Calcutta High Court
“Right To Information Is A Fundamental Right”: Calcutta High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal Of RTI Query
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reiterated that the Right to Information is a fundamental right flowing from Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, and directed the State Public Information Officer of the West Bengal Information Commission to dispose of a pending RTI request within 15 days. Justice Rai Chattopadhyay was hearing a petition challenging the non-supply of information sought in 2018 and the subsequent handling of the RTI proceedings by the State Information Commission.Emphasising...
'Conviction Cannot Rest On Contradictions': Calcutta High Court Acquits Brothers In Attempt-To-Murder Case After 19 Years
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of two brothers, Naba Kumar Koley and Gunadhar Koley, who had been found guilty under Sections 307 and 324 of the IPC for allegedly assaulting their sibling Balai Koley over a dispute relating to Til plants. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), delivering judgment on April 8, 2026, held that the prosecution's case was riddled with...
Improbable For Elderly In-Laws Suffering From Medical Ailments To Assault Daughter-In-Law: Calcutta High Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case
“To allow such proceedings to continue would be a sheer abuse of the process of the court,” the Calcutta High Court observed while quashing criminal proceedings under inter alia Sections 498A IPC, and Sections 3 & 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act against a 67-year-old father-in-law and 61-year-old mother-in-law.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das allowed a criminal revision petition filed...
'Undesirable For National Security': Calcutta HC Upholds Dismissal Of BSF Personnel Accused Of Taking Bribes To Declare Candidates 'Fit'
The Calcutta High Court has upheld the dismissal of BSF personnel Md. Farhad Zaman, accused of accepting bribes to secure “fit” medical certificates for job aspirants appearing in the 2018 Constable (GD) recruitment in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Assam Rifles.Justice Amrita Sinha dismissed the writ petition filed by the dismissed BSF constable and observed that overwhelming material existed to...
“Show-Cause Issued Without Application Of Mind”: Calcutta High Court Quashes Termination Of LPG Transport Contract
The Calcutta High Court on March 30, 2026, set aside a show-cause notice and a subsequent termination order issued against M/s Sewak Enterprises, holding that the authorities acted arbitrarily and in complete disregard of documents already submitted by the petitioner. Justice Krishna Rao observed that the impugned actions were issued “without any application of mind,” as the records...
Calcutta High Court Quashes NDPS Case Based Solely On Inadmissible S.67 Statements; Says 14-Year Delay Violates Article 21
The Calcutta High Court has quashed the NDPS proceedings against a petitioner who was implicated five years after a 2012 Charas seizure, holding that the prosecution sought to proceed solely on the strength of inadmissible Section 67 NDPS Act statements. Justice Uday Kumar noted at the outset that after Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu, confessions recorded by investigating officers...
False Cases By Wife Leading To Husband's Arrest, 17-Year Separation Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Upholds Divorce
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya dismissed an appeal filed by the wife challenging the husband's divorce decree. The Trial Court had granted a divorce on the ground of cruelty, while also taking note of the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The Division Bench upheld these findings after examining the evidence led by both...
Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Men Accused Of Threatening Santhal Woman, Calling Her "Lower Caste"
The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against two timber merchants accused of trespass, theft of nearly one thousand trees and caste-based abuse of a Santhal woman, holding that the allegations disclose prima facie offences under both the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and must proceed to trial. Justice Uday Kumar ruled that the sheer scale of...
Woman Keeping Minor As Maid Cannot Be Treated As Her 'Lawful Guardian': Calcutta High Court Quashes Kidnapping Case
The Calcutta High Court has overturned a 2007 conviction for kidnapping of a minor girl, holding that the prosecution failed to prove that the girl had been taken away from the “lawful guardianship” of the woman with whom she was residing as a 'maidservant.'Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das, while allowing the appeal, emphasised that the prosecution's case suffered from...
"No Iota Of Evidence": Calcutta High Court Quashes NDPS Case Against Man Accused Of 'Masterminding' Phensedyl Racket
The Calcutta High Court has quashed an NDPS prosecution against a Meerut resident accused of masterminding a large phensedyl trafficking operation, holding that the case against him was built solely on co-accused confessions that are “inadmissible” and unsupported by any independent material.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held that compelling the petitioner to face trial in the absence of even...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Dismissal Of BSF Constable After 32 Years Service Over Forged Madhyamik Marksheet
The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant relief to a BSF constable who was dismissed from service for having secured his appointment on the basis of forged secondary examination documents. Justice Amrita Sinha held that once fraud at the entry stage is established, the very foundation of service becomes illegal, and no amount of sympathy based on long years of service can cure the defect....
Employer Can Deduct Penal Rent From Gratuity Of Employees Who Refuse To Vacate Company Quarters: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that an employer is entitled to deduct penal rent and other dues from the gratuity of a retired employee who continues to occupy company accommodation unlawfully. Setting aside concurrent orders passed by the Controlling and Appellate Authorities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed that permitting such conduct would...