Calcutta High Court
Complaint Lodged Directly Before CBI Shows Misuse Of Power & Nepotism: Calcutta HC Sets Aside Conviction Of Govt Employee Accused Of Demanding ₹300 Bribe
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a conviction under Section 7 & 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, against the appellant, who was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500, for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 300 in the year 1997.The appellant, who was working as a dealing assistant at the Kalyani Vidhan Park Sub-Office was alleged to have demanded...
Dredger Accessories Rules, Vessel Still In Use, No Case Of Unjust Enrichment, Duty Not Leviable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that when the goods are still in use, the question of passing the burden of customs duty does not arise, and the question of unjust enrichment will not be applicable.The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya has observed that the appellate authority took note of the certificate issued by the Chartered Accountant in which...
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Re-Assigns Cases On Primary Education Which Were To Be Heard By Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has reassigned all cases under Article 226 relating to primary education under Group-II, which were to be heard by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to the bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha.This development comes in the wake of substantial controversy last week, when Justice Gangopadhyay ignored a division bench's stay order on his direction for a...
Central Govt Notifies Permanent Appointment Of Four Calcutta High Court Judges, Fresh 1 Yr Term For Addl Judge
The Central government has notified the appointment of four Calcutta High Court judges as permanent judges. This comes after the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI DY Chandrachud passed a resolution to the same effect on 18th January 2024. Another judge was given a fresh one-year term as an additional judge. The Collegium also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and BR Gavai passed...
250+ Advocates Of Calcutta High Court Write To CJ Flagging Alleged 'Lack Of Courtesy, Decorum & Etiquette' Shown By Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay To AG
Over 250 advocates of Calcutta High Court have written to Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam lodging their protest over the alleged lack of courtesy, civility decorum and etiquette shown by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to the Advocate General of the State of West Bengal during the course of judicial proceedings on 25th January 2024.The proceedings in question relate to improper admissions to...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 22nd January To 28th January, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXBGM and M-RPL-JMCT (JV) v Eastern Coalfields Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 24Sardar Lalu Singh v The State of West Bengal and others 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 25Pacharia Exports Private Limited Vs. The Special Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, West Bengal & Ors. 2023 LiveLaw (Cal) 26Ranaghat OBR Brihattara Graduate Teachers' Association -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors 2023...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Quashing Of CIT's Order Speculating Possibility Of Understatement In Closing Stock Without Specific Finding
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the quashing of an order passed by the CIT speculating on the possibility of understatement in closing stock without a specific finding.The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyy has observed that the assessing officer has conducted a due inquiry and thereafter completed his scrutiny assessment. The tribunal also noted that...
Madhyamik Exams 2024 | Calcutta HC Declines Plea Challenging Revised Exam Timings, Directs State & Secondary Examination Board To Ensure Students' Convenience
The Calcutta High Court has declined a plea by an association of teachers challenging a decision of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) whereby the timing of the ensuing Madhyamik Pariksha (SE) 2024 had been rescheduled from 11.45 am-3 pm to 9:45 a.m- 1 p.m.While observing that the decision of the WBBSE, which was communicated only 2 weeks before the commencement of the...
Medical Admission Irregularities | Calcutta HC Single-Judge Alleges Misconduct By Judge Who Presided Over Division Bench Which Stayed Order For CBI Probe
In an unusual development, a single bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has alleged misconduct by Justice Soumen Sen, who presided over a division bench which stayed the single bench's order for a CBI probe into alleged irregularities during admissions to medical colleges in West Bengal. On Wednesday, a division bench of Justices Soumen Sen & Uday Kumar had stayed the single bench's...
'Lightly' Interfering In State's Investigation May Disrupt Co-operative Federalism: Calcutta HC Stays Order For CBI Probe Into Medical College Admissions
The Calcutta High Court has recently stayed an order by a single bench for the immediate transfer of a probe being conducted by the State into the admission of reserved category candidates into medical colleges based on allegedly improperly issued caste certificates to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A single bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had initially directed for the probe...
Payment To Third Party Instead Of Selling Dealer, ITC Not Allowable: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the writ petitioner is not entitled to the benefit of input tax credit as he has not paid the amount to the selling dealer but to a third party.The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya has observed that the writ petitioner is precluded from adding words to a statute to state that he will be entitled to the benefit of...
Violates Right To Life & Amounts To Ostracisation: Calcutta HC Sets Aside 'Frivolous' Excommunication From Agrahari Sikh Community, Imposes ₹1.5 Lakh Cost
The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of excommunication by the 'Gurudwara Chhota Singh Sangat,' against the petitioner, excommunicating him from the entire Agrahari Sikh community due to an alleged matrimonial dispute between the petitioner's son and his wife.In setting aside the order of excommunication and directing the respondent office-bearers to pay costs of Rs 1.5 lakhs to...