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Calcutta High Court Directs Disbursement Of Compensation To Heirs Of Inmates Who Died From Unnatural Causes In Custody

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Inspector General of Correctional Services, West Bengal, to expeditiously disburse compensation to the heirs and legal representatives of inmates who died unnatural deaths in correctional homes, based on the data collected by the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA).A Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Aryak Dutt was hearing a batch...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Removal Of Govt Bank Officer Accused Of Diverting ₹40 Lakh From Account

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the removal from service of an officer of Bangiya Gramin Vikas Bank who was found guilty in a departmental proceeding of diverting ₹40 lakh from a bank account, holding that the officer failed to establish that the disciplinary proceedings were conducted in wilful violation of an earlier court order.Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi was hearing a writ petition...

Calcutta High Court Directs Medical Exam Of BSF Aspirants Burn Mark From Tattoo Removal, Cites Lack Of Guidelines

The Calcutta High Court has flagged that the recruitment medical guidelines prescribe healing periods for certain disabilities but are silent on the healing period for a superficial burn caused by removal of a tattoo, directing an independent Medical Board at AIIMS Kalyani to examine a BSF recruitment candidate on the issue.A Division Bench comprising Justice Partha Pratim Roy and...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Over Alleged Fake SC Certificate, Says No Express Bar On Police Complaint

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with an FIR alleging fraudulent procurement and use of a Scheduled Caste certificate, holding that there was no express statutory bar on lodging a police complaint in such a case.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing a writ petition filed by Tumpa Biswas alias Tumpa Roy challenging Bongaon Police Station FIR No. 703/2026, registered on...

Calcutta High Court Directs Police Not To Permit Durga Puja At Residential Premises Without Flat Owners Consent

The Calcutta High Court has directed the police not to permit a club to organise Durga Puja at the common area of a G+3 residential building in Kolkata in the absence of permission from the Flat Owners Association or individual flat owners.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing a writ petition filed by five flat owners of a residential building at Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata, opposing...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses ISF Plea Challenging Allotment Of Envelope Symbol To TMC-D For Nandigram By-Poll

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the Indian Secular Front (ISF) challenging the allotment of the “Envelope” election symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress Democratic (TMC-D) for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly by-election. ISF had challenged the Election Commission's decision to allot the “Envelope” symbol to TMC-D, contending that the party...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Congress Plea Challenging Age Discrepancy In BJP Nandigram By-Poll Candidates Affidavit

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee challenging alleged discrepancies in the election affidavit of Bharatiya Janata Party's Nandigram bypoll candidate Hasirani Rath.The plea, heard by Justice Krishna Rao, had alleged a discrepancy between Rath's declared age and the year in which she claimed to have passed her Class 10...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order In ISFs Plea Challenging Allotment Of Envelope Symbol To TMC-D For Nandigram By-Poll

The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by the Indian Secular Front (ISF) challenging the Election Commission's allotment of its 'Envelope' election symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress-Democratic (TMC-D) for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly by-poll.During the hearing, Justice Krishna Rao questioned the Election Commission's decision-making...

Calcutta High Court Directs SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Consider Hajj Pilgrims Plea Seeking Passport, Visa After Voter Roll Deletion

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal to expeditiously consider an appeal filed by Hajj pilgrims whose names were deleted from the electoral roll, after they approached the Court seeking relief to enable them to obtain passports and visas for their pilgrimage.Justice Krishna Rao directed the Appellate Tribunal to decide the matter within...

Calcutta High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Dhrubajyoti Bose In Durga Puja Land Extortion Case

The Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Dhrubajyoti Bose in connection with a case registered at Tala Police Station, observing that the prosecution had failed to demonstrate the statutory requirements necessary for invoking Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with organised crime.The case arose from an FIR lodged on the basis of a complaint by a...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Statewide Roadmap From WBPCB To Curb Air Pollution, Improve AQI

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to prepare and place before the Court a comprehensive roadmap containing specific policies and time-bound measures for controlling air pollution and improving the Air Quality Index (AQI) across the State.The direction was passed by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice...