Govt Employees' Participation In Yoga Day Program Optional, No Punitive Action For Non-Attendance: State Tells Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday disposed of a petition challenging the West Bengal Government's notification calling upon government employees to participate in the International Yoga Day event to be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata's Red Road, after the State clarified that participation was purely voluntary and that no coercive or punitive action would be taken against employees who chose not to attend.Justice Amrita Sinha, while recording the State's instructions, observed:...

"Rival TMC Faction Secured Greatest Numerical Strength": Calcutta HC Refuses Stay On Appointment Of Ritabrata Banerjee As LoP

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim relief to senior Trinamool Congress leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in his challenge to the appointment of a rival faction leader, Ritabrata Banerjee, as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, holding that no prima facie case had been made out for an injunction. (2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 251)Justice Krishna...

'State Employees Requested To Participate In International Yoga Day Event To Set World Record': WB Govt Tells Calcutta High Court

The state was responding to a plea challenging the alleged mandate on state employees to participate in the event, which will be presided over by PM Modi from Kolkata's Red Road.

Calcutta High Court Questions State Over 7-Day Closure Of Red Road For Yoga Day Event, Directs Police To Facilitate People's Commute

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the necessity of keeping Kolkata's Red Road closed for seven days ahead of the International Yoga Day event to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while directing the police to make effective alternative traffic arrangements for commuters and restore the road for public use immediately after the June 21 programme.While refusing any...

Calcutta High Court Refuses To Stay WB Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee As Leader Of Opposition

The Calcutta High Court has declined interim relief for staying of the West Bengal Assembly speaker's decision to recognise rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition in a plea by TMC Leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the decision of the Speaker to ignore party chief Mamata Banerjee's decision of choosing Chattopadhyay as LoP.Justice Krishna Rao passed the order. The...

Calcutta HC Reserves Orders In TMC's Challenge To Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee As Leader Of Opposition

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict in a petition filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay challenging the West Bengal Assembly Speaker's decision to recognise rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition (LoP).During an extensive hearing, the Court repeatedly questioned the Speaker's decision-making process, particularly why a...

Mamata Banerjee Files Election Petition In Calcutta HC Challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Win From Bhabanipur Constituency

Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the election of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The election petition was filed before the High Court on Tuesday, with Banerjee personally visiting the court premises for the filing.The challenge arises from the 2026...

Plea In Calcutta High Court Challenges 7-Day Closure Of Kolkata's Red Road For International Yoga Day Event

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday heard the mentioning of a plea challenging the complete closure of Kolkata's Red Road and adjoining roads for seven days in connection with celebrations for International Yoga Day on June 21.Appearing before the Court, counsel submitted that an Advocates' Association had moved the petition questioning a traffic notification that allegedly provided for...

Can Speaker Suo Moto Ignore Majority Party's LoP Proposal? Calcutta High Court Questions Ritabrata Banerjee's Appointment As LoP

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned whether the West Bengal Assembly Speaker can ignore the name proposed by the majority political party as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and pass an order to appoint some other individual.Justice Krishna Rao framed the question while hearing a plea challenging the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP by the West Bengal Assembly...

Withdrawal Of Earlier Challenge To Defective Charge Memo Doesn't Bar Disciplinary Authority From Issuing Fresh, Valid Charge Memo: Calcutta HC

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the dismissal of a prior proceeding as infructuous due to a defective charge memo does not bar the disciplinary authority from issuing a fresh, proper charge memo as Order 23 Rule 1 CPC does not apply. Background Facts A departmental proceeding was initiated...

Post-Mortem Report Must Prevail Over Presumptions On Age In Motor Accident Claims: Calcutta HC Enhances Compensation By ₹13.8 Lakh

The Calcutta High Court has enhanced compensation awarded to the family of a deceased motor accident victim, holding that in the absence of conclusive evidence regarding age, courts and tribunals must rely on the age recorded in the post-mortem report rather than presumptions drawn from the fact that the deceased was receiving pension.Justice Aniruddha Roy observed that a post-mortem report...

'Revision Power Can't Be Exercised Suo Motu': Calcutta HC Reinstates SSB Constable Dismissed After Punishment Was Reopened

The Calcutta High Court has reinstated a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable whose services were terminated after authorities revisited and enhanced a punishment earlier imposed for suppression of a pending criminal case at the time of recruitment.Justice Aniruddha Roy held that the authorities had acted without jurisdiction in invoking Rule 29(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules,...