The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a judicial officer cannot be denied promotion benefits merely because her promotion was deferred over a complaint. Since no disciplinary proceedings or adverse findings followed, the deferment could not continue affecting her service rights.
The Calcutta High Court directed West Bengal Police to submit details of all pending criminal proceedings, if any, against TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta apart from the extortion case. The Court issued the direction while hearing his plea seeking quashing of the FIR and allegations of additional cases.
