LiveLaw Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026

No 'Right To Visibility' Exists On Private AI Platforms: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Direct ChatGPT To Display IndiaMart LinksCase: Indiamart Inter Mesh Limited v. Open AI Inc. and Others Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 245The Calcutta High Court has dismissed IndiaMart's plea seeking interim directions against OpenAI, holding that a private business cannot compel ChatGPT to display or prioritize its website links in AI-generated responses. The Court observed that there is no legal right entitling one private entity to have its business promoted on another private platform and that any such direction would amount to dictating how ChatGPT should operate.Calcutta High Court Protects TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee From Coercive Steps In MLA Sign Forgery Case, Asks Him To Appear Before CIDCase : ABHISHEK BANERJEE VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGALCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 246The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of newly-elected TMC MLAs in a resolution relating to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition after the Assembly elections.Housewife's Contribution Is Invaluable: Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation Over Death Of Woman In Road AccidentCase: Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Saanvi Samanta & Anr. and connected matters.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 247The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded for the death of a homemaker in a motor accident case, underscoring that the contribution of a wife and mother to her family is “invaluable” and cannot be measured merely in monetary terms.'Revision Power Can't Be Exercised Suo Motu': Calcutta HC Reinstates SSB Constable Dismissed After Punishment Was ReopenedCase: Mukesh Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 248The Calcutta High Court has reinstated a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable whose services were terminated after authorities revisited and enhanced a punishment earlier imposed for suppression of a pending criminal case at the time of recruitment.Post-Mortem Report Must Prevail Over Presumptions On Age In Motor Accident Claims: Calcutta HC Enhances Compensation By ₹13.8 LakhCase: Tara Sharma & Ors. v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.,Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 249The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to the family of a deceased motor accident victim, holding that in the absence of conclusive evidence regarding age, courts and tribunals must rely on the age recorded in the post-mortem report rather than presumptions drawn from the fact that the deceased was receiving pension.Withdrawal Of Earlier Challenge To Defective Charge Memo Doesn't Bar Disciplinary Authority From Issuing Fresh, Valid Charge Memo: Calcutta HCCase Name : Gitesh Das Mahapatra Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 250A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the dismissal of a prior proceeding as infructuous due to a defective charge memo does not bar the disciplinary authority from issuing a fresh, proper charge memo as Order 23 Rule 1 CPC does not apply."Rival TMC Faction Secured Greatest Numerical Strength": Calcutta HC Refuses Stay On Appointment Of Ritabrata Banerjee As LoPCase: SOBHANDEB CHATTOPADHYAY VS HON'BLE SPEAKER , WEST BENGAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AND OTHERSCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 251The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief to senior Trinamool Congress leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in his challenge to the appointment of a rival faction leader, Ritabrata Banerjee, as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, holding that no prima facie case had been made out for an injunction. (2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 251)Govt Employees' Participation In Yoga Day Program Optional, No Punitive Action For Non-Attendance: State Tells Calcutta High CourtCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 252The Calcutta High Court on Friday disposed of a petition challenging the West Bengal Government's notification calling upon government employees to participate in the International Yoga Day event to be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata's Red Road, after the State clarified that participation was purely voluntary and that no coercive or punitive action would be taken against employees who chose not to attend.No Trade Licence Needed To Register Partnership Firm Of Advocates Under Partnership Act: Calcutta High CourtCase Title: Dr. Arjun Chowdhury v. State of West Bengal & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 253The Calcutta High Court has held that a partnership firm constituted exclusively for carrying on the legal profession cannot be compelled to produce a trade licence as a precondition for registration under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, observing that such a requirement finds no place in the statutory scheme governing registration of partnership ...

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