Can polling data be saved separately on hard disks, so that machines held as evidence are freed for the civic polls? The Calcutta High Court has asked the State Election Commission to say so on affidavit, as it examines the EVM, VVPAT Shortage ahead of municipal elections. Kolkata: On a plea by the West Bengal […]
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed the appeal of the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) over a denied stall at the Kolkata Book Fair, holding that the organising Guild does not perform a public function. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has dismissed an intra-court appeal by the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights […]
Access to the mosque inside Kolkata airport has been restricted since July 11, 2026, and the Calcutta High Court is yet to say whether Bankra Mosque prayers can resume while the petition is pending. Kolkata: On the question of Bankra Mosque prayers, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday heard the Airports Authority of India (AAI) […]
Sixty days separated the date bail should have freed a tea garden worker from the day he actually walked out of jail. The Calcutta High Court has now ordered Rs 5.36 lakh compensation for that stretch, holding that it had no basis in law. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has awarded Rs 5.36 lakh compensation, […]
A police notice asked the bank to hold Rs 2,253. The bank froze everything. Axis Bank must now unfreeze entire account of a small businessman, the Calcutta High Court has directed, calling the freeze unjustified. Kolkata: Ordering Axis Bank to immediately unfreeze the entire account of a small retail businessman, the Calcutta High Court has […]
A kidney transplant from a driver’s wife to her husband’s employer was refused over a licence date. The Calcutta High Court has set that refusal aside, holding that a non-relative donation motivated by affection is permitted. Kolkata: Quashing the rejection of a proposed kidney transplant from a driver’s wife to the employer who suffers from […]
