Calcutta High Court
'No Firecrackers Between 10PM To 6AM': Calcutta High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Shab-E-Barat Celebrations
The Calcutta High Court has laid down comprehensive guidelines for the bursting of firecrackers to mark the celebration of the festival of Shab-E-Barat.A division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Partha Sarathi Sen held, "Subject to hearing the Pollution Control Board, we deem it proper to issue the following directions: (i) The Pollution Control Board and the police authorities shall...
Termination Order Of Probationer On Allegations Of Misconduct Is Punitive, Cannot Be Passed Without Enquiry: Calcutta High Court
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, has dismissed an appeal filed by the Board of Governors of the Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering & Technology, upholding the order of a single Judge that quashed the termination of the Institute's Superintendent, Deb Halder, during his probationary period.The appeal arose from an order dated 3rd September 2018 in WP 31413 (W) of 2017, wherein the single...
'Witnesses To Raid Denied Presence, Seizure Highly Doubtful': Calcutta High Court Acquits Man In 36-Yr-Old Arms Act Case
The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man under the Arms Act in a 36-year-old case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove lawful recovery of arms after every independent seizure witness disowned the alleged raid, rendering the alleged recovery “highly doubtful” and the conviction legally unsustainable. Justice Prasenjit Biswas, allowing the appeal filed by Jogesh Barman @ Doro Barman, ruled that a conviction cannot rest solely on uncorroborated police testimony when...
Calcutta High Court Quashes 'Counterblast' FIR In Neighbourhood Dispute, Says S.354B IPC Not Applicable Against Women Accused
Holding that criminal law cannot be weaponised to settle personal scores in a residential dispute, the Calcutta High Court has quashed an FIR lodged by a woman against her neighbours — a mother and daughter — observing that the case appeared to be a “counterblast” to an earlier complaint and was riddled with delay, inconsistencies, and legal infirmities.Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das found that the allegations stemmed from a trivial disagreement over locking the main gate of a residential...
No Absolute Right To Protest At Any Chosen Place: Calcutta High Court Refuses Permission For Dharna In Front Of State Secretariat 'Nabanna'
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an intra-court appeal filed by an MLA challenging the refusal of police permission to hold a sit-in demonstration in front of Nabanna, the headquarters of the West Bengal Government. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen upheld the order of the Single Judge permitting the protest to be held at an...
Decline In Enrolment Of Nearby Girls' School No Ground To Ban Admission Of Girls In Co-Educational Institution: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) cannot withdraw co-education facilities from a school merely to protect the enrolment of a nearby girls' school. The Court quashed the Board's orders, which restricted admission of girl students in Classes V to VIII at Sonamui Co-Education School.Justice Krishna Rao noted that Sonamui Co-Education...
Calcutta HC Directs State To Ensure Safe Convoy To Ministers In Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Alleging Targeted Attacks On Opposition Leaders
The Calcutta High Court, on Monday (February 2), directed the State to ensure adequate safety to convoys of political leaders. ministers and Members of Parliament in accordance with their entitlement in a petition filed by the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, alleging targeted and recurring acts of violence on opposition leaders.The division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen directed;"Since the State has prayed for time, it shall be the duty...
'Second Complaint On Same Matrimonial Incident Unsustainable, Abuse Of Process': Calcutta High Court Quashes S.498A IPC Case
Observing that a second criminal proceeding on the “self-same incident” with identical allegations cannot be sustained and would amount to an abuse of the process of law, the Calcutta High Court has quashed a dowry harassment and attempt to murder case instituted against a husband and his family members. Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das held that once an earlier FIR had already been registered regarding the same occurrence, the de-facto complainant could not initiate another complaint before a...
18-Months Delay In Pronouncement Of Judgment Alone Not Ground To Set It Aside: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday (January 29), dismissed an appeal challenging a Single Bench judgment on the ground that it was delivered about 18 months after the date of conclusion of the final hearing. The division bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed;"...although we are somewhat disappointed at the long delay of more than 18 months from...
Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Targeted Attacks On Opposition Leaders, Police Complicity
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday (January 29) moved an application before the Calcutta High Court, alleging targeted and recurring acts of violence on opposition leaders. The application has been moved in a writ petition originally filed in October 2025, claiming that despite prior notification to the Police and adherence to prescribed protocols, violent...
Convoy Attack Case | 'No Coercive Steps' Against LoP Suvendu Adhikari Till Feb 19: State Gives Assurance In Calcutta High Court
In a reprieve for West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, the State Government today assured the Calcutta High Court that no coercive action will be taken against the BJP leader until the next scheduled hearing on his plea on February 19, 2026.Adhikari approached the HC last week seeking protection against alleged coercive actions by the police in connection with...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Child For Driving Car With Blue Beacon And 'Judge' Sign As JJ Act Inquiry Exceeded Time Limit
The Calcutta High Court has quashed proceedings initiated under the Juvenile Justice Act against a child driving a four-wheeler with a blue beacon and a dashboard sign reading "judge", after noting that the inquiry had remained inconclusive beyond the four months prescribed under Section 14(2) of the JJ Act.The bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee observed,"The consequence of the failure...