post-mortem report rather than presumptions drawn from the fact that the deceased was receiving pension.Justice Aniruddha Roy observed that a post-mortem report...

'Revision Power Can't Be Exercised Suo Motu': Calcutta HC Reinstates SSB Constable Dismissed After Punishment Was Reopened

The Calcutta High Court has reinstated a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable whose services were terminated after authorities revisited and enhanced a punishment earlier imposed for suppression of a pending criminal case at the time of recruitment.Justice Aniruddha Roy held that the authorities had acted without jurisdiction in invoking Rule 29(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules,...

Housewife's Contribution Is Invaluable: Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation Over Death Of Woman In Road Accident

The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded for the death of a homemaker in a motor accident case, underscoring that the contribution of a wife and mother to her family is “invaluable” and cannot be measured merely in monetary terms.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury increased the compensation payable to the deceased homemaker's minor daughter from ₹9.17 lakh to ₹11 lakh,...

Calcutta High Court Questions Rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee's Appointment As LoP By Speaker After Expulsion From Political Party

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned whether the West Bengal Assembly Speaker could recognise a Leader of Opposition (LoP) allegedly without the consent of the political party concerned, while hearing a challenge to the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP instead of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction's nominee, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing a...

Calcutta High Court Protects TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee From Coercive Steps In MLA Sign Forgery Case, Asks Him To Appear Before CID

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of newly-elected TMC MLAs in a resolution relating to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition after the Assembly elections.Justice Kausik Chanda directed Banerjee to appear before the investigating agency at 6 PM on...