Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: May 2025

NOMINAL INDEXProfessor Bidyut Chakraborty and Ors. Versus The State of West Bengal & Anr Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 98Padmavathi Sakkinala v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 99Asish Kumar Sen @ Bapi v/s. The State of West Bengal & Anr. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 100P & P Business Private Limited vs. Marco Francesco Shoes (India) Private Limited Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 101Metsil Exports Private Limited and Another Vs. West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission and Others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 102Sri Arun Kumar Jindal & Anr. VS. Smt. Rajni Poddar & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 103Star Track Agency Private Limited Vs. Efcalon Tie Up Private Limited Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (104)Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax-9, Kolkata Vs. Chandravadan Desai (HUF) Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 105Dr. Satinath Samanta Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation:2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 106Ananta Barman and Ors. Vs. The State of West Bengal Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 108NCLT Advocates Bar Association & Ors. -Vs- Union of India & Ors Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 109Commissioner of CGST & Central Excise, Kolkata South, GST Bhawan v. M/s Diamond Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 110VIRGO SOFTECH LIMITED & ANR. VS SREI EQUIPMENT FINANCE LTD. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 111The Oriental Insurance Company Limited Vs. The Reliance Jute Mills (International Limited) Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 113Dhananjai Lifestyle Limited vs. Sanvie Retail Private Limited Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 114Mittal Technopack Private Limited Vs Ideal Real Estate Private Limited And Anr. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 115ITC LIMITED VS THE CONTROLLER OF PATENTS DESIGNS AND TRADEMARK Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 116Rabindra Nath Das Versus Union of India & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 117Dibyajyoti Ghosh v. The Coal India Ltd. & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 118Steel Authority of India Limited Vs H. R. Construction Private Limited Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 119Joni Sk Vs. Union of India & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 120BVEPL BHARTIA (JV) VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 121Abhijit Mitra Vs. Smt. Dipa Mitra (Ghosh) Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 122MAYA BOURI Versus M/s. EASTERN COALFIELDS LIMITED & ORS. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 123Suman Ray @ Suman Roy -Vs- State of West Bengal & Anr. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 124ORDERS/JUDGEMENTSCalcutta HC Declines To Quash SC/ST Act Case Against Ex-Visva Bharati VC For Saying He Won't Allow SC, ST Or OBC Staff To Enter His OfficeCase: Professor Bidyut Chakraborty and Ors. Versus The State of West Bengal & Anr Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 98The Calcutta High Court has declined to quash a case registered under the SC/AT (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against former Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati University, Prof Bidyut Chakraborty, and other office bearers who were accused of making casteist remarks against an employee of the university at a meeting.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held: "The Central Conference Hall of the University within the four walls of the building of the University is considered to be a public place...The meeting was attended by senior officers ...in the said meeting, the petitioner no. 1 abused opposite party no. 2 and further made a statement that officers from SC, ST or OBC Categories would not be allowed to enter inside his office chamber and those categories officers would not make any mobile call to him from the date of meeting...such utterance prima facie constitutes an offence...Such restrictions based on specific caste identity, and the act takes place in a public view."“No Work, No Pay” Doesn't Apply If Appointment Delay Is Due To Authorities' Fault : Calcutta HCCase Name : Padmavathi Sakkinala v. State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 99A division bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of Harish Tandon, J and Prasenjit Biswas, J held that the principle of “No Work, No Pay” does not apply when the delay in appointment is due to the fault of the authorities, thus entitling the affected person to monetary benefits. Calcutta High Court Quashes 25-Yr-Old Case Against Man Booked For Mere Presence At Scene Of Theft, House TrespassCase: Asish Kumar Sen @ Bapi v/s. The State of West Bengal & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Cal) 100The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against a man, who was booked for the offences of inter alia theft and house trespass under Sections 448/379/461/417/120B of the Indian Penal Code.In quashing the case arising out of the events in 1999, Justice Suvra Ghosh held:It is a fact that delay is a relevant factor and every accused is entitled to speedy justice in view of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. But attending facts and circumstances leading to the delay should also be taken into consideration in deciding the issue. If prima facie material is found against the accused in a particular case, the proceedings cannot be quashed merely ...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: May 2025

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