Calcutta High Court
Indo-Bangladesh Border Fencing: Calcutta High Court Directs State To Handover Land Acquired In Nine Districts To BSF By March 31
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (27 January) directed the West Bengal government to hand over by March 31, the land along Indo-Bangladesh Border (IB) in nine districts which it has acquired, to the Border Security Force (BSF) for the purpose of fencing.The directions were issued by the Division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen while considering a public interest litigation filed by a former Deputy Chief of Army Staff highlighting large stretches...
Third Party Suits In Deity's Name Permitted Only When 'Sebait' Loses Authority: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a third party may institute proceedings in the deity's name only in exceptional circumstances where the lawful sebait has lost or disabled himself from exercising his authority. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed, "Only in exceptional circumstances, where the sebait does not or by his own...
Calcutta High Court Orders Creche Facility In Court Premises To Become Functional Within 30 Days
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 22), directed its registry to ensure that creche facility in the court premises becomes operational within 30 days. The bench also directed the PWD to ensure two doctors and one nurse report to the High Court Administration one day prior to the opening, and that the aluminium grills that need to be fixed on the creche windows are fixed...
If Convict Remains 'Unreformed' After 32 Yrs, State Has Failed Its Duty: Calcutta High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Premature Release
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Judicial Department to reconsider the plea for premature release of a life convict incarcerated for 32 years, observing that the rejection was merely speculative.The division bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray emphasized that jails were renamed 'correctional homes' to reform offenders and reintegrate them into mainstream...
High Court Affirms Order Restraining Kolkata-Based Publisher From Selling Late Author Narayan Debnath's Works
The Calcutta High Court has upheld a trial court's Court's interim injunction order restraining Kolkata-based publishing house Dev Sahitya Kutir Pvt Ltd from printing, publishing, selling, or distributing the literary and artistic works of the late eminent author and cartoonist Narayan Debnath till February 9. In doing so the court said that the author's widow as executor of Debnath's Will...
Calcutta High Court Permits Ex-TMC Leader & MLA Humayun Kabir To Approach Ministry Of Home Affairs For Z+ Security
The Calcutta High Court permitted Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, a former member of Trinamool Congress who has floated his own political party, to approach the Union Ministry of Home Affairs seeking Z+ security. Notably, Kabir founded the Janata Unnayan Party last year. Kabir had submitted that he was a member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly under the banner of the ruling political...
Calcutta High Court Asks Jadavpur University To Maintain Law & Order During Saraswati Puja, Seeks Progress Report On CCTV Installations
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 22), directed Jadavpur University administration to ensure no untoward incident occurs during the Saraswati Puja which will be celebrated on Friday. The court was hearing a PIL after a first-year student was allegedly killed due to "ragging" last year.The division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen further directed...
NDPS Act | Calcutta High Court Suspends Conviction After Noting Raiding Officer Mixed Seized Contraband
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 22), suspended the conviction of two men under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, noting that the Raiding Officer/ Office making inventory had mixed the seized contraband packets even though the law does not authorise the same. The bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee and Justice Apurba Sinha Ray observed,"There is no material to...
'Individual Liberty Can't Override Interest Of Defrauded Investors': Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Duo In ₹2,862 Crore ED Case
The Calcutta High Court has rejected the bail applications of Prayag Group's directors, observing that they failed to discharge the twin condition test under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and their status as proclaimed offenders. While hearing the bail applications, the division bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj and Justice Uday Kumar also emphasized, "the liberty of...
Removing Tattoo After Medical Exam And Before Review Can't Cure Ineligibility: Calcutta High Court Dismisses CAPF Aspirant's Plea
The Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday (January 21), dismissed the petition filed by an aspirant of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) challenging the review medical examination that declared him unfit for service. The bench held that while a candidate has a right to review, the removal of a tattoo after the detailed medical examination but before the review medical examination, to be...
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari Approaches Calcutta High Court Over Convoy Attack, Seeks Protection From Arrest In Cross-FIR
Leader of opposition in Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday (January 21) approached the Calcutta High Court seeking protection from alleged coercive actions of the police in connection with a criminal case registered against him at Chandrakona Police Station.The BJP leader, in his petition, claimed that on January 10, 2026, his convoy was attacked. He claimed that the attackers poured...
Lawyer Moves Calcutta High Court Against 2024 Notification Conferring Senior Designating On 81 Advocates
A lawyer has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging a 2024 notification conferring senior designating on 81 advocates while rejecting applications of 48 advocates, allegedly without disclosing their marks or evaluation criteria. The matter will be considered tomorrow by Justice Krishna Rao.The petitioner, an advocate with 24 years of practise, has challenged the process adopted for...