Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks Recusal Of Jugdes From Hearing Contempt Matter Over Allegedly 'Prejudicial Remarks'

A plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking the recusal of a division bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi from hearing an ongoing contempt matter due to allegedly prejudicial remarks made by the bench in the course of hearings.According to the petitioner, the bench while hearing the matter made some remarks to the petitioner's advocate which 'eroded'...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 11th November To 17th November, 2024

NOMINAL INDEXMINTECH GLOBAL PRIVATE LIMITED VS KESORAM INDUSTRIES LIMITED Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 238Rahul Amin @ Rahul Haque -Vs- The State of West Bengal Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 239SANDIP GHOSH VS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 240Debal Banerjee @ Debdal Banerjee @ Debdulal Banerjee Vs. The State of West Bengal Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 241Biswanath Murmu-Vs-The State of West Bengal Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 242Gopal Adhikary & Ors. -Vs- The State of...

Plea In Calcutta High Court Seeks CBI Probe Into 'Mysterious' Death Of Doctor At Jhargram Hospital

A plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of Dr Dipro Bhattacharya an anaesthetist at Jhargram Hospital.According to reports, the doctor was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a lodge in Jhargram, along with a note.It is alleged by the petitioners that the death of Bhattacharya was due to...

Scrutiny Notice Was Issued In Amalgamating Company's Name Despite Dept Knowing Of Amalgamation: Calcutta HC Declines To Apply S.292B Of Income Tax Act

The Calcutta High Court has refused to apply Section 292B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to a scrutiny notice issued in an amalgamating company's name, despite the Assessing Officer being aware about the company's amalgamation. Section 292-B provides that no notice or assessment or any proceedings can be deemed to be invalid merely for the reason of any mistake, defect or omission in...

Factual Examination Of Dispute Regarding 'Addition' Of Unexplained Cash Credit U/S 68 Of IT Act Is Beyond Scope Of Appeal U/S 260A: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that it cannot indulge in factual examination of the material produced or not produced by an assessee-company to explain the share capital and premium received by it, in an appeal filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act. A division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya thus refused to interfere with an...

Calcutta High Court Imposes 1500 Limit On Attendees At BJP's Rally In Howrah, Expresses Concerns Over 'Narrow Strech' Of Road

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a rally by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata's Howrah area, after permission had been refused by the police authorities. A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh allowed permission for the rally, but expressed string exception over the fact that it had been scheduled to be held along a stretch of "narrow road" which was only 20 metres wide.Keeping in...

Calcutta High Court Declines To Quash Case Against Owner Of Nursing Home Over Death Of COVID Patient Due To Treatment By 'Fake Doctor'

The Calcutta High Court has declined to quash a case against the owner of a nursing home filed by the father of a lady suffering from COVID-19, who allegedly passed away due to treatment by a "fake doctor."A single bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held:"It is true that the petitioner in this application has made a conscious effort to distance herself from the other accused Sudipto Sardar...

Calcutta HC Declines To Quash Case Against 'Online Legal Services' Company For Allegedly Cheating Lady Who Sought Advice On Credit Card Scam

The Calcutta High Court has declined to quash a criminal case against the proprietors of a 'legal services' online company who allegedly duped a lady who had been a victim of a credit card scam and had approached them through Google to help her report the same.A single bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held:It appears that under the banner of one Website, namely,...

Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Lawyer's Juniors For 'Threatening' Dept To Admit Appeal Without Order Copy

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reprimanded a lawyer and his juniors for filing an appeal against a single judge order without either a server or certified copy of the order under challenge.A division bench comprising of Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya had on an earlier occasion allowed the filing of the appeal without the certified copy of the order.On this occasion, when the appeal came...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4th To November, 10th, 2024

NOMINAL INDEXSMT SONIA DHIR AND ANR. VS PRESTAR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIMITED Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 229ASHUNATH BHATTACHARJEE VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 230STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS VS REBEKA KHATUN MOLLA ALIAS REBEKA MOLLA AND ORS Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 231Gautam Ray Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 232Bally...

Calcutta High Court Allows Protest March Against Alleged Atrocities Faced By Hindus In Bangladesh

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest march against the alleged atrocities faced by members of the Hindu community in ethnic violence which has broken out across Bangladesh.A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh allowed the protest, which is scheduled to lead up to the Bangladesh High Commission, when a delegation of a few members will be meeting the High Commissioner to...

Calcutta High Court Declines To Hear Former RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh's Plea For Bail, Directs Him To Approach Trial Court

The Calcutta High Court has declined to hear a plea for bail moved by former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, who has been arrested by the CBI in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the college, as well as the rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the college campus.A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed Ghosh to approach the trial...