Calcutta High Court Records HDFC Bank's Assurance To Conduct Abhishek Banerjee's KYC In Plea Against Bank Account Freeze

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday took note of HDFC Bank's clarification that it seeks to conduct in-person KYC of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee at his residence before allowing operation of his personal bank account.The matter arose from allegations that Banerjee's personal bank account with HDFC Bank had been frozen, affecting his ability to operate the account. During the...

Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Stone Trader & TMC Associate Tulu Mondal In Cash-Gold Seizure Case

The Calcutta High Court has declined to grant relief to Birbhum-based stone and sand trader Md Nazibuddin Mondal alias Tulu Mondal in connection with the investigation arising out of the seizure of a large amount of cash and gold bars from a property allegedly linked to him.A single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing Mondal's plea challenging the criminal proceedings...

Relaxation In Personality Test Won't Bar Reserved Candidates From Open Category If Rules Permit Merit Migration: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the reserved category candidates who availed relaxed standards in the personality test are not automatically barred from competing for unreserved vacancies if the governing rules and scheme permit merit-based consideration on aggregate marks. Background Facts...

Tenant Who Loses Tenancy Can Be Evicted As Trespasser; City Civil Court Has Jurisdiction: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a person whose tenancy comes to an end by operation of Section 2(g) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 cannot claim the status of a tenant for invoking the jurisdictional protection under Section 12A of the Act. The Court observed that whether such an occupant is described as a "trespasser" or a "tenant at sufferance" is immaterial, since he...

Calcutta High Court Quashes 163 'Vague' Charges Against Two Govt College Teachers, Says It Smacks Of Vindictiveness By Admin

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a preliminary enquiry and statements of allegations containing 93 charges against one Bagnan College teacher and 70 against another, holding that several allegations concerning unauthorised absence, attendance violations, service and academic records, promotions and alleged irregularities were either vague, frivolous or so stale that they could not...

Calcutta High Court Orders Closure Of M-Bazaar Operating Inside Former Cinema Hall, Says Trade Licence Cannot Authorise Illegal Change Of Use

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to immediately stop the operation of a mega garment store, M-Bazaar, being run from the premises of the erstwhile Paradise Cinema Hall at 39 Bentinck Street, Kolkata, holding that a garment business could not be operated from an assembly building without obtaining the requisite permission for change of use under...

No Prejudice In Awarding Marks For Wrong Questions To All Candidates: Calcutta High Court Upholds Coal India Promotions

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed two writ petitions challenging a promotion process conducted by Coal India Limited (CIL), holding that the uniform award of marks to all candidates for 19 questions found to be erroneous or outside the syllabus did not amount to changing the “rules of the game” after commencement of the selection process.Justice Amrita Sinha observed that since there...

'Why Are Centre & State Not Co-ordinating?' Calcutta High Court Flags Contradictory Directions For Teachers' Census Duty

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the lack of coordination between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the deployment of government school teachers for Census-related work, observing that contradictory directions on teachers' school hours and Census duties could adversely affect regular academic activities.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing petitions concerning the...

Calcutta High Court Declines Interim Relief In Plea Against WB Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee As LoP

The Calcutta High Court has rejected a plea challenging the West Bengal Speaker's decision to recognise TMC-Rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition, whilst ignoring Mamata Banerjee's choice of Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.The court, however, clarified that Banerjee would only continue as provisional Leader of Opposition for a period of two months, till the matter was finally...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Alleging Police Action To Remove Loudspeakers From Mosques In Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation alleging that police authorities in West Bengal were orally directing mosque committees to remove loudspeakers, holding that the allegations made in the petition were vague and unsupported by specific material.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee heard...

Caste Certificates Issued Based On Voter IDs From 2011 Onwards Need Reverification: WB Govt Tells Calcutta High Court

The West Bengal Advocate General on Tuesday told the Calcutta High Court that caste certificates issued on the basis of voter identity cards from 2011 onwards would require reverification, while those issued on the basis of documents such as PAN cards would not be subjected to such an exercise.The submission was made before a Division Bench of ACJ Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order On PIL Alleging Police Action To Remove Loudspeakers From Mosques In Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a Public Interest Litigation alleging that police authorities in West Bengal were orally directing mosque committees to remove loudspeakers, despite there being no demonstrated violation of the permissible decibel limits.The matter was heard by a Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee...