Calcutta High Court Half-Yearly Digest 2025

Prior Option To Work As Para Teacher Shouldn't Act As Deterrent, Calcutta HC Permits To Work As Samprasarak For Better Service BenefitsCase: Mahabuba Rahaman & Ors. -vs- State of West Bengal & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 1A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Saugata Bhattacharyya, J. held that prior exercised option to work as a para teacher should not act as a deterrent to the employee to work as Samprasarak/Samprasarika to avail better service tenure and benefits.Employee's Service In NTPC School, Approved By West Bengal Board , Must Be Considered For Pension: Calcutta HCCase: Milan Mukhopadhyay @ Mukherjee Vs. The State of West Bengal & OrsCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 2A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Saugata Bhattacharyya, J. held that the employee's service at NTPC High School (7th April 1993 to 4th July 2002), though in a recognized unaided institution, must be considered for pensionary benefits as it was approved by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, Government of West Bengal.Calcutta High Court Allows Rally Protesting Against Alleged Illegal Commercial Use Of Zoo Land By State GovtCase: Jagbir Singh Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 3The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest to be conducted against the allegedly illegal use of zoo land by the state government. The petitioner sought to conduct a rally between the National Library and Rabindra Sadan to protest against the same with about 1500 participants.It was submitted that although permission was sought from the police, there was no response to the same.Calcutta High Court Declines APDR's Plea Challenging Denial Of Permission To Put Up Stall At 2025 International Book FairCase: Association for Protection of Democratic Rights vs State of West BengalCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 4The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea by the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) challenging the decision by the Editors and Publishers Guild, denying them permission to put up a stall at the 2025 Kolkata Book Fair.Justice Amrita Sinha held that a writ challenge would not be maintainable against the Guild, which was a private body.'Wife Is Employed, Already Paid ₹32 Lakhs By Husband': Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Wife's Interim MaintenanceCase: X v YCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 5The Calcutta High Court on Friday set aside an order for payment of interim maintenance amounting to Rs 80,000 per month, granted by the trial court in favour of a wife.Justice Suvra Ghosh noted the wife had already been paid Rs 32 lakhs by the husband, earlier, under a memorandum of understanding and that she was also employed herself.Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Granted To Posts Under Urban Local Bodies In Absence Of Specific Policy: Calcutta HCCase: Chaitali Roy (Mandal) v. State of West Bengal & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 6A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J. held that the compassionate appointments cannot be granted to posts under Urban Local Bodies in the absence of a specific policy governing such appointments.[Arbitration Act] Section 8 Application Must Be Filed Before Or Simultaneously With Written Statement: Calcutta High CourtCase Title: Smt. Gitarani Maity -vs- 1A. Mrs. Krishna Chakraborty and othersCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 7The Calcutta High Court Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Subhendu Samanta held that when no application for reference to arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration Act is made by either party, the civil court may very well entertain the suit and proceed with the adjudication of the same on merits in accordance with law.Alimony Must Be Commensurate With Status Of Spouses, Wife's Meagre Financial Requirements No Grounds To Restrict Amount: Calcutta High CourtCase: X v YCase No: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 8The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar has held that the alimony sought for and granted to a spouse must be commensurate with the actual status and necessities of the spouses and merely because the wife had meagre financial means would not be a justification to restrict the amount granted.Service Tax Liability Cannot Be Fastened On Implementation Of Govt Projects: Calcutta High CourtCase title: Commissioner Of Service Tax Kolkata Vs M/S Electrosteel Castings LimitedCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 9The Calcutta High Court has held that construction of canals/ pipelines/ conduits to support irrigation, water supply or for sewerage disposal, when provided to the Government, cannot be exigible to service tax.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya relied on two Circulars issued by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs to observe,“Even in case of works contract, if the nature of the activities is such that they are excluded from the purview of commercial or...

Calcutta High Court Half-Yearly Digest 2025

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