Calcutta High Court
University Cannot Forcibly Evict Retired Employees From Quarters Without Due Process: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has clarified that a university cannot forcibly evict alleged unauthorised occupants from its quarters with the help of the police administration without following due process of law, while dealing with a notice issued to retired employees of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya asking them to vacate university quarters.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi...
Deceased Passenger's Negligence In De-Boarding Moving Train Not Ground To Deny Compensation: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that mere negligence on the part of a passenger while boarding or de-boarding a train cannot be treated as a “self-inflicted injury” so as to deny compensation under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Sukumar Mondal, whose wife died after falling from a train...
17-Yr-Old Riding Scooty Without License Not Grounds To Deny Compensation For Fatal Accident: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that driving a vehicle without a driving licence cannot by itself be a ground to deprive the victim or his family of compensation when the death or injury is caused by the rash and negligent driving of another vehicle.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury made the observation while disposing of appeals filed by Oriental Insurance Company Limited and the claimants against...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Status Report On Probe Into Alleged Police Encounter Killing Of Baruipur Rape-Murder Accused
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Government to file affidavits addressing allegations raised in a batch of Public Interest Litigations concerning the alleged police encounter killing of an accused who was taken to the place of occurrence for reconstruction of a crime involving the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Baruipur.A Division Bench of Justices Arijit...
'Extremely Shocking': Calcutta High Court Seeks Bar Council Action Against Lawyer For 'Tampering' With Order Sheet
The Calcutta High Court has termed as “extremely shocking” the alleged tampering of a Court order sheet by a lawyer, observing that such conduct amounts to professional misconduct and poses a threat to the “discipline, dignity and sanctity” of the judicial institution.Justice Suvra Ghosh was hearing a contempt application. The Court noted that on September 9, 2026, liberty had...
Mutual Consent Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act Valid Ground To Quash Cruelty Case U/S 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a subsequent amicable settlement of matrimonial disputes followed by dissolution of marriage through a mutual consent divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act constitutes a valid ground for exercising the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to quash criminal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Uday Kumar held that...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Order Directing TMC To Vacate Camac Street Office Over Fire Safety Violations, Orders Fresh Inspection
The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order directing the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) to vacate the 6th and 7th floors of its office at Camac Street, Kolkata, over alleged violations of fire safety requirements.Justice Krishna Rao held that the Fire and Emergency Services authorities had passed the evacuation order without considering the party's reply to the fire safety notice...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 7 To September 13, 2026
Calcutta High Court Directs Probe Into Alleged Irregularities In Disability Scheme In Murshidabad After State Finds 13 Of 15 Certificates FakeCase: Suraj Sk. vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 371The Calcutta High Court has directed the State authorities, particularly the investigating agency, to complete expeditiously the investigation into alleged...
Calcutta High Court Admits Plea Challenging Customs Action Against Obscene Adult Sex Toys, Says Authority Cannot Invoke Subjective Morality
The Calcutta High Court has held that a writ petition challenging Customs authorities' decision to treat imported goods described as “obscene adult sex toys” as prohibited goods was maintainable, observing that when a statutory authority allegedly enters the realm of “subjective morality” while affecting a citizen's fundamental right to trade, the High Court would not shut its...
Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Relief To TMC MP Kirti Azad In Alleged Extortion Case
The Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad in connection with an extortion case, observing prima facie that it did not find substance in the allegations against the former cricketer based on an audio recording played before the Court.Justice Kausik Chanda, while granting the interim protection, directed Azad to cooperate...
Enquiry Report By Sitting HC Judge In Administrative Capacity Is Not Judicial Order, Cannot Be Referred To Larger Bench: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a disciplinary enquiry report prepared by a sitting High Court judge in his administrative capacity is not a judicial order, and therefore a writ petition challenging such a report does not warrant hearing by a Bench of two or more Judges.Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra was hearing a writ petition filed by Rajender Kumar Dudeja challenging...
Police Cannot Decide Legality Of Dairy Farms Or Health Hazard Claims, Pollution Control Board Is Appropriate Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the police are not the appropriate authority to decide whether dairy farms are being operated in accordance with law or whether their operation is causing health hazards, directing a petitioner aggrieved by neighbouring dairy units to approach the West Bengal Pollution Control Board.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya was hearing a writ petition filed by...