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...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man Caught With Fake Currency Worth ₹94,000, Reduces Sentence

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for possessing fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth ₹94,000, but reduced his three-and-a-half-year prison sentence to the period already undergone, noting that he had served three years, five months and 17 days.Justice Jay Sengupta directed that the appellant, Md. Ohidul Islam, be released from custody forthwith upon payment of...

No Deportation Of Alleged Bangladeshi Woman Till CAA Citizenship Application Is Decided: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has directed that a Bangladeshi woman convicted under the Foreigners Act shall not be deported to Bangladesh until her application for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is decided.Justice Jay Sengupta passed the direction while dismissing the woman's appeal against her conviction as not maintainable, noting that an appeal against an...

“Love Jihad” Not Defined Under Any Law: Calcutta High Court Declines Relief To Man Accused Of Concealing Religion To Marry

The Calcutta High Court has observed that the materials on record did not disclose any attempt to convert a woman to Islam in a case described by the parties as one of “love jihad”, refusing to quash criminal proceedings against a police constable and his family members over allegations of cheating, impersonation, assault and sexual intercourse without consent.Justice Ajay Kumar...

Passenger's Fatal Fall From Overcrowded Local Train: Calcutta High Court Awards ₹8 Lakh Compensation Despite Missing Ticket

The Calcutta High Court has held that the mere non-recovery of a railway ticket from a deceased passenger cannot, by itself, defeat a claim for compensation under the Railways Act, 1989. The Court observed that railway accident claims are governed by the principle of preponderance of probabilities and that the benefit of doubt, if any, should go in favour of the victim's family.Allowing an...

14 Years Of Separation, Husband's Indifference Towards Wife & Son Amount To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Upholds Divorce

The Calcutta High Court has upheld a divorce decree granted to a woman on the ground of cruelty, observing that the husband's indifference towards his wife and son, coupled with their separation for over 14 years, demonstrated the deterioration of their marital relationship to an extent that they could not live together.A Division Bench of Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Partha Pratim...