Calcutta High Court
Calcutta HC Directs State To Ensure Law & Order In Post-Poll Violence Affected Areas, Asks Centre To Take Steps Including Deploying Armed Forces If Needed
The Calcutta High Court has directed the state government to ensure that law and order is restored to areas which were affected in violence which erupted in the aftermath of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. A division bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Hiranmay Bhattacharya had earlier directed for the State to ensure that those displaced in the violence were provided safe passage back to...
Calcutta High Cout Quashes Case Against Swiss Tourist Who Entered India Without Arrival Stamp On Passport, Calls It Bona Fide Mistake
The Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri has quashed proceedings under the Foreigners Act, against a Swiss tourist who entered India without a valid arrival stamp on his passport. The tourist was booked under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act.In quashing the case while holding the petitioner's actions to be a bona fide mistake, a single bench of Justice Bivas Pattanayak...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th June To 23rd June
NOMINAL INDEXMrinal Barik -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 145PEOPLE UNITED FOR BETTER LIVING IN CALCUTTA (PUBLIC) VERSUS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 146Dabur India Limited vs Dhruv Rathee And Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 147Fiona Majumdar -vs- The Union of India & ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 148Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal Govt To Ensure...
NEET UG 2024: Calcutta High Court Asks Candidate Who Lost Time Due To Torn OMR Sheet To Approach Supreme Court For Re-Test
The Calcutta High Court on Friday asked a candidate who had approached the Court for a re-test due to having lost around 1.5 hours of her exam as a result of a torn OMR sheet, to approach the Supreme Court.A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta held:It is an admitted fact that there was some damage in the OMR sheet for which the petitioner was not to be blamed. As has now been clarified by...
Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal Govt To Ensure Safe Return Of Those Displaced During Clashes
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure that those displaced by clashes during violence which occurred in the aftermath of the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, are safely returned to their homes.A division bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Hiranmay Bhattacharya also directed the central paramilitary forces who were deployed till 21st June to have...
Dhruv Rathee Reserves His Right To Fair Speech And Expression, Agrees To Remove References To Dabur's Real Juice In His Video: Calcutta High Court Disposes Of The Matter As Parties Amicably Settle
In a recent development in the dispute between Dabur India Limited and Dhruv Rathee, Rathee has proposed to Calcutta High Court to settle the dispute amicably. The celebrated YouTube influencer, Rathee has agreed to either blur or replace the packaging resembling Dabur's 'Real' juice with generic fruit juice packaging in the disputed video without prejudice to his rights and...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 10th June To 16th June, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXSri Kunal Chandra Sen vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 141THE KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ANR VS NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF INDIA AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 142Mr. Birendra Bhagat vs. Arch Infra Properties Private Limited 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 143Bharati Tamang v Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal)...
"Must Balance Public Interest With Protecting Ecology": Calcutta HC Declines Plea To Stop Metro Rail Construction In Maidan Area Over Uprooting Of Trees
The Calcutta High Court has declined a plea by the “People United For Better Living in Kolkata (public)” (petitioners) seeking to halt all construction work for a metro station to be constructed in Kolkata's Maidan area due to the uprooting of around 700 trees in the area adjoining Victoria Memorial.The petitioners sought to stop the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) from continuing...
Calcutta High Court Declines BJP's Suvendu Adhikari's Plea To Hold Protest Outside Raj Bhavan Over Post-Poll Violence In Bengal
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined a plea by Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to hold a protest meeting outside Raj Bhavan over alleged instances of post-poll violence which have taken place in the state of West Bengal.A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha directed Adhikari's counsel to come up with alternative protest sites while rejecting their request to...
Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal Govt To Ensure 1% Reservation For Transgender Persons In All Public Employment
In a landmark development, the Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure 1% reservation for all transgender persons in public employment in the State, in accordance with the Supreme Court's NALSA guidelines.A single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha held:This Court, however, notes that in terms of paragraph 135 (3) in the National Legal Service Authority Vs. Union...
Calcutta High Court Directs Union, State Govts To Find Alternate Accommodation For Central Forces Housed In Schools & Colleges To Allow Reopening
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central and State governments to consider moving central forces currently located inside various schools and colleges in West Bengal due to the Lok Sabha elections, to allow the schools and colleges to be re-opened after their summer vacations.A bench of Justices Harish Tandon and Hiranmay Bhattacharyya observed the seriousness of the matter and held...
Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Reinstate Gorkha Leader Bimal Gurung As Accused In 2010 Madan Tamang Murder Case
The Calcutta High Court has recently directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to reinstate Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung in a 2010 murder case of Madan Tamang. who was a leader of the All India Gorkha League.Tamang, who was vocally opposed to the violent means and corruption in the GJM, was brutally hacked to death in 2010 when members of the GJM stormed his...