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Calcutta High Court Upholds Injunction In ITCs Gold Flake Dispute, Says Word Gold Has Acquired Secondary Meaning

The Calcutta High Court has held that an action for passing off and trade mark infringement remains maintainable even against a registered permitted user of a deceptively similar mark when the validity of that registration is disputed by the plaintiff. Addressing the primary point of dispute concerning ITC Limited's flagship cigarette brand "Gold Flake", a Division Bench comprising Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed that ITC has established a strong prima...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Republic Editor, Reporter Over Alleged Phone Call With Singer Kabir Suman

The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings against Republic Media Network Senior Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief Abhishek Kapoor and reporter Bittu Chowdhury, arising out of a telephonic conversation with singer Kabir Suman, holding that continuation of the complaint amounted to an abuse of the process of law. Justice Uday Kumar was hearing two criminal...

Calcutta High Court Directs CWC To Return 3-Year-Old Child To Adoptive Couple, Says He Was Neither Orphan Nor Abandoned

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to return custody of a three-year-old child to a couple who had been caring for him since shortly after his birth, holding that the child was neither “orphan” nor “abandoned” and did not fall within the statutory category of “children in need of care and protection” under the Juvenile Justice (Care and...

Calcutta High Court Seeks WB Polices Response On Detention Of Man Suspected To Be Bangladeshi National

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Raniganj Police authorities to file a report disclosing the basis for detaining a man, allegedly suspected to be a Bangladeshi national, since August 8, 2026.The Court took exception to the fact that the man had remained in police detention for over a month and was being interrogated by the police authorities themselves instead of being referred to...

University Cannot Forcibly Evict Retired Employees From Quarters Without Due Process: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has clarified that a university cannot forcibly evict alleged unauthorised occupants from its quarters with the help of the police administration without following due process of law, while dealing with a notice issued to retired employees of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya asking them to vacate university quarters.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi...

Deceased Passengers Negligence In De-Boarding Moving Train Not Ground To Deny Compensation: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that mere negligence on the part of a passenger while boarding or de-boarding a train cannot be treated as a “self-inflicted injury” so as to deny compensation under Section 124A of the Railways Act, 1989.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury made the observation while allowing an appeal filed by Sukumar Mondal, whose wife died after falling from a train...

17-Yr-Old Riding Scooty Without License Not Grounds To Deny Compensation For Fatal Accident: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that driving a vehicle without a driving licence cannot by itself be a ground to deprive the victim or his family of compensation when the death or injury is caused by the rash and negligent driving of another vehicle.Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury made the observation while disposing of appeals filed by Oriental Insurance Company Limited and the claimants against...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Status Report On Probe Into Alleged Police Encounter Killing Of Baruipur Rape-Murder Accused

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Government to file affidavits addressing allegations raised in a batch of Public Interest Litigations concerning the alleged police encounter killing of an accused who was taken to the place of occurrence for reconstruction of a crime involving the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Baruipur.A Division Bench of Justices Arijit...

Extremely Shocking: Calcutta High Court Seeks Bar Council Action Against Lawyer For Tampering With Order Sheet

The Calcutta High Court has termed as “extremely shocking” the alleged tampering of a Court order sheet by a lawyer, observing that such conduct amounts to professional misconduct and poses a threat to the “discipline, dignity and sanctity” of the judicial institution.Justice Suvra Ghosh was hearing a contempt application. The Court noted that on September 9, 2026, liberty had...

Mutual Consent Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act Valid Ground To Quash Cruelty Case U/S 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that a subsequent amicable settlement of matrimonial disputes followed by dissolution of marriage through a mutual consent divorce under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act constitutes a valid ground for exercising the High Court's inherent jurisdiction to quash criminal proceedings under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code.Justice Uday Kumar held that...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Order Directing TMC To Vacate Camac Street Office Over Fire Safety Violations, Orders Fresh Inspection

The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order directing the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) to vacate the 6th and 7th floors of its office at Camac Street, Kolkata, over alleged violations of fire safety requirements.Justice Krishna Rao held that the Fire and Emergency Services authorities had passed the evacuation order without considering the party's reply to the fire safety notice...