Calcutta High Court To Hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Challenging Alleged Freeze Of Personal Bank Account

Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the alleged freezing of his personal bank account by a private bank, claiming that the action was taken without following the prescribed procedure.Justice Krishna Rao agreed to hear the matter on Wednesday, August 19, after directing...

Unarmed ATM Caretakers' Job Profile Does Not Qualify As Security Work: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the job profile of unarmed personnel employed as ATM caretakers, involving maintaining cleanliness and keeping an overall watch over ATMs, does not qualify as security work.Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) made the observation while quashing an order directing the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay ₹44.23 lakh towards alleged short payment of minimum wages to...

Calcutta High Court Directs Urgent Decision On NEET Aspirant's EWS Certificate, Says Mother's Voter List Deletion Not Relevant

The Calcutta High Court has directed the authorities to urgently consider the request of a NEET-UG 2026 aspirant seeking an Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificate, making it clear that the deletion of his mother's name from the voter list due to a discrepancy in her name cannot be taken into consideration while deciding his eligibility.Justice Krishna Rao passed the direction while...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 09 August To 16 August, 2026

Calcutta High Court Allows Lawyers To Appear Before Senior Citizens' Tribunal, Lifts Embargo U/S 17 Senior Citizens ActCase: KRIPAL SINGH KHURANA VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 322The Calcutta High Court has declared Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, ultra vires Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961, thereby...

NEET-UG 2026: Candidates Can't Claim EWS Reservation After Declaration Of Results: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that candidates who applied for NEET-UG 2026 under the General Unreserved or OBC-NCL category cannot subsequently claim reservation under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category after the declaration of results and commencement of counselling.Justice Amrita Sinha observed that allowing candidates to change their category at the counselling stage...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response On Govt Teachers' Plea Challenging Census Duties, Questions Bulk Deployment

The Calcutta High Court on Friday questioned the West Bengal government's decision to deploy government school teachers for Census-related work, observing that assigning such duties after school hours could leave teachers with little time for their regular responsibilities and personal obligations.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing pleas challenging the deployment of government school teachers...

Calcutta High Court Agrees To Hear Plea Seeking Quashing Of Cases Against Stone Trader Tulu Mondal On Thursday

The Calcutta High Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking quashing of criminal cases against stone trader and Trinamool Congress associate Tulu Mondal, whose residence was reportedly searched by the West Bengal Police, resulting in the recovery of bundles of cash and gold.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the Court and requested that it be listed on Thursday,...

Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea Alleging Police Action To Remove Loudspeakers From Mosques

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Government to take instructions on a PIL alleging that police officers across the State have been pressuring mosques to remove loudspeakers used for Azaan, with the petitioner claiming that such action has affected nearly 4,000 mosques.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee...

DNA Report Confirmed Biological Parents, Yet CWC Declared Child 'Abandoned': Calcutta High Court Quashes Adoption

The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) order declaring the biological parents of a child “incapacitated” to take custody and directing that the child be declared legally free for adoption, holding that the Committee had failed to conduct the mandatory inquiry under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.Justice Krishna Rao directed...

West Bengal Medical Education Service Members Cannot Claim Voluntary Retirement: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that members of the West Bengal Medical Education Services are not entitled to seek voluntary retirement under the West Bengal Service Rules (WBSR), as Rule 75(aaaa) expressly bars such a facility.A Division Bench of Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas dismissed a writ petition filed by Dr. Sanjoy Bhattacharya, who had challenged the rejection...

Calcutta High Court Pulls Up Advocate For Allegedly Using 'Slang' Against Judge, Directs Him To Apologise On Court Livestream

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday pulled up Advocate Firdous Samim for allegedly using objectionable “slang” against a sitting judge after his plea was refused, directing him to apologise before the concerned judge during live proceedings and submit an undertaking that such conduct would not be repeated, failing which the Court may proceed with criminal contempt action.The Division...

Calcutta High Court Directs Authorities To Decide On Homebuyer's Representation Against “Aqua Golf Villa”

Corrigendum: This report has been corrected to reflect the content of the court's order. An earlier version, which stated that the 'High Court had ordered demolition of the structure', contained information from the oral hearing and was based on a misconstrued understanding of the hearing. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The Calcutta High Court has directed the Zilla Parishad, North 24 Parganas, to take steps in respect of the “Aqua Golf Villa” housing project based on a...