Calcutta High Court Allows Protest Meeting Against Alleged Atrocities Faced By 'Sanatani Hindus' In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest march to be scheduled tomorrow, against the alleged atrocities faced by 'sanatani Hindus' in West Bengal.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh stated that a formal order would be passed tomorrow morning after the exact details of the gathering were furnished by the organisers, but orally allowed them to go ahead with the program, and directed them to follow...

Strict Proof Of Marriage Not Required To Claim Maintenance When Couple Have Been Living As Husband & Wife For Long Time: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that strict proof of marriage is not required while claiming maintenance under section 125 CrPC for a couple who had been living as husband and wife for a prolonged period of time. Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held: "Where a man and woman have been living together as husband and wife for a reasonable long period of time, strict proof of marriage should not be...

Calcutta High Court Directs State To Ensure Puja Committee Discourages Mass Sacrifice Of Animals At Bolla Kali Temple

The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to ensure that the puja committee at the Bolla Kali temple does not encourage the mass sacrifice of animals on the occasion of Bolla Kali puja, which was celebrated on 22nd November.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya was hearing a plea by the Reforms Social Welfare Foundation seeking to...

[Motor Accidents] Non-Validity Of Driver's License Violates T&C Of Insurance Policy By Owner Of Offending Vehicle: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that when a driver's license is invalid on the day of an accident, then it would be a violation of the terms and conditions of the insurance agreement by the owner of the offending vehicle, who allowed the driver to drive the vehicle without a valid license.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held: "Furthermore, when the driving licence is not valid on the date of...

"Administrative High-Handedness": Calcutta High Court Sets Aside State's Move To Regulate Appointments To Private Industries

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a notification by the State of West Bengal through which the state government sought to regulate employment of persons to private industrial establishments.Justice Ravi Kishan Kapur held: "Any restriction on a trade or business is unreasonable if it is arbitrary or drastic and has no relation to, or goes much in excess of, the objective of the law which...

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Suspended TMC Youth Vice-President In Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Santanu Banerjee, who was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore cash for jobs recruitment scam.Banerjee was one of the many key figures who were arrested by the ED in connection with the scam.In an order granting him bail, subject to stringent conditions, Justice Suvra Ghosh...

Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years

The Calcutta High Court on November 26th, released a notice designating 81 lawyers as Senior Advocates after eight years. The Registrar General notified that the remaining 48 candidates would be considered at the full court meeting in April 2025.The notification dated 26th November stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with High Court...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th November To 24th November, 2024

NOMINAL INDEXMitadru Sau Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 249Sagari Hembram -vs- State of West Bengal & another Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 250Saddam Hossain Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 251In the matter of : Dr. Subires Bhattacharya @ Subiresh Bhattacharjee V. The Central Bureau of Investigation and connected matters Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 252Kuntal Ghosh v/s. Enforcement Directorate Kolkata Zonal...

Calcutta High Court Injuncts State Govt, WBIDC From Disposing Of Property In KMC Area Over Essex Arbitral Award Case

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has injuncted the West Bengal Government and WBIDC from disposing of subject matter of the Award in the execution petition filed by the award-holder in Essex case.Background:This execution petition stems from a dispute under a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) which was signed between between Essex Development Investments (Mauritius)...

Calcutta High Court Stays Proposed Demolition Of Unauthorised Constructions On Mandarmani Beach

The Calcutta High Court has ordered a stay on the demolition of unauthorised constructions on Mandarmani beach till 11th December. Justice Amrita Sinha was hearing a plea by the Mandarmani Hoteliers Association, representing the hundreds of hotels that would be impacted by the Coastal Authority's orders for the demolition of illegal constructions, following an earlier order by the National...

Calcutta High Court Allows Infertile Couple To Avail Assisted Reproductive Technique Although Husband's Age Exceeded Statutory Limit

The Calcutta High Court has allowed an infertile couple to avail of the facility of Assistive Reproductive Techniques (ART) to aid them in conceiving a child, even though the husband's age at 58 years, was above the statutory limit prescribed under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Rules, 2022.Justice Amrita Sinha held: In the instant case, the woman falls within the...

Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report

Criminal cases involve material which have far reaching consequences on movement of investigation. Such diaries are to be handed by the state counsel. Once retainership is accepted by advocate, no private briefs can be accepted. This is a known principle, the Judge said.