The Calcutta High Court issued notice to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Mamata Banerjee’s election petition challenging his Bhabanipur Assembly victory. The Court found the petition maintainable under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and sought responses from the respondents.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused interim relief against the West Bengal Assembly Speaker’s decision to recognise expelled TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition. Justice Krishna Rao heard Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay’s plea challenging the appointment, citing party recommendation issues.
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the election result from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari defeated Banerjee by 15,105 votes in the seat she had previously represented.
The Calcutta High Court granted Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee interim protection from arrest for three weeks in the signature forgery case. The Court directed him to cooperate with investigators and appear before police, while restraining coercive action during the protection period.
Senior lawyer Surjit Nath Mitra has taken charge as the new Advocate General of West Bengal, assuming office on Friday. His appointment comes after Kishore Dutta resigned on May 5, following the recent shift in state power structure.
The Supreme Court adjourned the Enforcement Directorate’s writ petition accusing former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state officials of interfering with its probe. The plea concerns obstruction of searches at I-PAC’s Kolkata offices and premises linked to co-founder Pratik Jain.
Today, On 14th May, The Calcutta High Court directed police to ensure safe return of all citizens illegally evicted during West Bengal’s post-poll violence, stating that authorities must strictly maintain law and order and facilitate restoration of homes, shops, and properties without discrimination.
The Bar Council of India asked the West Bengal Bar Council to submit details about Mamata Banerjee’s professional status after she appeared in lawyer’s robes at the Calcutta High Court. The request followed her presence during Thursday’s proceedings.
Chaotic scenes erupted at the Calcutta High Court when former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced lawyers shouting “thief” slogans during her exit. The uproar followed a violence PIL hearing that intensified tensions within the court premises.
Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court over a PIL on post-election violence and police inaction allegations. She pleaded, “My humble submission is to please protect the people of Bengal. This is not a bulldozer state.”
