Calcutta High Court Stays Eviction Order Against 'Adivasi' Families For Alleged Encroachment On Highway Land

The Calcutta High Court has imposed a status quo against the removal of Adivasi families who were allegedly encroaching on Highway land. The order was passed by Justice Aniruddha Roy.The petitioners challenged an order dated September 10, 2024, issued by the district magistrate (appellate authority) upholding the eviction order passed by the subdivisional magistrate against Adivasi families...

Calcutta High Court Declines To Stay Shifting Of NCLT Premises, Says Lawyer's Inconvenience No Grounds To Interfere With Policy Decision

The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere in the proposed shift of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) premises to Rajarhat, Kolkata, on the grounds raised by several advocates that it would be difficult for them to commute to the new location which was in the outskirts of the city.A single bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar held:It would not be proper for this Court to stay...

Non-Payment Of Outstanding Dues Towards Salary Or Performance Bonus By Employer Does Not Amount To Criminal Breach Of Trust: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that non-payment of outstanding dues towards Outstanding Salary or Performance Bonus by a company does not amount to a Criminal breach of trust.A single bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta relied on the Supreme Court case of Binod Kumar and others vs. State of Bihar and Another, and held: "From the aforesaid observation of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, it...

Calcutta High Court Calls For State's Response On Plea Seeking FIR Against Former CP Vineet Goyal For Revealing RG Kar Victim's Name To Media

The Calcutta High Court on Monday called for a response from the State government on a plea seeking the resignation of former police commissioner Vineet Goyal for revealing the name of the RG Kar hospital rape-murder victim to the media.A division bench presided over by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam also sought responses from the former police commissioner, as well as the appropriate authority...

Calcutta High Court Directs Post-Mortem At AIIMS Hospital For Child Rape Victim, Orders Inclusion Of POCSO Charges

The Calcutta High Court has ordered an autopsy of a nine-year-old child rape-murder victim to take place at AIIMS Hospital, in Kalyani, West Bengal. The child was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengal's Jayanagar area.A single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh also directed that charges under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, be added against the accused.The...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: September 2024

NOMINAL INDEXMarg Limited Vs Srei Equipment Finance Limited And Connected Matters Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 203 Case Title: Kakali Khasnobis Vs Mrs Reeta Paul And Anr. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 204 Bengal Shelter Housing Development Limited Vs The Kolkata Municipal Corporation Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 205Ranajit Guha Roy and Anr. vs Sankar Kumar Halder Citation: 2024 LiveLaw...

Calcutta High Court Orders Enquiry Against Police Officers Accused Of Tampering Evidence In Sexual Assault Case

The Calcutta High Court has ordered an enquiry against several police officers who have been accused of tampering with evidence related to a case of sexual assault. The Court also cancelled the bail granted to the accused by the trial court due to the lapses in the police investigation.A single bench of Justice Rajasrhi Bharadwaj while dealing with the lapses on the part of the...

High Court Declines Urgent Hearing For Plea Challenging Fresh Strike Called By Junior Doctors In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has declined an urgent hearing for a plea challenging a fresh strike called by junior doctors in West Bengal in response to the brutal incident of rape and murder of a resident doctor at RG Kar hospital. Junior doctors across the state had initially protested against the incident, demanding safety at the workplace and accountability of those running the institutions....

Calcutta High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Registration Of FIR Against Ex-CP Vineet Goyal For Revealing Name Of RG Kar Victim To Media

The Calcutta High Court on Friday, listed a matter seeking the registration of an FIR against former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal, for revealing the name of the victim of the brutal rape and murder which occurred at RG Kar hospital last month. Goyal had been transferred from his post as commissioner after junior doctors who were protesting the state's handling of the rape-murder...

Calcutta High Court Denies Relief To Retd IPS Officer For Remarks On Women Working In Red-Light Areas While Speaking On RG Kar Incident

The Calcutta High Court has denied anticipatory bail to retired IPS officer Pankaj Datta, who was booked under Sections 79 (insulting and provoking a person, with the intention to make such person to commit any offence) and 352 (breaking the public peace, or to commit any other offence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).It was alleged that Datta, who had been invited by Presidency...

MGNREGA Schemes Cannot Be Withheld Due To Enquiry Into Irregular Disbursement Of Amount To Certain Beneficiaries: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to consider implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to ensure that rural-unskilled labourers are provided with work and a source of income.A division bench presided by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has been hearing the present matter and appointed a task force to look into allegations of the...

Hopeful That Move As Meghalaya HC Court Chief Justice Will Bring About Long-Expected Change In Calcutta High Court: Justice IP Mukherji

On Monday, Justice Indra Prasanna Mukherji bid farewell to the Calcutta High Court. Justice Mukherji who was elevated to the bench on 18th May 2009, was recently transferred as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.Justice Mukherji, who is a third-generation lawyer, enrolled as an advocate in 1990 and continued his practice till his elevation nineteen years later.In his farewell...