LiveLaw Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Calcutta High Court Asks SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Decide Agniveer Recruit's Appeal Over Voter Roll DeletionCase: Akash Sarkar v. Union of India & Ors.,Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 258The Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal at Cooch Behar to expeditiously decide the appeal of an Agniveer recruitment candidate whose name was deleted from the electoral roll during the SIR exercise, after noting that the State would issue his Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) only after the appeal is disposed of.Denial Of Ration Benefits Due To SIR Deletion: Calcutta High Court Declines Interim Relief In PIL, Says No Aggrieved Person Has ObjectedCase: Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity v State of West Bengal & orsCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 259The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to grant interim relief in a public interest litigation challenging the West Bengal government's decision to verify and delete Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries based on the outcome of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, observing that no affected individual had yet approached the Court alleging deprivation of benefits.Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Rejected For Financial Reasons If Not Stated In The Original Order:Calcutta HCCase Name : West Bengal Transport Corporation Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Dipankar Banik & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 260A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the rejection of a compassionate appointment claim cannot be based on financial stringency if that ground was not mentioned in the original rejection order or enquiry committee report.Mere Acceptance Of Rent After Notice To Quit Doesn't Waive Termination Of Tenancy: Calcutta High CourtCase Title: Budge Budge Company Limited v. The Calcutta Gujrati Education Society & Anr.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 261The Calcutta High Court has upheld a decree directing the eviction of Budge Budge Company Limited from premises owned by The Calcutta Gujrati Education Society, holding that the tenancy stood validly terminated under the Transfer of Property Act and rejecting the company's objections based on waiver of notice, multiplicity of proceedings, limitation, and lack of jurisdiction.Mere Aadhaar Cards Showing Address Cannot Prove Occupation Under Public Premises Act: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Halt DemolitionCase Title: Md. Idrish & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 262The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the proposed demolition of residential quarters at Brook Lane, Garden Reach, holding that the petitioners failed to establish either their occupation of the premises or any authority to remain there.Calcutta High Court Upholds SBI's Mandatory Learning Rule, Says Officers Cannot Claim Allowances Without Updating Skills To Prevent Cyber FraudCase: All India State Bank Officers Federation & Ors. Versus The State of Bank of India & AnrCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 263Observing that "in today's world, where cyber fraud interferes with the lives of individuals on a regular basis, the least that is expected from a bank is to ensure that adequate steps are taken to protect the account holders," the Calcutta High Court upheld the State Bank of India's policy linking reimbursement of officers' allowances to completion of mandatory learning courses.Railways Can't Deny Accident Compensation Merely By Disputing Recovery Of Deceased's Ticket: Calcutta High CourtCase: Rumpa Mallick & Ors. v. Union of IndiaCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 264The Calcutta High Court has held that a railway accident compensation claim cannot be rejected merely because the Railways dispute the recovery of a journey ticket, particularly when the police investigation records its seizure from the deceased and the claimants have discharged their initial burden of establishing that the victim was a bona fide passenger.'We Cannot Shut Our Eyes To Article 19': Calcutta High Court Orally Remarks While Allowing Trinamool Youth Congress RallyCase: Santosh Majhi v State of West BengalCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 265The Calcutta High CoThe Calcutta High Court on Tuesday permitted the All India Trinamool Youth Congress (TMYC) to hold a rally in Kolkata on Wednesday between 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm, observing that "we cannot shut our eyes to Article 19" of the Constitution while balancing the public's right to free movement.'Citizenship Must Be Decided First': Calcutta High Court Remarks While Declining Relief To Man Denied Passport Over SIR Exclusion'Case: Sirajul Shekh v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 266The Calcutta High Court's circuit bench at Jalpaiguri, on Tuesday, declined to grant relief to a petitioner whose passport application was kept on hold after his name was deleted from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), holding that the question of his...

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