Calcutta High Court
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...
90-Day Timeline In Section 18(5) Of MSME Act Is Directory : Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench comprising Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has held that the 90-day timeline for completion of the arbitral proceeding under Section 18(5) of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSME Act) is directory, not mandatory, and does not terminate or affect the validity of mandate of the MSME Facilitation Council as Arbitrator....
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 23rd September To 29th September, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXCourt On Its Own Motion Vs. XXXX(Victim Girl) & Anr Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 215Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax – 1, Kolkata v. Bothra Shipping Services Private Limited Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 216Jayashree Electromech Private Limited v. The West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company Limited Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 217Damodar Valley Corporation vs. Reliance Infrastructure Limited Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 218Calcutta High Court Directs Enquiry...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Rs. 780 Crore Arbitration Award In Favour Of Reliance Infrastructure, Refuses Pre Award Interest
The Calcutta High Court division bench, comprising Justice I. P. Mukerji and Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, has upheld the arbitral award amounting to Rs 780 crore in favour of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, with the exception of relief on pre-award interest and reduction in the rate of interest on bank guarantee. The court observed that the grant of pre-award interest was patently...
Commenced Enrolment In Compliance With SC Guidelines To Enable Final-Year Students To Appear For AIBE: WB Bar Council Tells Calcutta High Court
The Bar Council of West Bengal has told the Calcutta High Court that it has commenced the enrolment process of advocates in compliance with the Supreme Court's recently laid guidelines in order to enable final-year law students to appear in the upcoming All India Bar Examination (AIBE).The Supreme Court had laid down guidelines for Bar Councils to levy a certain fixed sum as enrolment fees,...
Calcutta High Court Issues Notice On Plea Claiming Presence Of "Threat Nexus Syndicate" At State-Run Hospitals
The Calcutta High Court has sought a response from the state authorities on a plea which alleged the presence of a "threat culture" at state-run West Bengal Medical Colleges and Hospitals."If any of these allegations are found to be correct, then this a very serious issue," remarked Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam.It was stated by the petitioners that there was a prevalence of reports regarding...
Compliance With Pre-Arbitration Formalities Not Mandatory; Can Be Waived By Consensus: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench comprising Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has held that compliance of the pre-arbitration stages can be waived by consensus. The court observed that forcing the petitioner back to the rigmarole of pre-arbitration formalities would be an unnecessary and futile exercise.Brief Facts:The petitioner, Jayashree Electromech Private Limited, was awarded six letters...
Enterprise Contracting With Assignee Of Govt Recognised Concessionaire For Developing “Infrastructural Facility” Can Claim Deduction U/S 80IA(4) Of Income Tax Act: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has held that an enterprise contracting with the assignee of a government recognised concessionaire for infrastructure development can, based on facts and circumstances of the case, be given the benefit of deduction under Section 80IA(4) of the Income Tax Act 1961.The provision prescribes deductions in respect of enterprises engaged in infrastructure...
Female Lawyer Accuses Clerk Of Molesting Her Inside Calcutta High Court Elevator
A female lawyer at the Calcutta High Court has accused a male clerk of molesting her inside an elevator at the Calcutta High Court on Monday morning.According to reports, the lawyer stated that she was molested by the accused- a clerk working for an advocate when she was alone in the elevator with him.It was stated that the Group-D employee had also made advances on her before, promising...
Calcutta High Court Directs Enquiry Against Complainants For Filing False POCSO Case Against Accused Who Spent Almost A Year Behind Bars
The Calcutta High Court has called upon the POCSO court, Murshidabad to undertake a 'discreet enquiry' into the de-facto complainant and her daughter in a POCSO case for making a false complaint and also recording a false statement under Section 164 of Cr.P.C., thereby fabricating false evidence within the meaning of Section 192 of the IPC.A division bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and...
Calcutta High Court Orders CID Probe Into Bail Plea Filed Without Knowledge Of Accused
The Calcutta High Court has ordered a probe by the State CID into a peculiar case, where the bail plea of an accused was filed without his knowledge.A division bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Apurba Sinha Ray held: "Sk. Jiyaul is present in Court today. He is the person who has affirmed the affidavit in support of the bail petition. He cannot explain as to how without instruction from...