Calcutta High Court Questions Rebel-TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee's Appointment As LoP By Speaker After Expulsion From Political Party

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned whether the West Bengal Assembly Speaker could recognise a Leader of Opposition (LoP) allegedly without the consent of the political party concerned, while hearing a challenge to the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP instead of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction's nominee, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay.Justice Krishna Rao was hearing a...

Calcutta High Court Protects TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee From Coercive Steps In MLA Sign Forgery Case, Asks Him To Appear Before CID

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a case alleging forgery of signatures of newly-elected TMC MLAs in a resolution relating to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition after the Assembly elections.Justice Kausik Chanda directed Banerjee to appear before the investigating agency at 6 PM on Thursday (today) and cooperate with the investigation being carried out by the West Bengal CID, while...

Calcutta High Court Declines Urgent Hearing On Plea Against CID Search At Mamata Banerjee's Premises Over MLA Sign Forgery Probe

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to grant urgent listing to a petition challenging a search operation conducted by the West Bengal CID at premises associated with former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in connection with the alleged forgery of signatures of Trinamool Congress MLAs.The matter was mentioned before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya by Senior Advocate Kishore Datta,...

'We Feel Ashamed': Calcutta High Court On Messi Event Fiasco, Grants Interim Relief To TMC's Aroop Biswas In Extortion Case By Organiser

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from coercive action to former West Bengal Sports Minister and Trinamool Congress MLA Aroop Biswas in connection with a criminal case filed by event organiser Satadru Datta over the controversial Lionel Messi event in Kolkata.Justice Saugata Bhattacharya directed that no coercive steps be taken against Biswas without leave of...

TMC Moves Calcutta High Court Challenging WB Assembly Speaker's Recognition Of Rebel TMC Leader Ritabrata Banerjee As LoP

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the decision of Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose to recognise Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.According to reports, the ruling party has contended that the Speaker's decision to appoint Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP is contrary to established...

CPIM Leader Dipsita Dhar Moves Calcutta High Court Alleging Circulation Of AI-Edited Videos Of Speech To Malign Her

CPM youth leader and former State assembly election candidate Dipsita Dhar has approached the Calcutta High Court alleging that manipulated and doctored videos of her speeches and public appearances are being circulated on social media with the intent to malign her reputation and spread misinformation.According to the plea, Dhar has sought judicial intervention against the circulation of...

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Hearing Of Ex-TMC Minister Aroop Biswas' Plea To Quash FIR By Messi Tour Organiser Satadru Datta

The Calcutta High Court on Monday declined to grant urgent listing of a petition filed by former West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him by Messi GOAT Tour organiser Satadru Datta, alleging criminal intimidation.The matter was mentioned before a Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya by Senior Advocate Kishore Datta, who pressed for urgent listing on...

Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: May 2026

Merely Driving Car With Contraband Not 'Possession' Under NDPS Act, No Direct Nexus: Calcutta High Court Grants BailCase: Saw Herald vs The StateCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 204The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to an accused in an NDPS case, holding that mere driving of a vehicle from which contraband is recovered, without any recovery from the accused or prima facie material...

"You May Arrest, But You Cannot Humiliate": Calcutta High Court Orally Remarks On Police Parading Accused With Ropes Around Waists

The Calcutta High Court on Friday expressed concern over the alleged police practice of parading accused persons in public with ropes tied around their waists, observing that while the State has the authority to arrest and prosecute individuals, it cannot subject them to humiliation."You may arrest them, you may prosecute them, but you cannot humiliate them," a vacation bench led by Justice...

No 'Right To Visibility' Exists On Private AI Platforms: Calcutta High Court Refuses To Direct ChatGPT To Display IndiaMart Links

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed IndiaMart's plea seeking interim directions against OpenAI, holding that a private business cannot compel ChatGPT to display or prioritize its website links in AI-generated responses. The Court observed that there is no legal right entitling one private entity to have its business promoted on another private platform and that any such direction would...

Plea In Calcutta High Court Challenges Police's Practice Of Parading Accused With Ropes Tied Around Their Waists

A plea has been moved before the Calcutta High Court seeking directions against the police practice of parading accused persons in public with ropes tied around their waists.According to reports, the petition raises concerns over recent incidents in which arrested persons were allegedly taken through public places with ropes tied around their waists and, in some cases, in a state of...

Calcutta High Court Allows TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee To Move Plea Seeking Protection From Coercive Action In MLA Signature Forgery Probe

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday permitted Trinamool Congress leader and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee to move a petition seeking protection from coercive action in connection with the West Bengal CID's investigation into the alleged forged signatures case involving several MLAs.The matter was mentioned before a vacation bench of Justice Apurba Sinha Ray after Banerjee was summoned...