The Calcutta High Court has halted further demolition of the building housing TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s MP office. Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury directed that the interim protection will continue until the next hearing or the end of July 2026, whichever is earlier.
The Calcutta High Court held that authorities cannot insist on a trade licence for registering a partnership firm formed solely for legal practice. The court directed the Registrar of Firms, Societies and Non-Trading Corporations, West Bengal, to register M/s Pinava Legal’s application within two weeks.