Calcutta High Court
KMC Ward Delimitation | Calcutta High Court Declines Interim Stay On Increase In Number Of Wards Ahead Of Civic Polls
The Calcutta High Court has refused to stay the West Bengal government's decision to increase the number of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wards from 144 to 209, while considering a challenge alleging that the delimitation exercise was carried out to give an unfair electoral advantage to the ruling party.Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya observed that the petitioner had failed to establish...
Appeals Against FERA Penalties Maintainable Under Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that appeals challenging penalties imposed for alleged contraventions under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA), can be entertained under its Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, even though the appeals were filed under Section 35 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA).Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay overruled the Enforcement...
Calcutta High Court Orders Social Media Sites To Remove Video Alleging Modi-Adani 'Stole India'
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the circulation of a YouTube video titled “How Modi and Adani Stole India: The Friendship Files”, holding that the case appeared to fall within the exceptional category of defamation cases warranting a pre-trial injunction.YouTube, X and Instagram were directed to remove or disable access to the video at the specific URLs listed in the company's...
Calcutta High Court Allows Migrant Worker's Family To Prove Citizenship After Detention Over 'Illegal Bangladeshi' Suspicion
The Calcutta High Court has allowed the parties in a petition concerning the citizenship of a migrant worker's family to file affidavits, granting them an opportunity to place their respective cases on record.The migrant worker, whose name was deleted during the SIR process with an appeal pending before the Appellate Tribunal, was picked up by Mumbai police under suspicion of being an...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 12th October To 18th October, 2026
'Partition Of Property Can Be Only Among Those Having A Share Or Interest': Calcutta High CourtCase Title: Safikul Islam Khan v. Dhulo Sk. & Ors. Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 440The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal seeking partition of a property, holding that the plaintiff had failed to establish any right, title or interest in the disputed plot and that other persons claiming interests in the property had not been impleaded in the suit. A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Krishan...
Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Bail Of Milan Pradhan In 2007 Nandigram Violence Case Till November 25
The Calcutta High Court has extended the interim bail granted to Milan Pradhan, who is facing charges in a 2007 Nandigram violence case, till November 25, 2026.Justice Partha Pratim Roy extended the interim bail, which was initially granted by a coordinate bench on September 29 for three weeks, following the Supreme Court's order granting Pradhan liberty to seek an extension of interim bail...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses CPIM's Plea Seeking Protection Against Removal Of Durga Puja Bookstall In Jadavpur
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) seeking protection against the alleged attempt by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and police to demolish its temporary bookstall near Jadavpur Coffee House, holding that the party had failed to establish that it had permission to operate the stall.Justice Partha Pratim Roy held that a...
Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Reply To PIL Alleging Police Used Fraudulently Issued Stamp Papers To Force TMC Workers To Back Rival Faction
The Calcutta High Court has sought the West Bengal government's response to a Public Interest Litigation alleging that the police used fraudulently issued stamp papers to force Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and members of the public to sign affidavits supporting a rival faction in a dispute pending before the Election Commission of India (ECI).A division bench of Chief Justice...
Durga Puja Stampede | Calcutta High Court Suggests Appointment Of Retd Judge To Probe Incident If Sitting Judge Unavailable
The Calcutta High Court has kept pending a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking an inquiry into the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja stampede that claimed 19 lives and left around 25 persons injured, observing that the State Government may appoint a retired judge of the High Court to head the inquiry commission if the Chief Justice does not spare a sitting judge for the purpose.A...
Calcutta High Court Urges State To Consider Law Against 'Vexatious Litigation', Restricts PILs By Frequent Litigant
The Calcutta High Court has observed that it is “high time” West Bengal introduced a Vexatious Litigation (Prevention) Act, similar to laws in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, in view of a litigant's extensive filing of cases and Right to Information (RTI) applications.A division bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and Justice Om Narayan Rai called upon the...
Plaintiff Must Prove Continuous Readiness To Perform Contract, Power Of Attorney Holder Cannot Testify In His Place: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a plaintiff seeking specific performance of a contract must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform his contractual obligations, and a Power of Attorney holder cannot substitute the plaintiff's testimony on matters within the latter's personal knowledge.A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur and Justice Atarup Banerjee made...
Calcutta High Court Stays Order Allowing CPIM Book Stall During Durga Puja
The Calcutta High Court has stayed a Single Judge's order directing the police to protect the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) from obstruction while setting up a book stall near its party office in Bongaon during Durga Puja, observing that the party had not sought permission from the competent authority to erect the stall.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge...