Calcutta High Court Criticizes Police Officers for Midnight Interactions with Gang Rape Victim In a stern move, the Calcutta High Court, acting on a suo moto motion, expressed its “severe condemnation” over the actions of police officers from the Lake Gardens and Narendrapur Police Stations. These officers, while investigating a gang rape case, reportedly made […]
West Bengal Government Addresses Independence Day Violence Rumors in Calcutta High Court In light of the recent controversies surrounding alleged incidents of the national flag’s desecration during Independence Day celebrations, the West Bengal government presented its stance in the Calcutta High Court. Advocate General SN Mookerjee, representing the state, sought to dispel the circulating rumors […]
ED Barred from Using Leaps and Bounds Files: Calcutta High Court’s Directive in TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee’s Linked Company Case In a significant development, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to use the 16 controversial Excel files, which were downloaded from a computer at the office of Leaps and Bounds, […]
Supreme Court Overturns Calcutta High Court Order Due to Insufficient Preparation Time for Legal Aid Counsel The Supreme Court has set aside an order from the Calcutta High Court after noting that the legal aid counsel was appointed just hours before a life sentence was awarded, leaving inadequate time for case preparation. In the case […]
Calcutta High Court Postpones Verdict on Criminal Cases Against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee The Calcutta High Court has decided to defer its judgment concerning the 482 CrPC petition submitted by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee. The petition seeks to quash the criminal cases filed against him in relation to the Municipal and Teacher-Recruitment scam. […]
In a significant development at the Calcutta High Court, Sumit Pande, a presiding officer from the recent West Bengal panchayat elections, unveiled a distressing account of being coerced into overlooking blatant election malpractices due to life-threatening intimidation. Pande, who is professionally associated with Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kolkata, was entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the […]
Calcutta High Court Reevaluates PIL Against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari In a recent development, the Calcutta High Court has been delving into a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. The case, which has seen its fair share of twists and turns, is now under the spotlight once again. On July 20, the Calcutta […]
Calcutta High Court Raises Alarm Over Alleged National Flag Desecration on Independence Day The Calcutta High Court, with Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya presiding, has expressed profound concern regarding the alleged desecration of the national flag during Independence Day celebrations. The Court emphasized the critical nature of the issue, pointing out the […]
In a recent judgment, the Calcutta High Court has expressed concerns over the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Justice Subhendu Samanta remarked that while Section 498A was introduced for the welfare of women, it is now being misused through the filing of false cases. The case in question revolved around […]
Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal’s Challenge to CBI Probe in Municipality Recruitment Scam In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea of the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court’s decision to transfer the probe of the alleged municipality recruitment scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the […]
