Tags : government sanction, police officer, prosecution, encounter
Decree of court of law being sacrosanct, execution thereof not to be thwarted on mere asking and on purported grounds having no bearing on executability thereof(21.03.2017)
The subject matter of impeachment is the order rendered by High Court of Judicature at Madras, thereby rejecting prayer of Appellant/plaintiff/decree-.....
Tags : Decree, Execution, Proceeding
Burden of proof to establish that transaction was entered into by pardanashin lady, after clearly understanding its nature, rest upon person who seeks to sustain a transaction(30.04.2018)
In instant case, Defendant No. 1 is the Appellant against a confirming judgment. Plaintiffs-Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 instituted the suit for declaratio.....
Tags : Gift deed, Execution, Fraud
A person approaching Court for redressal of grievance must place all relevant facts before Court clearly without any reservation even if those facts were against him(29.03.2019)
In Complaint case, it was stated that, Appellant/Complainant booked two units in Block-C in Commercial Complex project named "Conscient One" which was.....
Tags : Execution, Agreement, Possession, delivery
When right, title and interest was being created in immovable property exceeding value of Rs. 100, award was required to be duly registered(10.06.2019)
In present case, dismissal of the execution proceedings seeking to execute an award passed by an Arbitrator on the ground that, said award was unregis.....
Tags : Award, Execution, Registration
Setback to AAP Government as Delhi High Court ruled against it(04.08.2016)
High Court pronounced that, National Capital Territory continues to be a Union Territory and the Lieutenant Governor is its administrative head.....
Tags : Legislative powers, Executive power, Exercise, Delhi, Statehood
Court can make adjudication on admitted facts, while deciding objections in an execution petition(28.05.2019)
In present case, Respondent-Kali Dass filed a suit for permanent prohibitory and mandatory injunction against present Petitioner. Said suit was decree.....
Tags : Decree, Execution, Objection
Mere fact that, Petitioners did not pay the money to complainant does not amount to criminal breach of trust(07.06.2021)
The present Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), to call for the records relating to the .....
Tags : Misappropriation, Prosecution, Legality
Claims raised by an obstructer including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property has to be adjudicated upon by the Executing Court(06.12.2021)
The BDA has preferred the present appeals feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment passed by the High Court, by which the High Co.....
Tags : Execution proceedings, obstructer, Adjudication
Inconsistent witness testimony fails to deter SC from relying on it(16.06.2016)
The Supreme Court overlooked discrepancies in the testimony of a prosecution witness, and upheld the conviction on its basis, determining the inconsis.....
Tags : assault, prosecution witness, discrepancy
High Court having an ordinary original civil jurisdiction can also execute foreign decree under Section 44A of CPC(28.01.2022)
The Appellant/decree holder has challenged the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court relegating to file a petition for execution of a money.....
Tags : Jurisdiction, Execution, Foreign Decrees
Mere writing a document by hand without execution and without compliance of the prescribed legal standards does not render it final, as a Will(08.08.2022)
By virtue of instant appeal, Appellant impugns the preliminary decree of partition and the final decree of partition passed by Learned Single Judge. L.....
Tags : Will, Execution, Proof
Unless the concurrent findings recorded by the lower courts were found to be perverse, the same are not required to be interfered with by the High Court(14.10.2022)
The Appellant– original Plaintiff instituted the suit against the Respondent – original defendant for recovery of Rs. 1 lakh. It was the case on behal.....
Tags : Pronote, Execution, Proof
Court cannot tweak the terms of the tendering process set by an expert(12.10.2022)
The present Judgment will dispose of two Writ Petitions seeking the issuance of the writ of mandamus directing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ("Re.....
Tags : Agreement, Execution, Direction
Competency of the Sanctioning Authority can be tested at any stage of the proceedings(11.11.2022)
The Petitioner raises a challenge to the order, by which the Special Court has rejected application claiming discharge. The Petitioner (accused/Talath.....
Tags : Sanction, Prosecution, Validity
Multiple life imprisonment sentences to not run consecutively(01.01.1900)
A constitution bench of the Supreme Court held that though multiple sentences for life imprisonment can be awarded for multiple crimes, the same canno.....
Tags : murder, sentence, life imprisonment, consecutive
Breach of contract does not give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest intention is shown right at the beginning of the transaction(01.03.2023)
The Appellant having failed before the High Court has filed the present appeal. A prayer was made for quashing of F.I.R. under Sections 420, 120-B and.....
Tags : Criminal prosecution, FIR, Quashing
Courts, while exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India cannot annul the registered document on the ground of fraud and misrepresentation(03.03.2023)
The present writ petition has been filed for issue a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent No. 4 to immediately cancel the impugned conveyance dee.....
Tags : Conveyance deed, Execution, Legality
If the Judgment debtor has intimated the decree holder and award amount is available for withdrawal unconditionally, the liability of judgment debtor would cease on the date of deposit(04.09.2023)
By way of present Execution Petitions filed under Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ('the A&C Act') read with Order XXI Rule 1 .....
Tags : Award, Execution, Interest
A victim's counsel cannot be given right to make oral arguments or examine and cross-examine witnesses(20.11.2019)
Present appeal arise out of judgment passed by the High Court of Calcutta in revisional application affirming the order passed by the Additional Distr.....
Tags : Prosecution, Victim's counsel, Participation
Sufficient medical evidence should be available before the adjudicating authority for applying the principles of Res Ipsa Locutor(17.10.2023)
The present appeal is directed against the order passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissionwhereby the complaint filed by the Appel.....
Tags : Principles, Res Ipsa Locutor, Applicability
In order to initiate prosecution under Section 70 of the IBC, the complaint has to be filed by the IBBI or Central Government or person authorized by Central Government(19.10.2023)
The instant appeal has been preferred against order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, thereby, allowing the Application under Section 19(2).....
Tags : Prosecution, Cost, Imposition
Will can be suspected only if substantial changes introduced to it by the cuttings and overwriting present on it(17.11.2023)
The present petition has been filed under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 seeking grant of probate of the Will dated 27th September, 20.....
Tags : Will, Execution, Grant
Fixation of cut off dates is permissible and is largely immune from judicial scrutiny, unless the person aggrieved makes out a positive case of arbitrariness(03.06.2024)
In facts of present case, the Petitioner is the ward of an Insured Person (“Ward of IP”) within the meaning of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. T.....
Tags : Cut-off date, Fixation, Legality
Stringent the provisions of an Act are, the stricter is its compliance(11.06.2024)
Appeals are filed under Section 12 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 impugning the Orders passed by the trial Court rejecting th.....
Tags : Charges, Prosecution, Prior approval
Adjudicatory proceedings before Tribunal will not be affected by the provisions in the Companies Act(07.09.2017)
In present matters, execution applications have been filed and are pending. Matters are against S. Tel Pvt. Ltd. which is facing liquidation proceedin.....
Tags : Execution proceedings, Jurisdiction
An under-raiyat is prohibited from transferring his interest as under-raiyat in any land though this interest is a heritable interest(08.12.2017)
Ramkrishna Datta, Dhirendra Chandra Ghosh and Lalit Mohan Ghosh, filed a suit in the trial court for declaration of their title on the suit land with .....
Tags : Sale deed, Execution, Raiyat, Rights
Validity of a decree can be challenged before an executing court only on ground of an inherent lack of jurisdiction which renders the decree a nullity(15.12.2017)
In 2002, a suit was instituted by the Respondents for a permanent injunction, alleging that the Defendants to the suit were threatening to interfere w.....
Tags : Decree, Execution, Jurisdiction
When there is a conflict between law and equity, it is the law which has to prevail(28.12.2017)
Instant appeal is filed by the Appellants-original Respondents against an oral order passed by the learned Single Judge in Special Civil Application, .....
Tags : Decree, Execution, Delay
Bombay HC: Harness Whatsapp to receive child rights complaints(02.05.2016)
Hearing a PIL for women lawyers being given priority appointments as Special Public Prosecutors under the Protection of Child Rights Act, the Bombay H.....
Tags : child rights, state commission, special public prosecutor
Only because signature of one of parties is missing in a document, it cannot be concluded that such person did not join in execution of instrument(10.04.2018)
The question arises in present appeal is, as to whether a registered sale deed which does not bear signature of the vendor at the place where his name.....
Tags : Sale Deed, Execution, Validity
Once execution of agreement to sell and payment of sale consideration is admitted by vendor, nothing further is required to be proved by vendee(11.04.2022)
The Appellant herein original plaintiff has preferred the present appeal against impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court, by which the Hi.....
Tags : Specific performance, Agreement, Execution
Compensation for officer persecuted by Uttar Pradesh government(17.11.2015)
The Supreme Court awarded a former officer in the Indian Forest Service Rs. 10 lakhs for allegedly being falsely implicated by the incumbent governmen.....
Tags : Corruption, public service, persecution, proof
‘Undue influence’ in execution of a contract cannot be inferred merely because a family member was looking after his family elder(11.09.2019)
In present matter, the Plaintiff and Defendant No. 2 are brothers. Defendant No. 1 was the wife of Defendant No. 2. Respondents Nos. 1 to 3 are sons o.....
Tags : Sale deed, Execution, Undue Influence
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Calcutta High Court : Police Not Sincere in Arresting TMC Member(28.01.2016)
Calcutta High Court has observed that police were not sincere in their attempt to arrest Kaizar Ahmed, a South 24 Parganas district zilla parishad mem.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Kaizar Ahmed
Calcutta High Court: Respect Elders or else Find Separate Accommodation(11.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that children living in their parents’ house have to listen to them and respect them, or else find their own separate ac.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Parents, Respect
Calcutta HC Allows Congress MLA Facing Criminal Charges to Fly Abroad to Pursue PhD(11.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has granted permission to Santipur's Congress MLA Arindam Bhattacharya, who is facing several charges including rioting, to pursue.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Arindam Bhattacharya, Criminal Charges, PhD
Calcutta HC Directs City Police to Decide on RSS Rally Permission Within 24 Hours(12.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has directed city police commissioner to decide within 24 hours an application seeking permission for RSS rally on January 14 to b.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, RSS Rally, Mohan Bhagwat
Calcutta High Court Grants Conditional Permit to Hold Sansad Mela in Asansol(13.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has quashed Asansol Mayor Jitendra Tewari’s decision to deny BJP MP Babul Supriyo permission to hold proposed Sansad Mela in Asans.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Asansol, Sansad Mela
Calcutta High Court Allows RSS to Hold Mohan Bhagwat's Rally in Kolkata(13.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has granted permission to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to hold a rally of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Jaunary 15 at Central Kolkata'.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Rally, Kolkata
Calcutta HC Seeks Cops Fitness Report From State Govt(16.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has asked State Government to prepare and submit a report on 'physical and mental fitness' of Kolkata policemen.
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Kolkata policemen, Fitness Report
Calcutta HC Scraps Management Fetters on IndianOil Officers(22.06.2016)
Calcutta HC has put an end to agreement signed by management of State-run refiner IndianOil with its officers' association to put fetters on executive.....
Tags : Calcutta HC , IndianOil
Madras HC: Temple EOs Not Subordinate to Board of Trustees(23.06.2016)
Madras HC has held that Executive Officers (EO) appointed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department to administer temples un.....
Tags : Madras HC , Executive Officers
Madras HC Summons TN Public Prosecutor in IT Professional Murder Case(29.06.2016)
Madras HC has summoned Tamil Nadu Public Prosecutor and directed him to give his clarification on a media report alleging lack of coordination between.....
Tags : Madras HC, IT Professional Murder Case, Tamil Nadu Public Prosecutor
Supreme Court: Prosecution Case Can't Be Negated on Ground That It Was a Case of Group Rivalry(18.04.2017)
Supreme Court has held that when there are eyewitnesses, including injured witness who fully support prosecution case which proved roles of different .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Group Rivalry, Prosecution Case
Calcutta High Court to ITAT: Refund Seized Money in New Currency(20.04.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ordered Income Tax Department to refund in valid/new currency, any money held by it on account of a Court order.
Tags : Calcutta High Court, ITAT, new currency
Bombay High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction For Infirmities in Evidence of Prosecution(24.04.2017)
Bombay High Court has set aside rape conviction of one Anant Shivde, giving him benefit of doubt after it was found that evidence of prosecution suff.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Prosecution, Evidence, Rape
Calcutta HC Forms 3-Member Committee In Narada Sting Case(12.04.2016)
Calcutta HC has constituted a three-member committee to collect video footage of a sting operation in which many leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trina.....
Tags : Calcutta HC , Narada Sting Case
Calcutta HC Grants Interim Relief to Flipkart(12.04.2016)
Calcutta HC has granted interim relief to Flipkart and stayed entry tax on West Bengal e-shipments.
Tags : Calcutta HC , Flipkart
Calcutta High Court Questions Appointment Criteria of Civic Police Volunteers(08.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court has questioned criteria for appointing 1.30 lakh civic police volunteers by West Bengal Government, wondering how 1,351 candidates.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Civic Police Volunteers
Supreme Court Issues Bailable Warrant Against Sitting Calcutta HC Judge(14.03.2017)
Supreme Court has issued a bailable warrant against sitting Calcutta HC Judge C.S. Karnan to secure his presence in Supreme Court on March 31 in a suo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Calcutta HC Judge, J. C.S. Karnan
Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan Orders Case Against CJI, SC Judges & AG(14.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan has held a "court" session at his residence and "ordered" that a case be registered under relevant sections of SC.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Supreme Court, J. C.S. Karnan
Calcutta High Court: Indian Army Best Judge on Who is Fit to Join Army(15.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court has made it clear that it is for Indian Army to judge who is medically fit to join force and doctors in civilian hospitals should .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Indian Army
Calcutta High Court Stays Poll Panel Flip-flop on Panchayat Polls(11.04.2018)
Calcutta High Court has stayed an order of the State Election Commission [SEC] recalling its previous one extending the deadline for filing of nominat.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Panchayat Polls
Calcutta HC Judge, J. Karnan Demands Rs 14 Crore Compensation From SC Judges(17.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan, facing contempt proceeding for his corruption allegations against Judges of Madras High Court and Supreme Court,.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, C S Karnan
Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe into Sting Operation By Narada News(17.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court has passed an order asking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to launch a probe into sting operation conducted by Narada News, .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Narada News, Sting Operation, Trinamool Congress
Calcutta High Court Stays Criminal Proceeding Against Union Minister Babulal Supriyo(21.03.2017)
Calcutta High Court has stayed proceedings and non-bailable arrest warrant a City Court had issued against Union minister from Bengal Babul Supriyo fo.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Babulal Supriyo
Calcutta High Court Questions New Panchayat Election Date Set By Bengal Election Body(02.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has said that the date of Bengal rural elections will be finalised by a division bench after verifying security arrangements acros.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Panchayat Polls
NCLT Kolkata Rejects Resolution Plan of Dalmia Group for Binani Cement(03.05.2018)
NCLT Calcutta has directed the Committee of Creditors (CoC) to consider the revised offer from Ultra Tech within 3 days in the highly-contested insolv.....
Tags : NCLT Calcutta, Binani Cement
Calcutta High Court Asks West Bengal BJP Chief to Produce Educational Qualification Documents(04.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has directed BJP West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh to produce documents related to his educational qualification in connectio.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, BJP
West Bengal Panchayat Poll'18: Calcutta High Court Directs SEC to Accept Online Nominations(09.05.2018)
Calcutta High court has directed the State Election Commission to accept the nominations of candidates who have filed it online.
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Panchayat Polls
Calcutta High Court Provides Ease to Untrained TET Aspirants(17.08.2015)
Calcutta High Court has allowed teacher aspirants without teaching degrees to appear for Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) examination scheduled to be h.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court,Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) examination
Calcutta HC Scraps Pvt. Medical College's Admission List for Management Quota Entry(06.09.2016)
Calcutta HC has scrapped entire list of 77 medical candidates published by KPC Medical College and Hospital for admission under management quota, send.....
Tags : Calcutta HC , KPC Medical College
SC: Tainted' Officials Lose Anti-Prosecution Shield when Transferred(08.09.2016)
SC, while providing investigating agencies a significant handle to go after officials accused of corruption, has ruled that no sanction will be requir.....
Tags : SC, Anti-Prosecution Shield, Tainted' Officials
Calcutta HC: Victims of Acid Attacks Before Cr.P.C. Amendment Entitled To Compensation(11.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that victims of acid attacks prior to 31 December, 2009, i.e. the insertion of Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Proc.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Acid Attacks
Calcutta HC: Remedy Under SARFAESI Act Subject To Provisions Of Limitation Act(11.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that any remedy under Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 20.....
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Delhi High Court: Consider Training Academy for Prosecutors(29.08.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked AAP government to explore the possibility of setting up an academy for imparting training to prosecutors.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Prosecutors
Calcutta High Court: Dearness Allowance is a Legal Right(04.09.2018)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that they have a legal right to inflation-linked dearness allowance while overturning an order of the State Appellate Tr.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Dearness Allowance
Calcutta High Court Questions IAS Officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay’s Appointment as SEC(12.10.2015)
Calcutta HC has questioned State Govt’s decision to appoint senior IAS officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay, as the acting State Election Commissioner (SEC) a.....
Tags : Calcutta HC , State Govt, IAS Officer Alapan Bandyopadhyay, State Election Commissioner
Calcutta HC Directs Kolkata Port Trust to Inspect Hyde Road Land(14.10.2015)
Calcutta HC has directed S K Dhar, Estate Manager-in-Charge of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to visit premises at P-51 on Hyde Road Extension and ascertai.....
Tags : Calcutta HC , Kolkata Port Trust , Hyde Road Land
Calcutta HC Grants Interim Bail to Kunal Ghosh in Saradha Scam Case(06.10.2016)
Calcutta HC, while rejecting CBI’s plea to keep Ex-Transport Minister Madan Mitra, under house arrest and police surveillance, has granted him interim.....
Tags : Calcutta HC, Ex-Transport Minister, interim bail, Saradha Scam
Calcutta HC Grants Extension of Time for Immersion of Idols of Household Durga Pujas(07.10.2016)
Calcutta High Court has extended the time for immersion of idols of household Durga Pujas for two hours till 6 pm in West Bengal on October 11.
Tags : Calcutta High Court , immersion, Durga Puja
Calcutta HC Slams State for Puja Restrictions meant to ‘Appease’ Minorities(10.10.2016)
Calcutta HC has pulled up West Bengal Government for its “arbitrary” directive to limit Durga idol immersions so as to not clash with Muharram process.....
Tags : Calcutta HC, Durga, Puja , Muharram
Calcutta High Court: All Proceedings Under Companies Act 1956 Stands Transferred To NCLT(10.09.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that HC has lost jurisdiction from 15th December 2016 to entertain all proceedings under Companies Act, 1956 and the same.....
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Public Prosecutor Cannot Act Like A Post Office Of The Government: Supreme Court(14.09.2018)
Supreme Court has re-iterated that a public prosecutor cannot act like a post office of the Government while acting on a petition for withdrawal of pr.....
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NGT Raps Councillor for Cutting Trees(02.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rapped a Municipal Councillor from South Delhi after South Corporation accused him of cutting trees illegally. NGT h.....
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Calcutta HC Puts Madan Mitra under House Arrest in Saradha Chit Fund Scam(06.11.2015)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that Bengal transport and Sports Minister, Madan Mitra, an accused in the Rs 2,500-crore Saradha Chit Fund scam, to be.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court , Bengal transport and Sports Minister, Madan Mitra, Saradha Chit Fund scam
Calcutta High Court Tells Bengal Government: Don't Draw Line Between Hindus-Muslims(21.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court, while questioning West Bengal government's curbs on Durga idol immersion, has said that State cannot hinder a citizen's right to .....
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Calcutta High Court Revokes Mamata's Government's Ban on Idol Immersion(21.09.2017)
Calcutta high court has revoked Mamata Banerjee Government's ban on immersion of Durga idols during Muharram and said the state cannot pass such order.....
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Bombay High Court Restrains BMC's Panel from Granting Permission for Cutting Trees(25.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has restrained BMC's tree authority from granting permission for cutting of trees and observed that appointment of independent exper.....
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Bombay High Court Restrains BMC's Panel from Granting Permission for Cutting Trees(25.10.2018)
Bombay High Court has restrained BMC's tree authority from granting permission for cutting of trees and observed that appointment of independent exper.....
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Calcutta HC Irks over West Bengal Police(24.02.2016)
Calcutta HC, while hearing a case relating to alleged abduction of an independent councillor of Kandi Municipality, has expressed displeasure at funct.....
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Calcutta HC: CBI More Independent Agency to Probe Narada Sting Operation(19.01.2017)
Calcutta High Court has said that CBI will be a more independent agency to probe Narada sting operation than an agency under State Government.
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Narada Sting Operation, CBI
Supreme Court Directs BCCI Chief Executive To Take Charge For Interim Period(23.01.2017)
Supreme Court has directed that BCCI Chief Executive Rahul Johri will be the caretaker head of Board until the committee of administrators is appointe.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Police To Grant Permission For BJP Rally(02.02.2018)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Police to grant permission for a public meeting by the BJP in the Garden Reach area in the western part o.....
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Not Necessary to Appoint Prosecutor of Victim's Choice Under SC/ST Act: Delhi HC(28.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has held that it is not necessary for the Magistrate to appoint an advocate of the victim's choice to act as the public prosecutor un.....
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Calcutta HC Stays TRAI's February 1 Cable Switch-Over Plan(31.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed cable switch-over plan of TRAI and directed Additional Solicitor General to explain whether a clause of negotiation bet.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Amendment of Senior Designation Guidelines(01.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that condition stipulating regular practice in high court for being considered for designation as a senior advocate s.....
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Calcutta HC Shows Concern on “Syndicate”(09.02.2016)
Calcutta HC has irked on "syndicate" in Bengal, pointing out that it has not spared even judiciary. “Syndicate” is colloquialism for construction mate.....
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Choices of Sexual Preference Protected Under Scheme of Constitutional Morality: Calcutta HC(05.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that consensual cohabitation between two adults of same sex cannot be termed as illegal and also observed
that such .....
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Don't Deprive Litigants of Valuable Right to Prosecute Just for Their Lawyer's Default: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that valuable right of a litigant to prosecute an appeal should not be deprived merely because of non-appearance of his law.....
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Geographical Indication Rights Applicable Only to Goods and Not Services: Calcutta HC(08.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has held Rights of Geographical Indication (GI) can be enforced only in respect of goods and not services while dismissing an infr.....
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President Issues Order to Set up Circuit Bench of Calcutta HC at Jalpaiguri(08.02.2019)
President Ram Nath Kovind has issued order to establish a circuit bench of Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
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Calcutta High Court Gives Anticipatory Bail to Mukul Roy in TMC MLA’s Murder Case(14.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP leader Mukul Roy in connection with TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas's murder case and said that BJP l.....
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Delhi HC Slams Centre for Holding Revision of Pay Scales of Public Prosecutors(16.05.2016)
Delhi HC has pulled up Centre for “not doing anything” on proposal sent by AAP Government for revision of pay scales of public prosecutors of the dis.....
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Proceedings Before Motor Accident Cases Tribunal Are Inquisitorial In Nature: Calcutta HC(16.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that proceedings before the Motor Accident Cases Tribunal are inquisitorial in nature.
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APPs Can’t Claim Parity With Public Prosecutors on Retirement Age: Supreme Court(18.05.2018)
Supreme Court has refused to grant parity to Assistant Public Prosecutors with Public Prosecutors in Kerala as it held that their method of appointmen.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Centre's Decision to De-Recognize Equivalence of Degrees Awarded By Madrassas(23.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the decision of Department of Posts, Union of India not to accord equivalence to the degrees/diplomas/equivalence which.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Madrasahs
Calcutta High Court Stays Publication of CLAT 2018 Rank List(24.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has passed an interim order directing the CLAT organizers not to publish any rank list till May 25, the next date of hearing.
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SERVICE TAX - Supplying Electricity to Occupants of Commercial Complex is subject to Service Tax: Calcutta HC(28.03.2019)
Calcutta HC has held that the transaction of obtaining high-tension electric and supplying it to occupants after converting it to low-tension supply a.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Criminal Proceedings Against Amit Shah for 'Defamatory' Speech(01.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the criminal proceedings against BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Amit Shah,in a defamation case against him.
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Defamatory Speech, Amit Shah
CS Karnan Issues NBWs Against CJI, SC Judges Who Passed Contempt Order Against Him(03.05.2017)
Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan has ordered issuance of non-bailable warrants against seven judges of Supreme Court, including CJI, for no.....
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Calcutta High Court Allows Railways to Use Own Force for Eviction Drive(14.06.2018)
Calcutta High Court has allowed the Railways to carry out eviction of encroachers at New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri stations, and directed the West Benga.....
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Wakf Tribunal Has No Supervisory Jurisdiction Over Wakf Boards: Calcutta High Court(19.06.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that supervisory jurisdiction is not vested with the Wakf Tribunal, and it cannot assume jurisdiction to pass any directi.....
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Communication By Advocate About An Order As Good As Production of Certified Copy: Calcutta HC(25.06.2018)
Calcutta High Court has observed that communication by an advocate about a court order is as good as production of certified copy of the order in ques.....
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Service of CNI Bishop Not a Personal Service: Calcutta HC(24.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has held that service of a Bishop of Church of North India (CNI), who had challenged his superannuation, is not a personal service.....
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Calcutta HC: Power Of Attorney can be Permitted to Address the Court in Case of Close Relative(25.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court observed that court has discretion to permit the power of attorney to address the court in a case of close relative.
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Non-Advocate Power of Attorney Permitted to Address Court in Case of Close Relative: Calcutta HC(26.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that there is discretion in court in the case of a close relative to permita non advocate power of attorney to addres.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Reply on Outdoor Advertising Policy in West Bengal(14.09.2015)
Calcutta HC on PIL by Ascent Welfare Organization seeking order against back-to-back advertisement on windshields of AC buses owned by state transport.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Private Medical Colleges to Follow MCI Admission Rules(27.09.2016)
Calcutta HC has asked private medical colleges in West Bengal to follow Medical Council of India Guidelines on admission of students under management .....
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Madan Tamang Murder Case: Calcutta HC Directs CBI to Present Bimal Gurung to City Sessions Court(20.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has directed CBI to bring Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Chief Bimal Gurung and 21 other accused to the city sessions court on July .....
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Calcutta HC Confirms Sales Tax Dept’s order Denying Online Generation of C-Forms(26.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has confirmed the action of Sales Tax Department denying online generation of C forms while directing the petitioner to file the f.....
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Delhi High Court Awards Rs. 27 Lakh to Electrocuted Teenager's Parents(28.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has asked the municipal corporation authorities to pay over Rs. 27 lakh as compensation to the parents of a 14-year-old boy electrocu.....
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Can’t Deny Compensation to Victim of State’s Negligence because of Dispute in Govt Agencies: Delhi HC(01.10.2018)
Delhi High Court has held that inter se dispute between two government agencies as to who amongst them was negligent in maintenance of electrical inst.....
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Supreme Court: Execution Petition Filed Without Certified Copy Of Decree Valid(16.07.2019)
Supreme Court has held that the High Court was not right in holding that in the absence of a formal decree not being drawn or/and filed the decree hol.....
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Calcutta High Court Fines BJP Leader for Trying to Settle Political Scores by Filing a Deceptive Plea(20.08.2015)
Calcutta High Court has imposed fine of Rs. 10 lakh on a BJP functionary of Calcutta for trying to “settle political scores” by filing deceptive plea .....
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Calcutta HC Slams CBI for 'Carelessness, Negligence' in Handling of National Treasures(30.06.2017)
Calcutta High Court has rapped Central Bureau of Investigation for not complying with Court orders to relocate Buddhist religious manuscripts and arte.....
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Calcutta High Court Scales Down Criminal Charges in AMRI Hospital Fire Tragedy Case(06.07.2017)
Calcutta High Court has scaled down charge of culpable homicide to that of causing death by negligence against a cardiologist who was a former license.....
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Calcutta High Court Declines to Pass Interim Order on Doctors’ Strike(14.06.2019)
Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors at state-run hospitals in protest against the attack on two.....
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Calcutta High Court Summons Medical Council Registrar(14.06.2019)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Registrar of the West Bengal Medical Council to appear before this court personally on July 2 with the documents .....
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Calcutta High Court Asks 'Striking' Doctors to Reconcile(17.06.2019)
Calcutta High Court has refused to issue any specified directions in a PIL filed against ongoing doctors' strike in West Bengal and reminded the 'stri.....
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Calcutta High Court Freezes Service Tax Audit Post-GST(06.09.2018)
Calcutta High Court has granted stay against audit notices issued by Central Tax officers for conducting audit of last 5 years under service tax, afte.....
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Calcutta High Court Junks Request Against Abuse by Bengal Cops Over Ram Chant(01.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has rejected two petitions filed by BJP workers alleging continued police harassment for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ during CM Mamata .....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside CAT Order on Sacking of IRS Official(01.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has nullified the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)’s Kolkata Bench terming it as ‘usurpation of jurisdiction’. T.....
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Calcutta High Court Puts Restriction on TET Merit List(02.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has issued an interim order restraining the school service commission from publishing the merit list for appointment of assistant .....
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Calcutta High Court Increases Protection to Former Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar Till July 22(03.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has extended till July 22 the protection granted to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar from the CBI taking any coerci.....
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Calcutta High Court Notice Brings Cut Money Scandal to Mamata Banerjee’s Doorstep(03.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has directed Bengal food minister Jyotipriya Mullick,his confidential assistant,a councillor and the State to respond within four .....
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Calcutta HC Orders Govt. to Give Compensation Details(29.09.2015)
Calcutta High Court has ordered Calcutta Government to submit entire records of Justice Shyamal Sen Commission relating to compensation of Saradha vic.....
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Calcutta High Court Irks over Holding of Political Rallies on Weekdays(07.10.2015)
Calcutta High Court has irked over holding of rallies in central district of metropolis on weekdays blocking traffic and directed all political partie.....
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Uttarakhand HC Directs Removal of Electrical Fencing(18.10.2016)
Uttarakhand HC while taking suo moto cognizance of a death due to electrocution last year, has ordered removal of illegal electric fences citing threa.....
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Calcutta HC: Advertise Animal Slaughter Norms in Print & Electronic Media(04.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal Government to advertise the norms and guidelines related to animal slaughter in print and the electronic .....
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Calcutta HC: Secured Creditor Cannot Invoke S. 14 of SARFAESI Act After Sale of Secured Asset(04.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that a secured creditor cannot maintain an application u/s 14 of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets a.....
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Calcutta HC Puts Durga Puja Dole on Hold(08.10.2018)
Calcutta High Court has asked State Government to keep on hold its payout scheme to Durga Pujas till the next hearing of matter.
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere with State’s Decision to Give Funds to Durga Puja Committees(10.10.2018)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in the West Bengal Government’s decision to give Rs 10,000 each to 28,000 Durga puja committees in the st.....
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Calcutta HC: Special Courts in Narcotics Cases to Record Statements of Witnesses Through Video(16.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has recommended the Special Courts under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to record statements of official witn.....
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Orissa HC Rejects Plea Seeking Judicial Action over Leaving of Cuttack from Smart City Scheme(17.11.2015)
Orissa High Court has rejected plea seeking judicial intervention alleging that millennium city of Cuttack was left out from Central Government-sponso.....
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Calcutta High Court Cancels Madan Mitra's Bail, Accused in Saradha Scam(20.11.2015)
Calcutta High Court has accepted petition of Central Bureau of Investigation seeking cancellation of bail granted to Trinamool Congress leader Madan M.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Businessman’s Plea to Stay Criminal Proceeding in Jessop's Factory Fire Case(27.10.2016)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stay proceedings against Businessman Pawan Ruia in connection with a case filed by CID following a fire at Jessop's.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses CBI’s Plea for Cancellation of Bail to Madan Mitra in Saradha Scam(04.11.2016)
Calcutta High Court has rejected CBI's prayer for cancellation of bail to Trinamool Congress Leader Madan Mitra, an accused in Multi-crore Saradha Chi.....
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Calcutta High Court Judge Accepts Recusal Plea on Ground of Being Facebook Friend with Lawyer(16.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court Judge has recused himself from a hearing a matter after a party raised objection over his being a Facebook friend of an appearing .....
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Supreme Court Explains Executing Court Cannot Travel Beyond Order or Decree under Execution(16.09.2019)
Supreme Court has clarified a settled proposition that an executing court cannot travel beyond the order or decree under execution. The Court observed.....
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Calcutta High Court Orders Venkatesh Films to Vacate Prime KoPT Land(16.10.2015)
Calcutta High Court has ordered Venkatesh Films to vacate a piece of prime land and hand over its possession to Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) by November .....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Appointment of Primary School Teachers(21.10.2016)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stay appointment of primary school teachers in West Bengal, the process for which has already started for thousands.....
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Calcutta High Court: Complaint Under Sec.138 NI Act Not Maintainable Without Presenting Cheque(08.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has held that without producing the cheque before the drawer bank, complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act w.....
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Calcutta High Court: Married Daughter Can Get Dead Parent's Job(14.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has paved the way for married daughters to be recruited in government jobs on compassionate grounds should a parent die while in s.....
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Calcutta High Court: Note IMEI Number Before Handing Over Interim Custody of Stolen E-devices(15.09.2017)
Calcutta High Court has directed investigating authorities to ascertain and record the IMEI number and other product details before handing over inter.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Bail Plea of Bharati Ghosh Aide(06.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a bail plea by Sujit Mandal, a bodyguard of former West Midnapore police chief Bharati Ghosh, in an extortion case i.....
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Calcutta High Court: Sex Workers Should not be Arrested, or Treated as Accused(12.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has directed that sex workers exploited for commercial sex should not be arrayed as accused for offences under the Immoral Traffic.....
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Delhi HC: No Escape for Power Discoms in Electrocution Cases if Lapses Found(07.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has said that Power Discoms can't escape liability in cases of electrocution if it is found that there were maintenance/safety lapses.....
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Gujarat HC Notices State Government over Kharicut Canal Pollution(08.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has sought an explanation from State Government and Authorities concerned over a PIL that complained about heavy air and water poll.....
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Calcutta High Court Issues Directions to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Schools(19.11.2018)
Calcutta High Court has directed authorities to appoint counsellors in about one lakh educational institutions in West Bengal to protect students from.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Shahrukh to File Affidavit in Case Against Delhi's IIPM(06.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court has directed Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan to file an affidavit explaining his relation with the Indian Institute of Planning .....
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Calcutta High Court: Accused has Right to Remain Silent(06.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court has exonerated a convict from a murder charge by observing that Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 does not discharge th.....
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Prosecution Norms Relaxed for TDS, I-T Return Filing Defaults(12.09.2019)
Central Board of Direct Taxes has relaxed some norms relating to prosecution of income tax defaulters for delay in depositing TDS (tax deducted at sou.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Government’s Reply over Non-payment of Fees to APPs(20.12.2016)
Delhi High Court has sought a report from Chief Secretary, Ministry of Law over non-payment of fees by Delhi Government to thirty-two Additional Publi.....
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Gujarat HC Constitutes Committee on Electrocution of Lions(22.12.2016)
Gujarat High Court has set up a 10-member committee to report on deaths of lions by electrocution in and around Gir sanctuary.
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Calcutta HC: Aadhaar Card Is Not Proof of Citizenship(26.12.2016)
Calcutta High Court, while rejecting claim of citizenship on ground that accused possessed Aadhaar card, has ruled that ‘Aadhaar card is not a proof o.....
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Bombay HC: Police Officers, Advocates Should Not Fight with Each Other(28.12.2016)
Bombay High Court has observed that it can’t be forgotten that Advocates, Police Officers, Public Prosecutors and Courts are stake holders in criminal.....
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Calcutta High Court Reinstates 'Darjeeling Chronicles' Links on Facebook(05.01.2018)
Calcutta High Court has set aside a lower court’s order which had asked a nodal agency of the central government to instruct Facebook to block news li.....
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Executive Magistrate can’t Order Police to Register FIR: SC(14.12.2018)
Supreme Court has observed that Executive Magistrate can’t direct the police to register an F.I.R. on basis of a private complaint lodged before him.
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Calcutta High Court Allows BJP’s Rath Yathra in West Bengal(21.12.2018)
Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’ programme in West Bengal, setting aside the state government’s refusal on apprehensions of communal.....
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Calcutta High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Former Top Cop Rajeev Kumar in Saradha Scam Case(01.10.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to the former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha ponzi scam case. The Court ask.....
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Delhi HC Asks Centre: Why Delay in Hiking Pay of Public Prosecutors?(08.03.2016)
Delhi High Court has asked Centre why there has been a delay in implementing its direction to hike pay of public prosecutors in Delhi.
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Supreme Court Orders Contempt Proceeding Against Sitting Judge of Calcutta HC(08.02.2017)
Supreme Court has decided to initiate contempt of court proceedings against sitting Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan for continuously levelling al.....
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Calcutta High Court Quashes Mamata Govt's Refusal to Permit BJP Rally in Bengal(11.01.2018)
Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP's Yuva Morcha to take out a rally in the state. The order was passed by setting aside the Bengal police's last min.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Recommendations For Senior Advocate Designation(18.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed further action on the recommendations of three names for senior designation made by the committee for designation of se.....
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Executing Court can't Decide Whether Court Which Decreed Suit had Territorial Jurisdiction: SC(21.01.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that an executing court has no jurisdiction to decide whether the court which passed the decree had territorial jurisdictio.....
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Calcutta HC: Possession of Counterfeit Currency in Hidden Manner Amounts to Trafficking(27.11.2019)
Calcutta High Court has upheld an order of conviction for possession of counterfeit Forged Indian Currency Notes and remarked that the same would amou.....
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Calcutta High Court Lifts Stay on Asset Sales of Eveready and McLeod Russel(03.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has lifted its temporary injunction on the sale of assets by group companies McLeod Russel and Eveready Industries. Eveready has .....
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CIVIL - Only Advocates can Plead and Argue on Behalf of Litigants Before Courts: Calcutta HC(25.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that acting and appearing for another will not include a right to plead or argue before a court of law and held that .....
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SERVICE - Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail: Calcutta HC(01.03.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was charged under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie.....
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CRIMINAL - Amended SC-ST Act Doesn't Limit Court's Jurisdiction to Grant Anticipatory Bail: Calcutta HC(01.03.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was charged under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocitie.....
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Calcutta HC Asks State Govt for Report on Action Against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 Protesters(17.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Government to file a report on action taken regarding law and order situation in West Bengal, amid violent .....
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Calcutta High Court Directs State Govt to Take Down All Anti-Citizenship Media Campaigns(23.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Government to suspend all media campaigns related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). The Court.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Narada to Submit Raw Footage of Bribery Tapes(25.03.2016)
Calcutta HC has asked web portal naradanews.com to submit raw footage of sting operation carried out by it showing Trinamool Congress ministers, MPs a.....
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SC Put Stay on Execution Of Rape Convict, Murderer Of 5-Year-Old(30.03.2016)
SC has stayed execution of man, who was to be hanged on Wednesday for raping and killing a five-year-old last year in Madhya Pradesh and sought respon.....
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Delhi High Court: Non Payment of Prosecutor Fees Attracts Contempt Proceeding(06.03.2017)
Delhi High Court has warned AAP Government with contempt proceedings for non-payment of fees to its public prosecutors since December 2015, despite co.....
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CRIMINAL - TMC MLA Murder Case: Calcutta HC Extends Anticipatory Bail to Mukul Roy for 8 More Weeks(06.03.2019)
Calcutta High Court has extended, by eight-week, protection from arrest to BJP leader Mukul Roy in connection with the killing of a Trinamool Congress.....
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Bombay High Court: In Absence of Karta, Any Member of Family May Prosecute Suit(20.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that where a Karta has not been appointed, any member of the Hindu Undivided Family may represent the family in the capacit.....
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Calcutta HC: Application to Set Aside Arbitral Award Cannot Be Put on Hold Due to Invocation of IBC(20.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has stated that an application to set aside an arbitral award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be kept in a.....
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Calcutta HC: Unreasoned Arbitral Awards are Opposed to Public Policy Under Section 34 of A&C Act(21.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has set aside an arbitral award that was found to be bereft of proper reasoning and application of mind. The Court has held that a.....
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Calcutta High Court Issues Show Cause to President and Secretaries of Striking Bar Associations(13.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the President and Secretaries of the concerned Bar Associations to show cause for not initiating contempt proceedings ag.....
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KHC : No Immunity to Companies from Prosecution Where Punishment Prescribed is Mandatory Imprisonment(13.01.2020)
Karnataka High Court (KHC) has held that there is no immunity to the companies from prosecution merely because the prosecution is in respect of offenc.....
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SC Issues Notice on Calcutta HC's Challenge Against Judgment Modifying Senior Designation Guidelines(15.01.2020)
Supreme Court has issued a notice on a Petition filed by the Calcutta High Court challenging its own judgment that allowed in part the challenge to it.....
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Calcutta HC Recommends Action Against District Judge for Material Irregularity in Judicial Order(16.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has recommended administrative action against a District Judge for material irregularity and impropriety in a judicial order. The .....
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Calcutta High Court: Inconvenience of Wife Treated as Prime Consideration in Matrimonial Suit(16.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that if a Transfer Petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is sought by a wife during matrimonial.....
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Hyderabad High Court: Permanent Executive Must Show Way to Elected Bosses(08.06.2016)
Hyderabad High Court while observing that it is the permanent executive which would have to advise and steer the political executive, Justice Sanjay K.....
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Calcutta High Court: Issues Decided by Consumer Forums Attract Principles of Res Judicata(06.04.2017)
Calcutta High Court has observed that state/national consumer redressal forums have the trappings of courts and are adjudicatory bodies, and so issues.....
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Calcutta High Court Extends Stay on West Bengal Panchayat Polls Process(17.04.2018)
Calcutta High Court has extended by a day its stay on the West Bengal's panchayat election process.
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Calcutta HC: Issue Fresh Order Extending Dates For Filing Nomination For Panchayat Polls(23.04.2018)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to notify fresh dates for filing of nominations for panchayat elections wh.....
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Calcutta HC Asks State EC To Accept Nominations on WhatsApp(26.04.2018)
Calcutta High Court has asked the State Election Commission to treat as valid the nomination papers of nine candidates from Bhangore who had sent the .....
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Calcutta HC Asks State EC To Accept Poll Nominations on WhatsApp(26.04.2018)
Calcutta High Court has asked the State Election Commission to treat as valid the nomination papers of nine candidates from Bhangore who had sent the .....
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Calcutta High Court Grants Widow Insurance Relief(04.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed a bank to pay Rs 1 lakh to the widow of a customer as accidental death insurance after it had refused to pay up on th.....
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Delhi High Court Says “Pay Salaries of Prosecutors”(07.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has directed City Government to change existing system for the clearance of payments of public prosecutors’ and government counsels w.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Madan Mitra’s Bail Application(07.08.2015)
Calcutta High Court has rejected the bail application of State Transport Minister Madan Mitra, an accused in Saradha scam case.
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Degrading Procedure for Recovery of Narcotics from Body of Suspect Violates Article 21: Calcutta HC(10.07.2018)
Calcutta High Court has asserted that the procedure for recovery of narcotics from inside the body of the suspect should not be cruel and invasive as .....
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Calcutta HC Lays Down Guidelines for Probing Commercial Sexual Exploitation Cases(10.07.2018)
Calcutta High Court has laid down guidelines for investigation and trial of offences under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
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Additional Director of DRI Not Empowered to Confiscate Goods Under Customs Act: Calcutta HC(12.07.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that Additional Director of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is not entitled to invoke Section 124 of Customs Act, 196.....
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Calcutta High Court: Former Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar Cannot be Arrested(31.05.2019)
Calcutta High Court in a big relief for West Bengal Additional Director General (ADG), CID, Rajeev Kumar has accepted his plea, seeking quashing of th.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Case on Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Children Protection Homes(07.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has taken a suo moto case on measures to be taken to protect children lodged in Protection Homes from the Corona virus. The Court .....
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Calcutta High Court Stays West Bengal Panchayat Polls(13.04.2018)
Calcutta High Court has stalled the ongoing process of panchayat elections in West Bengal till further orders.
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NARCOTICS - Calcutta HC: NDPS Court Not Exercising Magisterial Powers While Remanding Accused at Post-Cognizance(26.03.2019)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed habeas corpus petition holding that Special Court under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) is not.....
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Calcutta High Court Allows Live-Streaming of Proceedings(13.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has granted permission for live-streaming of proceedings in a matter related to whether the children of Parsi Zoroastrian women ma.....
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Calcutta HC: Lawyer's Chamber in Residential Property Not "Commercial" Space, Unlike Law Firms(14.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that the legal profession is not a commercial activity and hence, the chambers of a lawyer in a residential property cann.....
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Calcutta High Court Stays Construction of Reliance JIO Infocomm Limited Mobile Tower(14.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the construction of Reliance JIO Infocomm Limited mobile tower as the local self-governing authorities did not comply w.....
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Calcutta High Court Asks Reserve Bank of India to Act Against Bank of Baroda(17.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the Reserve Bank of India to consider “appropriate steps” against the Bank of Baroda, including cancelling its banking l.....
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Calcutta HC: If Sanction Is Granted on Same Facts, Then Court Has Power to Add/ Alter Charge(15.06.2017)
Calcutta High Court has observed that if any sanction has been granted for prosecution on same facts, Court has power to add or alter the charge in re.....
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Calcutta High Court: Finding Fact of Settlement Commission Not Open to Judicial Review(19.06.2017)
Calcutta High Court has held that a finding of fact made by Settlement Commission is not open to judicial review unless it is established that such fi.....
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Calcutta High Court: Property Buyer Cannot Claim Damages For Loss by Metro Work(19.06.2017)
Calcutta High Court has held that if work on metro railway causes any damage or injury to any land or building, it is the person having subsisting int.....
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Photography Services for Preparing Voters ID Card Not Subject to Service Tax: Calcutta HC(16.08.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that photography services done by the agency while preparing Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) would not be subject to.....
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Absence of Witness Signatures on Arrest Memo is Sufficient to Assume Wrongful Detention: Calcutta HC(16.08.2018)
Calcutta High Court has asserted that absence of witness signatures on arrest memo is sufficient to discharge the onus on the accused to establish tha.....
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Calcutta HC to Continue Restrictive Functioning Till May 31(14.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has announced that the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches at Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Jalpaiguri and all subordinate C.....
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Roads Can’t Be Completely Blocked For Holding Political Processions/Meetings: Calcutta HC(09.05.2018)
Calcutta High Court has observed that no road must be completely blocked and made inaccessible to pedestrians or to motor traffic by reason of holding.....
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Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court Order on West Bengal Panchayat Polls(11.05.2018)
Supreme Court has stayed the Calcutta High Court’s order asking the West Bengal poll panel to accept nominations through e-mail for the rural polls.
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutionality of Execution of Death Penalty by Hanging(02.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Petition filed by an 88-year old freedom fighter challenging the constitutional validity of Section 354(5) of the Code o.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Bail to Chartered Accountant if He is Willing to Compound Offence(03.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Lower Court to allow a Chartered Accountant involved in a Goods and Services Tax scam of Rs 98 Crore to bail if t.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Centre Not to Deport Polish Student(06.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Centre not to deport Polish student, Kamil Siedcynski till 18th March, 2020 when it will decide whether his Petit.....
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Delhi HC: Non-Executive Directors of Company Immune from Cheque Dishonor Proceedings(11.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that the non-executive directors of a company are exempted from the cheque dishonour proceedings under Section 138 of the Ne.....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Leave-India Notice to Polish Student(19.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has set aside the expulsion order issued by Foreigner Regional Registration Offices to Kamil Siedcynski, a Polish student, for all.....
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Calcutta HC Initiates Contempt Against Lawyer Who Cursed Judge with COVID-19 Infection(25.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has initiated criminal contempt proceedings against a lawyer, Advocate Bijoy Adhikary, for cursing the judge to contract Corona Vi.....
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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by It and Courts Subordinate to It(25.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the Courts subordinate to it till 30th April, 2020, provid.....
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Calcutta HC: Authorities Undertaking Provisional Attachment Without Informing Bank, Contrary to Law(27.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that Principal Additional Director General, Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI) and Additio.....
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RBI Announces Cut in Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate(27.03.2020)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a 75 basis points cut in repo rates, 90 basis points cut to 4% in reverse repo rate as a measure to counter .....
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Calcutta HC Notifies Protocol for Post-Lockdown Functioning(15.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has issued guidelines for post-lockdown functioning. The Court has asked everyone visiting the Court to abide by the advisories an.....
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Calcutta HC Asks State to Explain Power of District Magistrate to Suspend Internet(18.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Government to file affidavits explaining the jurisdiction of the District Magistrate to pass order fo.....
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Calcutta HC: Granting Bail to Accused Due to Delayed Filing of Chargesheet, Matter of Concern(19.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has expressed that the failure in recording judicial statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on accou.....
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Calcutta HC: Extra Realisation Due to Adverse Exchange Rate of Rupee Part of Export Turnover(20.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that extra realisation made in rupees for export sale proceeds in foreign exchange due to adverse exchange rate of rupee .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Alleging Mismanagement of COVID-19 Situation(20.05.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as well as the State Government of West Bengal to submit their replies in a plea a.....
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Calcutta HC Switches to "Microsoft Teams" for Hearing Extremely Urgent Matters(08.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has switched to "Microsoft Teams" for hearing extremely urgent matters via video-conferencing and accordingly, all the stakeholder.....
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Calcutta HC Asks State to Report on Steps Taken So Far to Contain COVID-19(13.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal Government to report to the Court the steps taken so far to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Periodic Govt Reports on Various Aspects for Combating COVID-19(20.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Government of West Bengal to file periodic reports with regard to the progress made by it in terms of tackl.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea for Scheme for Granting Financial Assistance to Lawyers(20.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a plea to frame a scheme for granting financial assistance to lawyers who may require such assistance in view.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Affidavit from State on Steps Taken in Plea Regarding Burial Of COVID-19 Patient(20.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has considered a Petition claiming that the burial in the graveyard of the dead body of a COVID-19 casualty without the death cert.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Bail Plea by Bangladeshi National(20.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has denied bail to a Bangladeshi national, who has been in custody for 270 days, arrested under Sections 411 and 414 of the Indian.....
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Calcutta HC Extends Interim Protection from Arrest to Mukul Roy in Railway Panel Case till Nov 8(17.09.2019)
Calcutta High Court has extended interim protection from arrest to BJP leader Mukul Roy in a case of alleged payout for a railway panel membership til.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Disclose Progress in Appointments of Chairperson/Members(22.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Secretary, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department as well as the Judicial Secretary to submit .....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea for Cancellation of Registration of Standing Counsel(22.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has issued notices on a Writ Petition, seeking cancellation of registration of a Standing Counsel for the Central Government alleg.....
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SC Asks CBSE and UGC to Coordinate on Declaration of Results and Cut-offs(22.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked Central Board for Secondary Education and University Grants Commission to coordinate on the date of declaration of the results.....
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Calcutta HC: Not More Than 6 Kins of Person Who Has Died of COVID-19 Allowed to Attend Funeral(23.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that not more than 6 close kins of a person, who had died of COVID, would be allowed to accompany the dead body for the .....
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Calcutta HC: Section 29-A/31 of IBC Does Not Shield from Operation of Section 14(23.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that section 29-A or 31 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 would not provide a shield against the operation of .....
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Apex Court: Protection from Criminal Prosecution not Available to PSU Employees(20.08.2019)
Apex Court has ruled that protection from criminal prosecution is not available to those public servants who work in government companies or undertaki.....
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Saradha Scam: Calcutta High Court Extends Rajeev Kumar's Protection from Arrest(21.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has extended the protection from arrest to West Bengal CID Additional Director General Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha.....
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Calcutta High Court Stays Arrest Warrant Against Shashi Tharoor for Hindu Pakistan Remark(23.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed a bailable arrest warrant against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his remark on creation of a 'Hindu Pakistan'.
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Calcutta HC Orders Police Action if Parents Continue Protests Outside School Premises(09.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has observed that if parents do not desist from agitating before the school premises the Police may take appropriate action agains.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Explanation on Illegal Cutting of Trees(09.09.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from the forest department, police and the south corporation on a Petition filed by a local resident of Jan.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State Authorities to Start Bus Services for NEET-UG Aspirants(10.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the State authorities to make a sincere endeavour to start bus services for NEET-UG Aspirants from early morning on the .....
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Calcutta HC Directs State Authorities to Provide Decent Accommodation to NEET-UG Aspirant(11.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the State authorities to provide decent accommodation of one room, to a NEET-UG Aspirant (petitioner) and her accompanyi.....
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Calcutta HC Awards 20 More Marks to NEET Candidate(04.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has ordered to give 20 additional marks to a NEET candidate whose answers got wrong due to incorrect translation of questions.
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SC Orders Ahmed Patel to Face Trial Over Rajya Sabha Election(04.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has ordered to give 20 additional marks to a NEET candidate whose answers got wrong due to incorrect translation of questions.
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Calcutta HC: Application u/s 9 Of A&C Act Can be Filed Where Part of Cause of Action has Arisen(14.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has observed that an application under section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 can be filed where a part of the ca.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Min 20% Reduction in Private School Fees(14.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that the fees charged by private schools in the State should be reduced by 20%.
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Calcutta HC Quashes FIR by Mahua Moitra Against Babul Supriyo(15.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has quashed the Criminal Proceedings launched against the Union Minister Babul Supriyo, based on a charge sheet filed by the State.....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Govt. Durga Puja Grant for Puja Committees(19.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has refused to invalidate the State Government's notification which provided for disbursements of Rs. 50,000 each for Committees/O.....
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Calcutta HC Declares Bengal Pandals No-Entry Zones for Visitors(19.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that Durga Puja celebrations will be regulated in West Bengal in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Court has further .....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Single-Bench Order, Nullify West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act, 2008(10.12.2015)
Calcutta High Court has upheld a single bench order that nullified the West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act, 2008 and rejected appeal by West Be.....
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Supreme Court: 'Police Can’t Act As Executive Magistrates'(24.10.2017)
Supreme Court has expressed surprise that police officers have been assigned the task of Executive Magistrates under Criminal Procedure Code to ensure.....
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Bombay HC Quashes Resolution Making It Mandatory for APP to Secure 25% Conviction for Promotion(26.11.2018)
Bombay High Court has quashed a government resolution imposing a condition that the Assistant Public Prosecutor, whose rate of conviction is less than.....
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Prosecute Municipal Officials in Delhi for Their Failure to Address Air Pollution: SC(27.11.2018)
Supreme Court has asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to prosecute government officials who have not acted on nearly 250 complaints received .....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Media Reports Regarding Alleged Custodial Death of Minor(06.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the news reports regarding alleged custodial death of a 15-year-old boy at Mallarpur area in the .....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Blanket Ban on Fireworks to Curb Air Pollution Amid Covid Pandemic(06.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has clamped a blanket ban on fireworks to curb pollution amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Bengal till the end of November, 2020 “for .....
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Appointment of Special Public Prosecutors(10.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the appointment of eleven Special Public Prosecutors for conducting cases pertaining to the r.....
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Magistrate Shall Specify Whether Sentences Would Run Concurrently or Consecutively in Order: SC(18.02.2019)
Supreme Court has held that it is a mandatory legal requirement to specify whether sentences awarded to an accused convicted for two or more offences,.....
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CRIMINAL - Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Calcutta HC Grants Interim Protection to Nalini Chidambaram from Arrest(19.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection to Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, from arrest by CBI for .....
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CRIMINAL - Calcutta HC Grants Interim Protection to MP Who has Joined BJP(19.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has given MP Soumitra Khan, who had recently joined the BJP after quitting Trinamool Congress, interim protection from arrest for .....
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CIVIL - Calcutta HC Allows Woman to Terminate 29-Week Pregnancy(19.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has allowed a 42-year-old woman to terminate her 29-week pregnancy since the foetus was suffering from Down Syndrome.
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CIVIL - Calcutta HC Allows Woman to Terminate 29-week Pregnancy(19.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has permitted a 42-year-old woman to terminate her 29-week pregnancy because her foetus was diagnosed with Down Syndrome
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SERVICE - SC/ST Candidates Applying for High Court Jobs Not Exempted from Paying Examination Fee: Calcutta HC(22.02.2019)
Calcutta High Court has held that imposing examination fee on Scheduled Caste Schedule Tribe applicants to Group D Posts in the High Court is not ille.....
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Calcutta HC: Same-Gender Sexual Harassment Complaints Maintainable Under POSH Act(14.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that same-gender complaints are maintainable under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition a.....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Deportation of Rohingya Couple to Uphold Spirit of Humanity(26.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the deportation of a Rohingya couple who had illegally entered India back in 2017 and was about to be deported back by .....
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Calcutta High Court Deprecates Lawyers Strike(28.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has taken strong exception to the lawyer’s strike and has warned that any obstruction to Judges, police personnel or other public .....
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Calcutta High Court: Penal Liability not Attracted if Person Harbours Dacoits in General(28.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that penal liability would not be attracted if a person harbours dacoits in general and it must be proved that he had ha.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Centre to Open More CSFL Centres in State(30.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Central government to open more CFSL Centres in the State for expeditious forensic examination during criminal in.....
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Calcutta HC Asks Chief Secretary to Ensure Maintenance of Effective Protocols(30.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has asked the Chief Secretary of West Bengal Government to ensure that effective protocols are maintained during the year-end fest.....
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Calcutta HC: SC Order Extending Limitation Period to Apply to 30 Days for Filing Written Statement(04.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the order of the Supreme Court dated 23rd March, 2020 extending limitation period would apply only to the first .....
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Calcutta HC: No Data to Establish that Imposition of Death Penalty Leads to Decrease in Crime(06.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has allowed the Death Reference Appeal of a habitual offender while observing that there is statistical data to conclusively estab.....
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Calcutta High Court: Strict Rules of Evidence not Required to be Followed in Domestic Enquiries(11.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court while dismissing a writ petition said that it is a settled law that in domestic enquiries strict rules of evidence is not required.....
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Calcutta High Court Refuses Stay on Mukul Voice Test(13.12.2019)
Calcutta High Court has declined to stay an order by a Subordinate Calcutta Court that had allowed police to conduct a voice sample test of BJP leader.....
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Calcutta High Court Orders CAG Audit of Amphan Relief(02.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India to audit Amphan Cyclone related relief, amid allegations of irregu.....
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Calcutta HC Directs DGP to Initiate Inquiry Against IO Who Misused Provisions of CrPC(04.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Director General of Police to initiate inquiry against the investigating officer, coming down heavily on the poli.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Illegal Smuggling & Trading of Endangered Birds(07.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the illegal smuggling and trading of endangered species of birds in the State.
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Calcutta HC Directs Minor Child to Remain with Adoptive Parents(05.12.2016)
Calcutta High Court has directed that a two-year-old child would remain with a couple who had adopted her, despite biological mother's tearful plea to.....
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Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week(29.11.2017)
Trial of Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case to Start From Next Week
Tags : "The court has issued summons to Sohrabuddin's brother Nayamuddin and some others, and the recording of evidence will start from November 29," said special CBI prosecutor B P Raju.
Delhi High Court Stays 25% Wage Cut of Convicts in Delhi Jails(04.12.2018)
Delhi High Court has put on hold a practice in Tihar jail under which 25% of the wages of prisoners is deducted for a victim compensation fund.
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Calcutta High Court Denies Permission to Amit Shah’s ‘Rath Yatra’(07.12.2018)
Calcutta High Court has rejected BJP’s petition to allow the party to hold rath yatras in West Bengal, scheduled to be flagged off by BJP national pre.....
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Kerala HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Probe Into Air Crash Occurred at Calicut International Airport(18.11.2020)
Kerala High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed by a lawyer seeking a probe into air crash that occurred at the Calicut Internation.....
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Calcutta High Court Denies Permission to Perform Chhat Rituals at Subhas Sarobar in Kolkata(20.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has denied permission to perform Chhath Puja celebrations at Subhas Sarobar, a lake situated in the eastern part of the city, amid.....
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Karnataka HC Asks State Govt on Procedure to Appoint Prosecutors in MP/MLA Courts(24.11.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to place on record the procedure followed by it for making choice of the public prosecutors who.....
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Don't Force Children to Pursue Subjects Against Their Wishes: Calcutta HC to Parents(10.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that parents should not force their children to pursue subjects without taking into consideration their capabilities .....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Amendment to Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act(10.01.2019)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the validity of amendment to Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, permitting elected councillors of corporation to .....
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SC:Proceedings U/S 218 IPC Cannot be Initiated Because Prosecution Failed to Establish its Case(13.11.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that merely because the acquittal of the Accused was premised on the assessment that the prosecution had failed to establis.....
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Karnataka HC Stays Govt Order Dropping Criminal Prosecution in 61 Cases Against Elected Representativ(21.12.2020)
Karnataka High Court has stayed the government order dated 31st August, 2020 by which it had decided to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against .....
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Calcutta HC: No Interference Can be Made Where Adult Woman Decides to Marry and Convert(22.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has made it clear that if an adult woman marries as per her choice and decides to convert and not return to her paternal house, th.....
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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off for Disability Quota Seats(24.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably hi.....
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Calcutta HC Denies to Pass Further Order in Mallya's Case(03.08.2016)
Calcutta HC has denied to hear further or pass an order in a case where Mallya's holding company United Breweries Holdings Ltd is challenging United B.....
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Calcutta HC Judge, J. Karnan Convicts CJI, Seven Judges Under SC/ST Act for Harassing Dalit Judge(09.05.2017)
Calcutta High Court's Justice C S Karnan has "sentenced" Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and seven Supreme Court Judges to five years' imprisonment .....
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Bogus Balance Sheet Prepared to Avail Bank Loan Can be Basis for Addition: Calcutta HC(27.06.2018)
Calcutta High Court has held that addition to income can be made on the basis of balance sheet and profit and loss accounts certified to have been pre.....
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Calcutta HC: Rehabilitation of Trafficking Victim Not Dependent on Pace of Investigation/ Trial(02.07.2018)
Calcutta High Court has directed State to pay compensation to a child trafficking survivor, rejecting State’s assertion that she was not entitled to s.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Police to Return Mobile Phone/SIM Card Seized From Doctor(02.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Police to return mobile phone and SIM card seized from a doctor who criticized the Government in Social Media for.....
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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed by It & Courts Subordinate to It Till March 31(24.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended the subsistence of all the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it till 31st March, 2021.
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SC Rejects Prosecuterix's Affidavit That Her Complaint Against Accused was Under Pressure(24.02.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to accept an affidavit filed by the prosecutrix that she had lodged the case against the accused under pressure and has affi.....
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Calcutta HC: Criminal Trial Need Not Split Up Against Company Refusing Representation Before Court(24.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that where a company having notice, fails to represent itself in criminal judicial proceedings, the Courts must proceed w.....
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Calcutta HC: Not Mandatory to Possess Valid Foreign Passport for Indian Citizenship by Registration(28.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that it is not mandatory to possess a valid foreign passport to apply for the grant of Indian Citizenship by Registration.....
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Calcutta HC: 'Persons Interested' Include Those Who Have Stake in Compensation Proceedings(02.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that 'persons interested' in land acquisition proceedings include, not only persons who have an interest in the acquisiti.....
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Calcutta HC Asks State to Submit Response on Compensation to Nepali Man Arrested 41 Years Ago(23.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has asked the State Government to submit its response on providing a Nepali man who was arrested about 41 years ago and since then.....
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Calcutta High Court Allows Sex Workers to Rent Community Hall For Durga Puja(07.09.2015)
Calcutta High Court has allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising th.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Kunal Ghosh's Bail Plea(08.09.2015)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed bail plea of suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, accused in multi-crore rupee Saradha chit fund scam.
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Calcutta HC asks Govt. to Ensure Normalcy during Bandh(28.09.2016)
Calcutta HC has directed State Government to ensure that normal life is not disrupted during the bandh.
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Calcutta HC Condemns Outsourcing 'Recording of Judicial Orders' to Police Personnel(02.08.2017)
Calcutta High Court has frowned upon Magisterial practice of outsourcing recording of judicial orders to police personnel, and framed guidelines for “.....
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#Hit-And-Run Case: Calcutta High Court Raps Trial Court for Discharging Ex-MLA(03.08.2017)
Calcutta High Court has ordered trial of former RJD MLA Mohd. Sohrab for allegedly shielding his son Sambia who has been accused of killing an IAF cor.....
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Stay of Execution of Decree Pending Suit Shall Be Granted Only in Exceptional Cases: Chhattisgarh HC(24.09.2018)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that stay of execution of decree pending suit between decree-holder and judgment-debtor shall be granted only in .....
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Calcutta HC Directs Strict Implementation of COVID Guidelines During Election(14.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued directions to the District Magistrate of all districts and Chief Election Officer, West Bengal, to ensure that COVID gu.....
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Supreme Court: Accused Cannot be Convicted of Rape on Basis of Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix(17.02.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the conviction of an accused in Rape Cases cannot be done based on the sole testimony of the Prosecutrix unless she passes.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Replies from President and Secretary of Mendipur Bar Association(18.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has sought replies from the President and Secretary of the Mendipur Bar Association explaining why action must not be taken agains.....
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Calcutta HC: Constitutional & Statutory Responsibility of Govt. to Dispose of Dead Bodies(05.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Government to take a decision relating to the installation of the electric chulli (electric cre.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Administration to Issue Protective Orders Retraining All Illegal Activiti(08.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the local administration to issue protective orders retraining all illegal activities in Sundarbans, observing that t.....
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Calcutta HC: Writ Jurisdiction Shall Exist IBC Matters Despite Alternative Remedy(10.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court held that the writ jurisdiction can be invoked in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) matters, despite the availability of an.....
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Calcutta High Court: Reserve Bank of India is 'State' Under Article 12(11.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, 1949. The Court has furthe.....
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Calcutta High Court Junks Centre's Proposal to Rename it as Kolkata(19.07.2016)
Calcutta High Court has unanimously denied Centre's proposal to rename it as Kolkata and the decision has been communicated to the State Law Ministry.
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Calcutta HC Orders Govt. to Pay Rs 3 Lakh to Acid Attack Victim(27.07.2016)
Calcutta HC has directed West Bengal Government to pay by August 2 Rs 3 lakh to a victim of acid attack in South 24-Parganas district.
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Bombay HC Quashes Prosecution of 2 Former IFIN Auditors(22.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has quashed the prosecution of BSR Associates and Deloitte Haskins & Sells, auditors of the crisis-ridden IL&FS Financial Services (.....
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Calcutta HC Requires Colour Blind Land Owner to be Employed Suitably by Acquiring Authority(23.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has declared that a member of a family whose land has been acquired with an assurance of providing an employment over and above th.....
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Calcutta HC to Observe Restrictive Functioning Until May 15(27.04.2020)
Calcutta High Court has decided that the order of suspension of regular works of the High Court as well as its Circuit Benches and the Subordinate Cou.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Details Regarding Law and Order Situation in State(10.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the details regarding the latest status of the law and order situation in the State, dealing with a public interest pet.....
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Calcutta HC: Arbitral Award Holder’s Claim Would Extinguish on Approval of Resolution Plan(10.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has stated that an arbitral award-holder's claim would stand extinguished upon the approval of a Resolution Plan for the award-deb.....
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Calcutta HC: Larger Bench to Decide Upon Power to Settle Dispute Between Consumer, Tele Company(18.05.2017)
Calcutta High Court has directed the formation of a larger Bench to decide whether a dispute between a consumer and a private basic or cellular teleph.....
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Calcutta High Court: Pregnancy Past 20 Weeks can be Terminated if Foetus Has Congenital Defects(04.06.2019)
Calcutta High Court has approved the termination of a pregnancy having a period of 25 weeks on the finding that the foetus had congenital defect. This.....
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SC: Executing Court must Dispose of Execution Proceedings Within 6 Months from Filing Date(28.04.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that an Executing Court must dispose of the Execution Proceedings within six months from the date of filing, which may be e.....
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SC Directs High Courts to Reconsider and Update Rules Relating to Execution of Decrees(28.04.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the High Courts to reconsider and update all the Rules relating to Execution of Decrees, made under exercise of its powers .....
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Calcutta High Court, Subordinate Courts to Remain Closed for Summer Vacations from May 3(03.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has decided to prepone the summer vacations starting from 24th May 2021, to 3rd May, 2021. The decision has been taken keeping in .....
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Calcutta High Court: High Court Has Responsibility to Protect Honest Businessmen(19.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the inherent powers of the Court should be used in appropriate cases to meet the ends of justice. The Court whil.....
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Calcutta High Court: Demolish Concrete Structures at Base of Trees(22.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has held that the concrete base built around trees by the city roads should be abolished so that the roots could access water, soi.....
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Calcutta High Court Pulls Up State Govt Over Trust Vote in Civic Body(22.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court took to task the State Government and the North 24 Pargana Municipality of Bongaon for not following in letter and spirit its earl.....
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Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Protection from Arrest to Former Kolkata Cop Rajeev Kumar(22.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has extended by one week an interim protection from arrest granted to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connectio.....
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Kerala HC: Presumption u/s 29 POCSO Act Does Not Affect Obligation of Prosecution(06.08.2020)
Kerala High Court has observed that the presumption under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Act does not, in any.....
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Calcutta HC: State Govt's Plea Dismissed, NHRC to Probe Post Poll Violence(21.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed the State Government's plea for recalling its order that directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to exa.....
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Calcutta High Court Allows Bail to Lifer in Jail for 20 Years(01.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted bail to a lifer who had been in jail for the past 20 years for allegedly shooting at a jewellery trader, snatching his.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Andaman & Nicobar Administration to Ensure Computer Access, E-Connectivity(27.07.2020)
Calcutta High Court has required the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration to take all steps for purchasing computer systems and for ensuring dat.....
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Calcutta HC Disposes PIL Against Amazon Web Series 'Paatal Lok'(27.07.2020)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation against Web Series "Paatal Lok" with a direction to consider the grievance raised in .....
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SC: Once Accused Makes Plausible Defence, Burden is on Prosecution to Negate it(29.07.2020)
Supreme Court has held that once a plausible version has been put forth by the defence at the examination stage of Section 313 of the Code of Criminal.....
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Calcutta HC: Reporting of Illegal Activity in Honest Way, Fundamental Right of Reporter(04.08.2020)
Calcutta HC has said it is the fundamental right of a reporter to publish news of “any illegal” activity “in an honest way”, and “proper reporting” ca.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Probe Against BJP MLA & LOP in WB Assembly Suvendu Adhikari(15.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stay police probe in connection with Tarpaulin theft in which leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal State Ass.....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Compulsory Retirement of Lower Court Judge(08.07.2019)
Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of compulsory retirement to a lower court judge, which was issued to him by the HC's administration on char.....
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Calcutta High Court Suspends Functioning Till July 19(14.07.2020)
Calcutta High Court has extended the period of suspension of judicial and administrative functioning of the High Court till 19th July, 2020, on accoun.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Autopsy of 18 Year Old COVID-19 Suspect(15.07.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Government to conduct an autopsy on the body of an 18-yr-old boy, suspected to have suffered from COVID-19 .....
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Calcutta HC Issues Interim Stay on Teacher Recruitment Process for Upper Primary Schools(02.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has imposed an interim stay on West Bengal government's ongoing process of recruitment of teachers for primary schools till the ne.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to File Report on Withdrawal of Security of BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari(02.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State government to submit a comprehensive report on the State government's withdrawal of security of.....
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Meghalaya HC Constitutes High Powered Committee to Look Into Issue of Felling or Cutting of Trees(02.07.2021)
Meghalaya High Court has constituted a five member high powered Committee to look into the issue of feeling or cutting of trees for the purpose of wid.....
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Calcutta HC: Indian Courts Can Grant Anti-Arbitration Injunction Against Foreign-Seated Arbitration(17.08.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that Civil Courts in India do have the power to grant anti-arbitration injunctions against a foreign-seated arbitration,.....
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Calcutta HC Appoints Committee to Ascertain Schools Fees(19.08.2020)
Calcutta High Court has appointed a Committee to receive the accounts pertaining to the income and expenditure of schools to ascertain school fees on .....
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Calcutta HC Quashes NCLT Order for Submission of Record of Default for Filing Sec 7 Applications(20.08.2020)
Calcutta High Court has struck down the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) which mandated submission of record of default from .....
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Calcutta HC Initiates Departmental Proceedings Against IO for Conducting Biased Investigation(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has reprimanded the concerned Investigating Officer for conducting a 'biased, wholly misdirected and fully tainted' investigation .....
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Calcutta HC Stays TDS Collection Under Section 194N Income Tax Act Till Sep 30(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has passed an interim order restraining the Income Tax Department from collecting Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) under section 194N.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Plea to Direct Government to Frame Policy Against 'Fake News'(29.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to Government to frame policy regarding broadcasting of fake .....
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Police Attack on Howrah Lawyers: Court Premises are to be Insulated from All Intrusions: Calcutta HC(30.04.2019)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the brutal police assault on lawyers in Howrah n Court premise and also observed that Court premi.....
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Sole Testimony of Prosecutrix can be Ground for Conviction: Delhi HC(30.04.2019)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that the sole testimony of the prosecutrix if found reliable, can be the sole ground for convicting the accused and al.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Salary Cut Orders of Police(06.05.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking quashing of Government orders of salary cuts towards Police personnel. The Court has further noted that the.....
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Calcutta HC: Mere Solitary Incident Not Sufficient Ground to Transfer Proceedings(03.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has stated that a mere solitary incident would not be a sufficient ground for allowing transfer of proceedings in Narada Case wher.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Delayed Investigation in Criminal Cases(10.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognizance regarding Delayed Investigation in Criminal Cases. The Court has noted that as per the information r.....
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Execution Petition Within 12 Years of Appellate Court Judgment Won’t be Barred by Limitation: SC(29.10.2018)
Supreme Court has held that an execution petition filed within 12 years of the high court judgment affirming the decree passed by the trial court woul.....
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Calcutta High Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Mukul Roy Till Sept 5 in Cheating Case(30.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has granted protection from arrest till September 5 to senior BJP leader Mukul Roy in connection with a case of alleged payout for.....
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Calcutta High Court: Accused not Required to be in Country While Seeking Anticipatory Bail(30.08.2019)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that an application for pre-arrest bail could not be said to be non-maintainable merely because the accused was abroad w.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Unnatural Deaths of Elephants, Bisons Etc(07.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court on its own motion has taken cognizance of the issue of unnatural death of Elephants, Bisons and other wild animals, birds, reptile.....
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Calcutta HC: Magistrate Cannot Mechanically Impose Condition to Order Dispensing Personal Appearance(20.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that magistrate cannot mechanically impose conditions to an order dispensing the personal appearance of accused under Sec.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Time to WB Government to Submit Reply to Final Report by NHRC(22.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted time to the West Bengal state government to submit a reply to the final report submitted by the Committee of the Natio.....
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Calcutta HC: No Educational Institution to Remove Student for Non-Payment of Fees(22.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has said that no school or academic institution shall remove any student from their rolls for non-payment or short-payment of fees.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Recall Order Asking NHRC to Examine Post Poll Violence Complaints(22.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to recall its 18th June, 2021 order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to constitute a committee fo.....
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NAA Directs GST Officers to Collect Evidence Against Suppliers Denying GST Rate Cut Benefits(25.06.2021)
National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) has directed Goods and Services Tax officers to collect evidence against suppliers denying GST Rate Cut ben.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Cognizance of Media Report on Mismanagement, Wastage of Medicines(25.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court takes cognizance of a media report regarding apprehension of waste of medicines in Government Hospitals in the State after observi.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Devise SOP to Ensure Genuine Cattle Trade(28.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Government to devise a Standard Operating Procedure to ensure that genuine cattle trade within .....
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Calcutta HC Directs Rahul Shivshankar in Probe Over 'Defamatory' Audiotape on Abhishek Banerjee(29.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed Times Now news channel's Editor-in-Chief, Rahul Shivshankar to appear through Video Conferencing mode in probe over t.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Publication of NUJS Merit List(17.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has refused to grant interim relief in a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the law mandating 30% domicile reserva.....
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Calcutta HC: COVID-19 Victims Have Right to Decent Burial as Per Religion(17.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that the immediate family members of Covid-19 victims be permitted to perform the funeral rites of the deceased as per r.....
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Calcutta HC: No Hospital Can Refuse to Admit COVID Patient if Beds are Available(18.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court has said that no hospital can refuse to admit a COVID-19 patient if beds for such patients are available and that this is one of t.....
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Calcutta HC: Section 9 Arbitration Act Will Apply to Foreign Arbitration Unless Expressly Excluded(06.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that choosing foreign law to govern an arbitration would not in itself exclude the application of Section 9 of the Arbitr.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Interim Bail to Chairman Gautam Kundu in Rose Valley Chit Fund Scam(09.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to Gautam Kundu, the former Chairman of the Rose Valley group of companies who had been arrested in conne.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Parents to Pay Outstanding School Fees to Educational Institutions(09.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed parents to pay at least 50 percent of the outstanding school fees failing which the Court will mull over allowing edu.....
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Calcutta HC: University Cannot Deduct Portion of Salary Without Obtaining Consent(29.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has opined that a University cannot deduct a portion of the salary of its employees, as donation, without obtaining their consent .....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere in Ongoing Investigation in Cattle and Coal Smuggling Case(29.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cattle a.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy as PAC Chairman(02.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging TMC MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of .....
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Calcutta HC Grants Bails to Rakhal Bera for alleged Participation in Job Racket(03.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted bail to BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari's aide Rakhal Bera who had been arrested for his alleged participation in a job racke.....
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SC: Witness Cannot be Prosecuted for Perjury for Inconsistent Statements Before Court(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that a witness cannot be prosecuted for perjury under Section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 merely because he made inc.....
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Calcutta HC: Choosing Foreign Law Would Not Exclude Application u/s 9 Arbitration Act(05.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that choosing foreign law to govern arbitration would not, by itself, exclude the application of Section 9 of the Arbitr.....
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Calcutta High Court Permits E-Payment of Court Fees from July 15(14.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has permitted e-payment of Court Fees from 15th July, 2021 for the original and appellate side as well as its Circuit Bench at Jal.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice in Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Nandigram Results(15.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice to Suvendu Adhikari, the elected candidate of BJP on the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister M.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Validity of Taxation and Other Laws Act, 2020(19.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the provisions of The Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation a.....
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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till August 20(19.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till 20.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains Special Audit of Bank Headed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari(19.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that the West Bengal government's Co-operative Department shall not conduct a special audit of the Contai Cooperative Ban.....
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Calcutta HC Extends Interim Stay on Teacher Recruitment Process for Upper Primary Schools(05.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended the interim stay imposed on the West Bengal government's ongoing process of recruitment of teachers for primary schoo.....
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Calcutta HC: Wife Entitled to Maintenance Even If She Unilaterally Divorces Her Husband(05.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that a divorced wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) even if.....
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Calcutta HC to Decide on Permitting Schools to Expel Students for Fees Default(05.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has said that it will decide on permitting school authorities to expel students for non-payment of fees in the absence of good cau.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes No Confidence Motion Against Nandigram Panchayat President(09.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a 'no confidence' motion initiated against Pabitra Kar, President of Boyal-I, Gram Panchayat in the District of Purba .....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe in Fake Vaccination Camp Case(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of fake COVID-19 vaccination camps. The accus.....
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Calcutta HC Lifts Stay on Teacher Recruitment Process for Upper Primary Schools(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has lifted the interim stay order that had been imposed on the West Bengal government's ongoing process of recruitment of teachers.....
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HP HC Grants Interim Bail to 58-Year Old Taking Into Consideration His Age and Stress on Family(10.11.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted interim bail to a 58-year-Old man, taking into account his age and the contention that he and his family membe.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Police Response on Plea Challenging Sanction to Prosecute Accused for Delhi Riots(11.11.2020)
Delhi High Court has sought response of police on a plea by an accused, booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ac.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Disclosure of Status of CCTVs in All police Stations and Child-Friendly Corners(17.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Home Secretary, Government of West Bengal to disclose the status of CCTVs in all police stations including child-.....
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Calcutta High Court Stays Investigation Against BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy(17.11.2020)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the police investigation against Bharatiya Janta Party leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy and two others in connec.....
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Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Rustication of Visva-Bharati Students(16.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has set aside the rustication of three Visva-Bharati students who were punished for taking part in a demonstration in January 2020.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Address Police Officers Deposing Against Prosecution in Criminal Cases(16.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State government to address the issue of police officers deposing against prosecution in criminal cases after their.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere with Single Bench Order on 30% Domicile Reservation(01.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in the Single Bench order which refused to grant interim relief in a writ petition challenging the consti.....
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MP HC: Authorities Responsible for Execution of COVID Protocol are Unable to Discharge Their Duties(01.10.2020)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that the executive authorities who are responsible for the execution of the COVID Guidelines are unable to disc.....
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Karnataka HC Directs State to Consider Offering Compensation to Parents of Boy Died of Electrocution(20.08.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to immediately consider offering compensation to the parents of 15 years old boy who died of el.....
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Calcutta HC Pronounces Verdict in Plea Alleging State Inaction in Post Poll Violence Case(20.08.2021)
Calcutta High has pronounced the verdict in a batch of petitions alleging State inaction against the alleged acts of violence unleashed by members of .....
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Gujarat HC: No Need to Examine Scribe to Prove Execution of a Will(20.08.2021)
Gujarat High Court has held that in view of the provisions of Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, there is no need to examine the scribe of a.....
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Allahabad High Court: Non-Cutting of Beard by Police Official is Misdemeanour(23.08.2021)
Allahabad High Court has observed that non-cutting the beard by a police official despite there being a direction/circular issued by Higher Officials .....
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Calcutta HC Disposes of Plea Seeking Directions to Railways to Allow Advocates on Local Trains(20.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a Petition, which was filed seeking a direction to the railways, to allow Advocates to avail of the limited railwa.....
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Calcutta HC Modifies Order on Entry Restrictions in Durga Puja Pandals(22.10.2020)
Calcutta High Court has modified its order making Durga Puja pandals as no-entry zones to allow Dhakis, traditional drummers who play Dhak, in the no-.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Challenge to ECI Decision to Prioritize Bye-Elections of Bhabanipur Assembly(28.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a challenge made to the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prioritize the bye-elections of Bhaban.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Speaker to Decide Disqualification Petition Against TMC MLA Mukul Roy(28.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly to decide on the disqualification petition moved by BJP MLA Suven.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes Allotment of Plot by West Bengal HIDCO to Former Cricketer(29.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed the allotment of a plot by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO) to former cricketer .....
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Calcutta HC: Constituted Convention to Appoint Leader of Opposition as Chairman of PAC(29.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that it is a 'constitutional convention' to appoint a leader of the Opposition as the Chairman of the Public Accounts.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: High Court Cannot Decide on When Hindu Can Execute Will(24.08.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has observed that a High Court, while exercising its Public Interest Litigation jurisdiction, cannot decide the question as to.....
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Calcutta HC Disposes of Plea Alleging Police Inaction in Complaint Registered By Same-Sex Couple(25.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a plea moved by a same sex couple alleging police inaction after noting that the concerned police authorities had .....
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SC Disagrees Proposal to Allow State to Withdraw Criminal Cases Against Malicious Prosecution(26.08.2021)
Supreme Court has disagreed with a proposal to allow state governments to withdraw criminal cases against sitting and former MPs/MLAs on ground of mal.....
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Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe into West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Cases of Murder and Rape(27.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation of the cases related to murder, rape and crime agai.....
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Calcutta HC Declines to Interfere in Plea Moved Against Chairman of Bar Council of West Bengal(31.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere in a plea moved against the Chairman of the Bar Council of West Bengal over the recent letter addressed .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Adequate Ration and Financial Assistance for Sex Workers(02.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) highlighting the plight of sex workers in West Bengal who have been left i.....
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Calcutta HC: 'Sting Operation' in Public Interest Does Not Extinguish Criminal Liability(29.01.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that indulgence in 'sting operation' purportedly in public interest does not extinguish the criminal liability of an indi.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State for Setting Up Grievance Redressal Forum u/s 11 of Transgender Act, 2019(16.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the West Bengal State to take immediate steps to set up a Grievance Redressal Forum and Mechan.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State for Setting Up Grievance Redressal Forum u/s 11 of Transgender Act, 2019(16.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Chief Secretary of the West Bengal State to take immediate steps to set up a Grievance Redressal Forum and Mechan.....
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Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to BJP Leader Rakesh Singh in NDPS Case(25.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted bail to BJP leader Rakesh Singh who had been arrested by the Kolkata police in connection with his alleged involvement.....
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Supreme Court: Time Period Spent in Prosecuting SLP Would be Ground for Condonation of Delay(25.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that despite some delay on appellant's part, the time period spent in prosecuting a Special Leave Petition would be a good .....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice of Contempt on Visva-Bharati University for Non-Compliance of Order(18.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued show cause notice of contempt to the Visva-Bharati University. The Court has summoned the University Registrar & Regist.....
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Calcutta HC: Father Has No Fundamental Right to Collect Preserved Sperm of Deceased Son(20.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition wherein the Petitioner (father), on the basis of his parental relationship with the deceased, sought perm.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Proceedings Against Recovery Officer for Rejecting Claim of Jute Mill Worker(16.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has come down heavily on the Certificate Officer, an officer in the District Magistrate's Office, Howrah for denying the claim for.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response from Suvendu Adhikari in Election Petition Against Nandigram Results(16.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed Suvendu Adhikari to submit a written submission stipulating the reasons for seeking such a transfer of the hearing of.....
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Calcutta HC: Cancellation of GST Registration of Businesses Causes Revenue Loss to Government(16.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that cancellation of GST registration of businesses on hyper technical grounds causes revenue loss for the State and .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response on Application of Foreigners Act, 1946 on Religious Minorities(29.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's stand on the application of the Foreigners Act, 1946 in respect of prosecution of religious mino.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inquiry Into Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Death(30.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking an inquiry into the mysterious death of the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) Dr. Syama Prasa.....
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Calcutta HC: Petition U/s 482 CrPC To Quash Domestic Violence Proceedings Maintainable(01.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has had the opportunity to expound in detail on the question whether an order passed by a Magistrate in a proceeding under Section.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Permit Transgenders to Appear for Recruitment Examination(01.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has provided relief to a transgender applicant who had filed a petition alleging that the online application form that is required.....
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Calcutta HC: Application U/s 156(3) Cr.PC Cannot Be Dismissed Merely On the Ground Of Delay(04.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a magistrate cannot dismiss an application filed under Section 156(3) of Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) merely .....
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Kerala HC: Execution Proceedings Against Idol to be Set Aside When Deity Not Party to Suit(06.10.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that execution proceedings initiated against an idol and its property are liable to be set aside when the deity or a public.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Relief on Plea Alleging Disrespect of Goddess Durga By Alleged Display of Shoes(18.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to grant any relief on a plea filed against the alleged display of shoes in a Durga Puja Pandal in the Dum Dum area of.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to BJP Leader, RSS Members in Assault Case(18.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP Leader, Kailash Vijayvargiya, RSS member Jisnu Basu, and Pradeep Joshi in an assault case in .....
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Calcutta HC Suspends Sentence of Imprisonment of Convicts on Grounds of Hearing of Appeal(20.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has suspended the sentence of imprisonment imposed on two convicts on the ground that there lies no possibility of their appeals b.....
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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order Appointing Advocate Ravindranath Kamath as the SPP(21.10.2021)
Karnataka High Court has set aside the Government Order of appointing advocate Ravindranath Kamath as the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for conducti.....
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Calcutta HC Orders to Stop Payment of Salary to Illegally Appointed Group-D Non-Teaching Staff(26.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to immediately stop the payment of salary to the 25 appointees of Gr.....
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SC: Mechanical Compliance of Stipulations U/Sec 63 Succession Act Does Not Prove Execution of Will(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mechanical compliance of stipulations under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, does not prove the executio.....
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Kerala HC: Sanction Order to Contain Reasons for Sanction for Prosecution of Public Servant(29.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has observed that a sanction order should contain reasons and must also reflect the materials considered by the authority for the pu.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Response on Functioning of Committee for Execution of Recovery Certificates(29.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought the response of Delhi Government on the functioning of a committee set up for implementing the directions issued for execu.....
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SC Asks DMRC to Seek Forest Clearance to Cut Trees for Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) needs to obtain the forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 to cu.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs State on Regulation of Ganga Sagar Mela 2021(08.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Government to come out with clear suggestions as to how the Ganga Sagar Mela 2021 would be regulated, contr.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State Government to Hand Over Terminally Ill Prisoners to Next of Kins(11.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed State Government to hand over Terminally Ill Prisoners identified by it in its affidavit dated 09th October, 2020 to .....
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SC: Claims Raised by Obstructer in Execution Proceedings to be Adjudicated by Executing Court(07.12.2021)
Supreme Court has held that claims raised by an obstructer including questions relating to right, title or interest in the property in execution proce.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes Order on CBI Probe Into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(07.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a Single Bench order wherein a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe had been ordered into the alleged irregular.....
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Calcutta HC Acquits Man of Rape Charges on Failure to Fructify Promise to Marry(09.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man of rape charges while noting that it would be incorrect to punish someone for the offence of rape if the promi.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State Forest Department to Ensure Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Birds(09.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Forest Department to strictly ensure obedience to the laws relating to prevention of cruelty to animals and.....
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Calcutta HC Sets Aside 2016 Recruitment Process for Assistant Teachers in Upper Primary Schools(14.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has cancelled and set aside the 1st State Level Selection Test, 2016 for recruitment of Assistant Teachers in Upper Primary school.....
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Calcutta HC Orders District Magistrate to Act as Impartial Authority and Steer from Political Motivat(16.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the District Magistrate of Cooch Behar District in West Bengal, to act as an impartial authority and to steer away fro.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs CBI, SIT To File Additional Status Reports By December 23(08.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has taken on record the latest status report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Court to investigate.....
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Kerala HC: Order XLI Rule 5 CPC Only Permits Stay of Execution of Decree, Not Stay of Judgment(10.11.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that Order XLI Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 only provides for stay of the proceedings under a decree or stay.....
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Calcutta HC Rejects Plea Against Bengali Movie "Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti"(16.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the release of a Bengali movie by the name of "Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti", remarking that Hindui.....
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Calcutta HC: Only Erroneous Actions of RO Interfering with Election Process Amenable to Scrutiny(15.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that only such erroneous actions of Returning Officer, which would have the effect of interfering in the free flow of th.....
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Calcutta HC: No Activity Involving Human Intervention to Take Place in Sundarban Biosphere Area(17.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed to prohibit all activities in the areas, namely, Sundarban Biosphere Area, Sundarban Tiger Reserve, and the adjoining.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Release of Nepali Man in Custody for 41 Years(18.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the release of a Nepali man who was arrested about 41 years ago and since then he had been under detention. The Court .....
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Calcutta HC: No Bar in CPC/ Arbitration Act for Accepting Immovable Property as Security(22.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that there is no bar in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 or under the Arbitration Act, 1996, in accepting immovable prop.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking Establishment of Special Courts for NDPS Cases(17.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking the establishment of Special .....
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Delhi HC: Paper Cutter Qualifies as 'Deadly Weapon' for Conviction Under Section 397 of IPC(05.02.2020)
Delhi High Court has held that a paper-cutter would qualify as a 'deadly weapon' to secure a conviction for committing robbery with an attempt to caus.....
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Calcutta HC: Exercise of Power of Privilege by State Legislature is Open to Judicial Review(05.02.2020)
Calcutta High Court has quashed an order passed by the Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly imposing a punishment on a person for allegedly vio.....
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Calcutta HC: Authority of CBI Unfettered by Withdrawal of Consent of State Government(04.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that the authority of the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate into the allegations in a particular case withi.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea Against BJP's 'Parivartan Rath Yatras'(12.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea moved before it against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s 'Rath Yatra' in poll-bound West Bengal. Plea seeked HC.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response on Printing of Subhash Chandra Bose's Picture on Currency Notes(14.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the Union government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to print images of Netaji Subh.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Challenging Expansion of BSF Jurisdiction in West Bengal(15.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the Central government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government'.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings Against Advocate General(18.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has declined a plea to initiate suo moto proceedings against Advocate General S.N Mookherjee for purportedly misleading the Court .....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Conduct Enquiry Into Alleged Misappropriation of MGNREGA Funds(18.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur to conduct an enquiry into the alleged defalcation of funds allocated under .....
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Calcutta HC Allows Batch of Writ Petitions Seeking Quashing of Re-assessment Notices(18.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has allowed a batch of writ petitions seeking quashing of impugned re-assessment notices issued post March 31, 2021 by the concern.....
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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate to It Till February 28(19.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till Fe.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Reponse on PIL to Ensure Garlanding of Netaji’s Statue on January 23(19.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition the issuance of directions to the State .....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Installation of CCTV Cameras in Women Compartments(30.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions for ensuring protection of women travelling in.....
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Calcutta High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Plea of Mamata Banerjee's Polling Agent Sheikh Sufiyan(30.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by TMC leader Sheikh Sufiyan in the West Bengal post-poll violence case currently be.....
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Calcutta HC Asks Trial Courts to Stop Relying Upon Non-Binding Observations of SC, HCs(01.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has asked the trial Courts across the state to stop the serious adverse trend to rely upon the non-binding observations of the Sup.....
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Calcutta HC: Act of Dragging Orna, Pulling Hand, Proposing to Marry Not Sexual Assault(01.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that the act of dragging orna (women scarf), pulling hand of the victim and proposing her to marry does not come within t.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response on Time Period to Notify Elections of Remaining Municipal Bodies(02.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has heard extensive arguments while adjudicating upon a petition moved by BJP Sate vice-president Pratap Banerjee seeking directio.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses To Interfere With SB Order Staying Criminal Proceedings Against Suvendu Adhikari(18.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with an order of a Single Bench (SB) staying criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of.....
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Delhi HC: Randomness in Cut Off Age for Reservation Not Sufficient to Characterize as Arbitrary(22.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that randomness in fixation of a cut off age for availing the benefit of reservation for a particular category is not su.....
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Tripura High Court Directs Appointment of Special Prosecutors Within 2 Weeks(22.11.2021)
Tripura High Court has asked the state government to appoint special public prosecutors for conducting the proceedings in the cases related to Tripura.....
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SC: Sale Deed Executed Without Payment of Price Is Void; Has No Legal Effect(23.11.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that the payment of price is an essential part of a sale. The Court has said that if a sale deed in respect of an immovable.....
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Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe into Irregularities in Non-Teaching Staff Appointments(23.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the appo.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Response from West Bengal Government on Medical Services(24.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the West Bengal government on the medical services provided under its Swasthya Sathi scheme, a subsidized.....
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Calcutta HC Reverses EC Decision Rejecting Nomination of Trinamool Congress Candidate(12.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has reversed the Election Commission's decision to reject the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate for the Joypur assembly s.....
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Calcutta High Court Seeks Report on Existing VC Facilities at District Courts & Tribunals in State(04.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to apprise the Court about the steps which are taken to set up video conferencing facilities in .....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Intervention in Problem of Elephant Deaths Due to Electrocution(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking court's urgent intervention in relation to the problem of elephant death.....
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Calcutta HC to Function Through Virtual Mode from January 3(03.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court shall function through virtual mode only with effect from January 3, in view of the threat of the imminent third wave of the Covid.....
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Calcutta HC Expects State to Decide Viability of Ganga Sagar Mela Amidst Covid-19 Situation(06.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a plea seeking cancellation of this year's Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge in.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks WB Govt's Reply Over Measures Which Can Be Taken to Prevent Child Trafficking(10.01.2022)
Calcutta HC has asked WB State Govt. to file affidavit disclosing the measures which can be taken to avoid Child Trafficking incidents in future. The .....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Take Proactive Steps to Ensure Implementation of Street Vendors Act(02.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that there is a duty cast on the State of West Bengal to implement the provisions of the Street Vendors (Protection o.....
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Kerala HC Directs to File Report on Manner of Appointment of Public Prosecutors(03.12.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed all Principal District Judges to file a report in a suo motu writ petition initiated to investigate the matter of appoi.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to Consider Inclusion of Gachhi Unorganised Workers(03.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Secretary, Labour Department, Government of West Bengal to consider a representation to include a section of unor.....
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Calcutta HC Transfers Abhishek Banerjee's Defamation Suit Against Suvendu Adhikari(03.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the transfer of a defamation suit filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee again.....
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Calcutta HC Calls for Inquiry Into Police Officials' Conduct for Not Investigating Mob Lynching Case(06.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has called for an inquiry into the conduct of the Officers-in-Charge of two police stations in the state, pulling up West Bengal P.....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Frame Policy Regarding Horse Carriages Plying Near Victoria Memorial(19.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to frame a policy to address the deplorable condition of horses used to haul tourist carriages n.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Conduct of Enquiry into Alleged Misappropriation of Govt Scheme Funds(20.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas to conduct an enquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Directions to Augment Security of Suvendu Adhikari(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has issued a host of directions to address a plea moved by BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleging that the.....
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Calcutta HC: Daughter-In-Law Bound in Compassionate Appointment to Maintain Mother-In-Law(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed in a case that the daughter-in-law is bound by the undertaking given while obtaining a compassionate appointment to m.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Police Protection to Senior Citizen Against Alleged Harassment(21.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted police protection to a senior citizen against the alleged harassment perpetrated by her son and daughter-in-law in a p.....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Probe Into Case of Undertrial Gone Missing from Correctional Home(24.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has appointed Advocate General S.N Mookherjee to conduct a thorough probe into the case wherein an undertrial had allegedly gone m.....
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Calcutta HC to Hold Hearings Through Virtual Mode from April 14(14.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has decided to hold hearings only through virtual mode from 14th April 2021 till further orders at principal seat at Kolkata and c.....
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Calcutta HC Sets Aside Single Judge's Order Reviving Criminal Proceedings Against Anisur Rehman(15.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of a Single Judge reviving criminal proceedings against erstwhile West Bengal BJP leader Anisur Rehman with.....
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Calcutta High Court Asks WB-CID to Submit Status Report on CISF Firing in Cooch Behar(19.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a progress report of the investigation into Sital.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Seeking Deployment of Parliamentary Forces in WB Municipal Poll(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State Election Commission as well as the State government in a batch of PILs seeking deployment of ce.....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Pay Amount to Consumer for Unauthorised Disconnection of Electricity(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) to pay an amount to the tune of Rs. 6,07,000 to a co.....
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Calcutta HC: Benefit of Family Pension Cannot be Extended to Widowed Daughter(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the benefit of family pension cannot be extended to a widowed daughter of a pensioner who was married at the tim.....
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Pleas for Compensation to Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, seeking directions to the Cen.....
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Calcutta HC: Non Issuance of Duplicate Share Certificates Does not Indicate Malice of Company(30.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal case of cheating instituted against a company and its Directors over non-issuance of duplicate share certif.....
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Calcutta High Court Decides Not to Extend Life of Interim Orders Beyond March 31(30.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has decided that it will not extend the life of interim orders, that were earlier extended in view of the lockdown induced by Covi.....
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Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction of Man for Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs(31.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for the offence of rape after observing that the consent of the minor victim is immaterial as s.....
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Delhi HC Dismisses Execution Plea by Decree Holder for Arbitral Award(31.01.2022)
Delhi High Court has dismissed an execution petition filed under Section 36 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 by a Decree Holder for an arbi.....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Cost on Visva Bharati University for Failure to File Affidavit(31.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 10,000 on the authorities of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan for its repeated failure t.....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Install CCTV Cameras in All Polling Booths During Kolkata Municipal Elections(15.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Election Commission to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all the main and auxi.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Plea Alleging Issuance of Fake Recommendation Letters in Appointments(15.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Central School Service Commission to file a detailed affidavit regarding vacancies declared, recommen.....
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Calcutta High Court Declines BJP's Plea to Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections(16.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has declined a plea moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Munic.....
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Calcutta HC: 20% Reduction in Private School Fees to Continue Only Till March 15, 2022(20.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the previously stipulated 20% reduction in fees charged by private schools would end on March 15, 2022, owing to.....
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Karnataka High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Public Prosecutor Accused of Raping Law Intern(21.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to Special Public Prosecutor K S N Rajesh accused of sexual assault and attempt to rape by.....
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Calcutta High Court Upholds Vires of State Government's Duare Ration Scheme(24.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the vires of the ambitious meal scheme of the West Bengal Government, the Duare Ration Scheme which essentially seeks t.....
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Calcutta HC Constitutes Monitoring Committee to Ensure Justice to Andaman & Nicobar Islands(30.03.2020)
Calcutta High Court has constituted a 'Monitoring Committee' to ensure access to justice for the residents and also to act on behalf of the Court and .....
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Calcutta HC Registers Suo Moto Case to Monitor Mentally Ill Prisoners in Sheela Barse Case(02.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has registered a suo moto case to monitor the mental health and other allied matters of various convicts and undertrial prisoners .....
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Calcutta HC: Freedom Fighter's Widowed/Divorced Daughters Having No Income Entitled to His Pension(12.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has declared Clause 5.2.5 of the Guidelines for Disbursement of Central Samman Pensions followed by Authorized Public Sector Banks.....
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Gujarat HC: To Prosecute Person Under SC/ST Act, Accused Should Have Knowledge of Caste(18.02.2022)
Gujarat High Court has held that to prosecute a person under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, it must b.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Medical Termination of Approximately 35 Weeks Old Foetus(18.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has allowed termination of 34 weeks 6 days old foetus of a woman after taking into consideration that there are remote chances of .....
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Calcutta High Court: Gift Deed is Not Invalid Just Because it was Registered After Donor's Death(18.06.2019)
Calcutta High Court has noted that a deed of gift cannot be said to be invalid only because it was registered after the death of donor. It observed th.....
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Calcutta HC Passes Injunction Order Restraining Activities on River Banks, Alluvial Landscapes Etc(20.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has passed an order of an injunction restraining any activity on the lands which are river banks or alluvial landscapes or alluvia.....
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Calcutta HC: Residential Certificate Not A Proof of Citizenship(22.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that residential certificate is not a proof of citizenship as the same can be obtained by any resident, being an Indi.....
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Calcutta HC Extends Interim Orders Passed By It and Subordinate Courts Till June 30(26.04.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended the interim orders till 30th June, 2021 passed by the Court, in view of the recent Covid surge and restricted functio.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Superintendent to Submit Report on Grievances of Visva Bharati University(09.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police, Birbhum to submit a report addressing the grievances expressed by the authorities of Vi.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Special CBI Court Order Granting Interim Bail in Narada Scam Case(18.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has stayed the order of Special CBI court, which granted bail to two TMC Ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, TMC MLA Mad.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Post-Poll Violence Victims to Approach Relevant Authorities for Filing Complaint(19.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed that if any person has suffered on account of post-poll violence, he shall be at liberty to file a complaint along wi.....
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Calcutta HC Orders House Arrest for Four TMC Leaders in Narada Scam Case(21.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that the four TMC leaders— Ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, MLA Madan Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee- be kept.....
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Calcutta HC Calls for Second Post Mortem Report in Murder Case of Allah University Student(25.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered a second post mortem in the murder case of Allah University student Anis Khan. The Court has directed that the second .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Seeking Compensation for Victims of Tiger Attacks in Sunderbans(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition pertaining to the grant of compensation .....
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Calcutta HC Modifies Order of Conviction to Attempt to Rape in Case Concerning 11 Yr Old Girl(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that penetration even of the slightest degree is necessary to establish the offence of rape and accordingly held that.....
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Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Plea of Accused to Recall Prosecutrix in POCSO Case(02.03.2022)
Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the right to cross-examination is a part of right to fair trial which every person has in the spirit of right to.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stay Counting of Votes, Orders Preservation of CCTV Footage(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State Election Commission (SEC) and the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petiti.....
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Calcutta HC Orders to Enquire Into Dilution of Charges by IO in Custodial Death Case(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered an enquiry by the DIG, in charge of Special Crime Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into alleged dil.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes Order Imposing Penalty for Expiry of E-Way Bill as No Intention to Evade Tax(02.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has quashed the order imposing penalty for expiry of e-way bill as there was no intention to evade tax. The Court has set aside th.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response from State in PIL Seeking Directions for Regular Maintenance of Ground(01.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions for regular mainte.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Cognisance of Incidents of Alleged Trespass at Kolkata Zoo Premises(01.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has taken cognisance of incidents of alleged trespass at the premises of the Kolkata Zoological Garden popularly known as the Alip.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea of Legal Insanity, Upholds Life Sentence of Man for Murdering Mother(01.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence awarded to a man for murdering his mother by dismissing his plea of legal insanity. The Court has fur.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Personal Appearance of Headmaster for Failure to Comply with Earlier Order(02.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the personal appearance of a school headmaster for not complying with an earlier order of the Court wherein the concern.....
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Kerala High Court Admits Plea Alleging Unauthorised Lab Conducting Covid Tests at Calicut Airport(02.02.2022)
Kerala High Court has admitted a plea alleging that an unauthorised lad is conducting Rapid-PCR Covid tests at the Calicut International Airport. The .....
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Calcutta HC: Section 44 (3) UAPA Act Mandates Courts to Undertake Protection of Identity of Witness(08.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that Section 44 (3) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) mandate Courts to undertake measures to .....
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AP HC: Executing Court Cannot Appoint Advocate Commissioner in Execution Proceedings(09.02.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that the Executing Court cannot appoint Advocate Commissioner in execution proceedings after the trial court has a.....
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Calcutta HC Directs SEC to Hold Joint Meeting on Deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces(11.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Election Commission to hold a joint meeting with officials of the West Bengal government within 12 hours an.....
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Calcutta HC: Service in Specialized Units Not Relevant for In-service Quota(11.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court had observed that service in Specialized Units would not amount to serving in remote and/or difficult areas for the purpose of qua.....
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Delhi HC Asks DMRC to Provide Details of Bank Account, Fixed Deposits in Execution Plea by DAMEPL(15.02.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to give details of funds in its bank account as well as the fixed deposits on a plea.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar(18.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation praying for a direction to the Central government to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the Gov.....
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Calcutta HC: Notice of Sale by Pawnee Must Contain Positive Assertion Indicating Intention(21.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a notice of sale by a pawnee under Section 176 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 must contain a positive assertio.....
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Calcutta HC Takes Suo Moto Cognisance of Alleged Murder of Social Activist Anis Khan in Amta(22.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the alleged murder of social activist Anis Khan in Amta in Howrah district. The incident led to w.....
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Calcutta HC Denies Compassionate Appointment to Petitioner Whose Mother is Working(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea seeking compassionate appointment by observing that the mother of the petitioner is a teacher of a school and.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Cancellation of Appointment of Assistant Teachers in Murshidabad District(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the cancellation of appointment of six assistant teachers in the Murshidabad district after noting that they had been .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in PIL Alleging Non-Implementation of RERA in West Bengal(23.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that members of Real Estate Regulator.....
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Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail to 4 Trinamool Leaders in Narada Case(28.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to four Trinamool Congress leaders- Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrata Mukherjee and Sovan Chatterjee- wh.....
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Calcutta HC: Private Unaided Educational Institutions Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction(02.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that private unaided educational institutions discharge public function under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 and .....
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Calcutta HC: Discretionary Scope to Stay Award u/s 19 MSME Act Wider Than u/s 36(3) Arbitration Act(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that the scope of discretion upon a Court to stay an award or a decree under Section 19 of the Micro, Small and Medium En.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Registrar for List of Appeals Wherein Convicts Jailed for More than 14 Years(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court directed the Registrar (IT) of the High Court to prepare a list of appeals wherein the convicts are in jail for 14 or more and lis.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Former WBSSC Advisor To Disclose His Assets in SSC Group-D Recruitment Scam(30.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has affirmed a Single Judge's order directing S.P. Sinha, former West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) advisor to provide d.....
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Calcutta HC: Testimony of Sole Eyewitness Cannot be Ignored on Unreliability(03.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that the testimony of a sole eyewitness with respect to an accused cannot be ignored solely because her evidence with res.....
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Calcutta HC: Delay in Lodging FIR in Rape Cases Not to Vitiate Prosecution Case(03.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that there is existing social stigma associated with the offence of rape and accordingly held that a delay in lodging.....
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Calcutta HC Directs CBI to Not Take Any Coercive Action Against TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal(03.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to not take any coercive measures against Trinamool Congress Birbhum distri.....
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Calcutta High Court: Magistrate Has to Record Reasons While Discharging Accused(04.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate while discharging an accused under Section 245(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has to record rea.....
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Calcutta HC: Grounds that Accused Did Not Commit Offence Must be More Than Prima Facie Grounds(04.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has opined that reasonable grounds to believe that the accused has not committed an offence must be more than mere prima facie gro.....
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Calcutta High Court Extends Interim Orders Passed By It and Subordinate Courts Till July 20(30.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended interim orders of stay passed by the Court which were due to expire during the ongoing Covid restrictions further til.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Applications Filed by WB Govt, CM Mamata Banerjee for Accepting Affidavits(30.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has allowed the applications filed by State of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the State Law Minister Moloy Ghata.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Challenge Against Constitutionality of Rule 86A of CGST Rules(30.06.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice to Union as well as State Government in plea challenging the constitutional validity of Rule 86A of the Central .....
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Calcutta High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging IT Rules 2021(01.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice in the plea challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and digital Media ethic code) Rules,.....
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Delhi High Court Modifies Guidelines for Expediting Execution of Decrees, Awards(01.07.2021)
Delhi High Court has modified the guidelines issued by it with regards to the execution of decrees and awards by directing the lower Courts to expedit.....
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Calcutta HC: Gazetted Officer Who Is Part Of Raid Is Not 'Independent Person'(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Gazetted Officer who is a member of the raiding party cannot be said to be an independent person. The Court furthe.....
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Calcutta HC Directs State to File Affidavit in Plea Regarding Surge of Covid Cases(11.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Government to file an affidavit disclosing the exact state of affairs as well as the facilities, medicines,.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea of Delayed Lodging of FIR, Upholds Conviction of Gang Rape(16.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a delay of a few hours in lodging of the FIR by a victim of gang rape will not vitiate the prosecution case sinc.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice on Questions Related to Aviation Security of CM Mamata Banerjee(22.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the Centre's response on questions related to aviation security of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The Cour.....
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Calcutta HC Directs WB Govt to Submit Status Report on Rampurhat Incident in Birbhum District(24.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to submit a status report on the Rampurhat incident in Birbhum district within 24 hours w.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Income tax Department to Re-Consider on Quashing Revision Order(24.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the income tax department to re-consider the issue and pass a speaking order within 12 weeks, while quashing an order.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere in Dispute Over Citizenship of Hindu Man(03.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere in a dispute over the citizenship of a Hindu man, claiming to have converted his religion from Islam, by .....
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Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction for Abetment of Suicide(03.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that poverty even if acute cannot be a justification for a husband to perpetrate torture upon his wife thus compellin.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Students to Not Obstruct Functioning of Visva Bharati University(04.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has extended police protection to the Registrar, Assistant Registrar and the management of the Visva Bharati University so that th.....
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Calcutta HC: Agreement of Sale Changes Nature of Relationship Between Landlord and Tenant(04.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that when an agreement of sale is entered into by a landlord and a tenant, the nature of the existing relationship ch.....
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Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe in Another Teacher Recruitment Scam Case in WB Govt Run Schools(07.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in another matter pertaining to the alleged illegal appointment of a.....
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Calcutta High Court & Subordinate Courts to Resume Physical Hearings from Tuesday, March 7(07.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has issued a notice communicating its decision to resume physical hearings from March 7, 2022. However, virtual hearings can be op.....
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Calcutta HC Condones Delay in Appeals Filed by Revenue in Penny Stock Scam(14.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has condoned the delay in a bunch of appeals filed by the Revenue, holding that the benefit provided is optional under the Direct .....
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SC: On Execution of Agreement to Sell and Payment of Advance, Vendee Not Required to Prove Further(15.04.2022)
Supreme Court has held that once the execution of agreement to sell and payment of advance substantial sale consideration is admitted by the vendor, t.....
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Calcutta HC: Grant of Leave for Requirement of Pre-Institution Mediation Constitutes Judicial Act(15.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that the grant of leave for dispensation of the mandatory requirement of pre-institution mediation as prescribed under se.....
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Calcutta HC Sets Aside Speaker's Order Dismissing Suvendu Adhikari's Plea to Disqualify Mukul Roy(15.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has set aside West Bengal Assembly Speaker's order dismissing a petition by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari seeking disquali.....
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Calcutta HC: Arbitration Agreement Not Discharged By Death of Party and Is Enforceable(18.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that an arbitration agreement will not be discharged by the death of a party and it will be enforceable by or against.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth Leader iIn Case of Alleged Violence During Protest(20.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to prominent youth leader and president of West Bengal Demorcatic Youth Federation of India, Meenaks.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Medical Report in Rape Case of 11-Yr Old in WB's Basirhat(31.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State government to submit the case diary along with a status report that pertains to the investigation into the .....
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Calcutta HC: Exemption Notification’s Eligibility is Question Relating to Rate of Duty(01.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed an appeal on the ground of maintainability by holding that the question with regard to the eligibility of exemption .....
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Delhi High Court Refuses To Extend Internship Cut-Off Date for Ayush PG Entrance Test 2021(04.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has rejected an appeal that seeks to extend the cut-off date for completion of Internship towards determination of eligibility for Al.....
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Calcutta HC: Benefit under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme is Optional(04.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the benefit provided under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme is optional while condoning the delay in a bun.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes Re-Assessment Passed Without Application of Mind(04.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the re-assessment passed under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 without the application of mind is not su.....
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Calcutta HC: Reasons Recorded in 142(1) Notice Not Existing at Issue of Re-Assessment Notice(05.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the reasons mentioned in the notice under Section 142(1) and Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 were not ex.....
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Calcutta HC: Gazetted Officer Who Is Part of Raid Is Not 'Independent Person'(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Gazetted Officer who is a member of the raiding party cannot be said to be an independent person. The Court furthe.....
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Calcutta HC: Reassessment Order Passed Without Issuance of Notice Is Invalid(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that the reassessment order passed without issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is not valid.....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Conviction For Aggravated Sexual Assault In POCSO Case(16.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court upheld conviction for the offence of aggravated sexual assault under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) b.....
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Calcutta HC: Accused Shall be Given Opportunity to Explain Circumstances Appearing Against Him(17.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that while examining an accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), the prosecution is .....
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Calcutta HC Grants Bail To NDPS Accused, Orders Enquiry & Preservation of CCTV Footage(18.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court in a case of Custodial torture, has granted bail to an accused against whom proceedings under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic .....
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Calcutta HC: GST Dept Cannot Seize Vehicle for Want of Second E-Way Bill(18.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department shall not seize the vehicle in the absence of second e-way bill since t.....
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Calcutta HC Upholds Senior Citizen's Right to Reside in His Own House(26.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has reiterated that the right of a senior citizen to exclusively reside in his own house and also direct the eviction of his son a.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Time to West Bengal Government to Submit Supplementary Affidavit(28.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted time to the West Bengal government to submit its supplementary affidavit in response to report of the Committee of the.....
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Calcutta HC: Goods Attracting Nil Rate of GST Compensation Cess Shall be Treated as ‘Exempted’(13.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that the goods attracting nil rate of cess shall be treated as ‘exempted’ for the purpose of adjusted total turnover unde.....
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Calcutta HC Directs GST Network to Allow Amendment of GSTR-1(13.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) to allow amendment in GSTR-1 in order to rectify a mistake in mentioning the.....
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Calcutta HC Orders CBI to Probe Alleged 'Illegal' Appointments by State's Primary Education Board(14.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into recruitment of teachers in government-aided primary schools by.....
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Calcutta HC: Customer Found in Brothel During Police Raid Cannot be Prosecuted Under PITA(16.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a customer merely visiting a brothel for sexual pleasure cannot be held liable for offences under the Immoral Traffi.....
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Calcutta HC Orders SIT to Probe Into Alleged Dowry Death of 25 Years Old(17.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered setting up of a special investigating team (SIT) to investigate the death of a 25-year-old woman Rasika Jain, who had .....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Praying to Print Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Image on Indian Currency(25.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking directions to print images of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Indian .....
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Calcutta HC: Subsequent Agreement Extending Validity Need Not Have Separate Arbitration Clause(25.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a subsequent agreement entered into between the parties need not contain a separate arbitration clause if it is made.....
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Delhi HC Orders Appointment of Full-Time Chairperson & CEO With Intellectual Disabilities(27.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment to make sure appointment of full-time Chairperson and Chief executive offic.....
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Calcutta HC: Electricity Distribution Company Can Install Electric Poll on Private Land(28.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited has the right to install electric polls on private la.....
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Calcutta HC: Income Tax Dues of Company Couldn’t Recover Post-Liquidation(28.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has upheld the notices issued against two directors of the Company by allowing for the fact that the income tax department was una.....
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Allahabad HC: Minor Discrepancy in Sample's Weight Can't Shake Roots of Prosecution's Case(29.04.2022)
Allahabad High Court has observed a minor discrepancy in the weight of the sample sent to the Forensic Laboratory cannot shake the roots of the prosec.....
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Calcutta HC: Vehicle Can't be Detained for Want of Second E-Way Bill When the First was Valid(24.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court bench has held that the GST department cannot detain vehicles in the absence of a second e-way bill as the first e-way bill was va.....
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'Child Witness Prone to Tutoring': Calcutta HC Acquits Man Convicted for Murdering His Wife(25.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has set aside the order convicting husband for the murder of his wife on the ground that the child witness being of extremely tend.....
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Calcutta HC: Order 47 Rule 1 CPC Can't Curtail High Court's Power to Pass Orders Ex Debito Justitiae(25.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that although Order 47 Rule 1 of the CPC imposes a restriction upon parties to approach Court for review of an order .....
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Calcutta HC: Compensation Cannot be Denied by State Only on Ground of Delay(27.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that in case of land acquisition, State cannot deny its obligation to pay compensation only on ground of delay since Righ.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Contempt Action Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee for Alleged Derogatory Remarks(31.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition seeking initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee for his alleged derogato.....
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Allahabad HC: Application U/S 47 CPC is Not Maintainable in Execution Proceedings(31.05.2022)
Allahabad High Court has ruled that an application under Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) is not maintainable in the execution pr.....
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Calcutta HC: Charge of Retaining Stolen Articles Fails, If Prosecution Fails to Prove Dacoity(19.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that if the prosecution has failed to prove the charge of dacoity then the charge under Section 412 of the Indian Pen.....
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Calcutta HC: No Direction Can Be Passed to Sell Property to Third Party in Section 9 of The A&C Act(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court held that no direction can be passed to sell property to third party in Section 9 of the A&C Act. It was held that, to sell the su.....
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SC to MP Govt.: Withdraw Policy to Give Incentives to Prosecutors for Securing Death Penalty(20.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed the Counsel appearing for the State to advise the Madhya Pradesh Government to withdraw all such policies for PPs as well t.....
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Calcutta HC Gives Fresh Opportunity to Assessee Due to Technical Glitches in Income Tax Portal(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the assessing officer to start new assessment proceeding as taxpayer could not furnish answers to the notice due to t.....
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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has allowed the export of goods from Bangladesh to India by rail in closed containers. The carrier will be.....
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CBIC Allows Export of Goods from Bangladesh to India by Rail in Closed Containers(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that the daughter of West Bengal Minister, Paresh Chandra Adhikari
should not be allowed to enter the school premises.....
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Calcutta HC: Post-Award Interest is Not Advisory but Mandate of A&C Act(04.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that award of future or post-award interest is not advisory but a mandate of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 a.....
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Madras HC: Initiation of Malicious Prosecution by Income Tax Dept. is Abuse of Power(04.05.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that the suppression of material facts, the intentional suggestion of falsehood and the non-application of mind shows that.....
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Calcutta HC Allows CBI to Commence Fresh Investigation Even After Filing of Charge Sheet(06.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has upheld a Single Judge order allowing the Central Bureau of Investigation to take up investigation regarding a case pertaining .....
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Calcutta HC: Order U/S 36 of A&C Act is Interim Order, Can be Modified on Basis of Financial Hardship(10.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that financial hardship and financial indebtedness are sufficient grounds to modify an order passed under Section 36 of t.....
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SC Refuses to Lower Cut-Off Marks for NEET Super-Speciality Courses(10.05.2022)
Supreme Court has denied lowering the cut-off percentile for admission to NEET super-speciality courses, stating that doctors have to deal with patien.....
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Madras HC: Dept. Failing to File TRAN-1 Timely; Amount Must be Credited to Electronic Cash Register(11.05.2022)
Madras High Court has ruled that if the department is unwilling to allow the late filing of TRAN-1, it must credit the comparable amount to the electr.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Arrest of Ex-TMC Member in 13 FIRs Registered Against Him(12.07.2021)
Calcutta High Court has restrained the West Bengal Police from arresting a Bharatiya Janta Party Leader, who was earlier with TMC, in connection with .....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Conviction in Elephant Electrocution Case(06.06.2022)
Karnataka High Courts has upheld the conviction handed down to two persons who built electric fencing around agricultural land which led to the elepha.....
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Calcutta HC: Litigant Should not be Penalised for Advocate's Misconduct(06.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court while allowing application for condoning delay of 9 years in filing revision petition has held that litigant should not be penalis.....
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Calcutta HC Reprimands CAT for Failing to Dispose Matter Within Time Prescribed by the HC(07.06.2022)
Calcutta HC has reprimanded the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for failing to dispose of a matter within a month despite its earlier order. The.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Removal Of Illegally Appointed Assistant Maths Teacher(08.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal Board of Secondary Education to cancel the illegal appointment of assistant math teacher from government .....
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Calcutta HC Orders CBI to Investigate TMC Leader Tapan Dutta's Murder(10.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has transferred the investigation relating to murder of Trinamool Congress leader Tapan Dutta to the Central Bureau of Investigati.....
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Calcutta HC Suggests Changes in CBI Circular to Curb 'Inordinate Delay'(10.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has suggested CBI to issue circular empowering the Additional Solicitor General and the Public Prosecutor to give opinion to the D.....
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Calcutta HC: No Illegality in State Government’s Door Step Ration Delivery Scheme(21.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that there is no illegality in the West Bengal Duare Ration scheme, under which the State government delivers foodgrains .....
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Calcutta HC Orders Removal of Chairman of WB Board of Primary Education(21.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has removed Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya from the post of Chairman of the Board of Primary Education with immediate effect in .....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Transfer Probe of Anis Khan Death to CBI(21.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has refused to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the investigation into the death of student activist Anis Kha.....
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Calcutta to State: Disburse Funds for Victim Compensation in 6 Weeks(23.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court while directing the State government to ensure disbursal of adequate funds within 6 weeks has reprimanded State Legal Services Aut.....
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Calcutta HC: Award Holder U/S 36 of Arbitration Act Entitled To Be Secured Of Entire Award Value(23.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that award holder has the statutory safeguard under Section 36 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act to secure the entire a.....
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SC: Witness Can't be Recalled for Giving Different Statement in Another Case Relating to Same Event(23.06.2022)
Supreme Court has held that merely because a different statement was given by prosecution witness in another case relating to the same incident, that .....
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Calcutta High Court Questions Election Commission for Expediting Bhowanipore Bypolls(24.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to take on record the affidavit filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL.....
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Plea Against WB Govt 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme(27.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' (ration at doorstep) program hol.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains Centre from Deporting 4 Rohingya Muslim Women to Myanmar Till August 10(08.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has restrained the Union of India from deporting 4 Rohingya refugee women to Myanmar till August 10. The Court directed that the 4.....
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SC: Can’t Dismiss Application on Ground That it Will Lead to Filling Loop Holes of Prosecution Case(09.08.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an application under Section 311 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be dismissed merely on the ground that it will l.....
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Cal. HC: Persons With Disabilities Act Shifts Focus from Their Protection to Empowerment(09.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while quashing resolution passed by a College refusing to consider person with impairment for appointment in physically handicappe.....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Costs on WB Primary Education Board President(07.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has imposed costs to the tune of Rs 3.8 lakhs on the President of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya on.....
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Calcutta HC Stays Three Cases Registered Against BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, Orders No Coercive Action(07.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended interim relief to BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari in the context of Cri.....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Stay on Rustication Order of 3 Students of Visva Bharati University(10.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has imposed an interim stay on the rustication order of three students of Visva Bharati Univeristy (VBU) and permitted them to joi.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes FIR Against Journalist for His Tweet Questioning Govt's COVID Quarantine Policy(13.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed a First Information Report registered against a port-Blair journalist, Zubair Ahmad for his tweet questioning the COVI.....
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Cal. HC to State: Ensure No Untoward Incident Take Place During TMC Martyrs’ Day Rally(21.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Police to ensure that peace and law and order is maintained during Trinamool Congress' (TMC) Martyrs' Day r.....
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Cal. HC: Higher Pay Scale Can’t be Claimed if Duties Performed Without Obtaining Prior Permission(21.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that salary increment cannot be claimed when duties are performed without proper compliance of the relevant mandatory sta.....
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Calcutta HC Sets Aside Order Removing Blind Professor on Grounds of Physical Disability(25.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has set aside an order removing a blind Professor from the position of Head of the Bengali Department by the Haringhata Mahavidyal.....
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J&K HC Seeks Government's Response in Plea Against Separate Prosecution Wing for J&K(25.02.2021)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court has issued notice to the Union Territory administration on a Public Interest Litigation challenging a Government Order fo.....
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Calcutta HC: Merely Obtaining Customary Divorce Will Not Attract Exception(26.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that merely obtaining a customary divorce will not attract the exception envisaged under Section 29(2) of the Hindu Marri.....
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Calcutta HC Disposes of PIL Raising Apprehension Over Conduction of Free and Fair Election(02.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation that raised apprehension over conducting free and fair election in the State of West .....
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Calcutta HC Disposes of PIL Raising Apprehension Over Conduction of Free and Fair Election(02.03.2021)
Calcutta High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation that raised apprehension over conducting free and fair election in the State of West .....
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Allahabad HC: Victim Has No Right to Drop Case of Non-Compoundable Offence of Heinous Nature(29.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that a victim has no right in law to drop case of non-compoundable offence of heinous nature which badly affects society.....
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SC: Transferee of Rights in Suit Can Apply for Execution Without Separate Assignment of Decree(22.10.2021)
Supreme Court observed that the Explanation to Order XXI Rule 16 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 removed the distinction between an assignment pr.....
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Cal. HC: Conduct of the Parties Can't Substitute Arbitration Agreement(22.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Court while exercising powers under Section 11 of Arbitration & Conciliation Act is bound to examine existence of ar.....
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SC Refuses to Issue Guidelines on Compensation for Victims of Wrongful Prosecution(22.08.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing petitions seeking uniform compensation code for victims of wrongful prosecution, has held that it will it will create a.....
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P&H HC: Bail May Be Granted If Case Not Concluded in 60 Days from initiation of Prosecution Evidence(22.08.2022)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that in terms of Section 437(6) of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), bail ought to be granted where the trial .....
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SC: Financial Burden on State a Valid Ground to Fix Cut Off Date for Payment of Revision of Pension(25.08.2022)
Supreme Court while upholding Rule 3(3) of Tripura State Civil Services (Revised Pension) Rules, has held that financial burden on the State can be a .....
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Calcutta HC: Section 173(8) CrPC No Bar for Writ Courts from Passing Further Directions(27.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with Report of police officer on completion of investigati.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs Inquiry into Death of Ullen Roy(29.01.2021)
Calcutta High Court has instructed the ADG, CID, to head an inquiry into the death of Bharatiya Janta Party activist Ullen Roy, who died on 7th Decemb.....
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Calcutta HC: Mala Fide Exercise of Power by State Authorities Necessary for Transferring Case to CBI(03.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the Court is empowered to transfer an investigation to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) only where there is.....
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Calcutta HC: Writ Jurisdiction Can be Invoked Despite Availability of Alternative Remedy(03.02.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that a writ petition Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1949, challenging the jurisdiction of National Company Law.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response on Printing of Subhash Chandra Bose's Picture on Currency Notes(14.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the Union government's response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to print images of Netaji Subh.....
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Cal HC: Writ is Maintainable against Award by Statutory Arbitrator Violating of Principles of Natural(12.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that an award passed by the statutory arbitrator under the National Highways Act, 1956 where neither the notice of arbitr.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains Schools To Put Bar on Students From Taking Exams For Non-Payment of Fee(04.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has restrained school authorities from preventing any student from taking any examination as well as carrying out rustication of s.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains Schools To Put Bar on Students From Taking Exams For Non-Payment of Fee(04.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has restrained school authorities from preventing any student from taking any examination as well as carrying out rustication of s.....
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Calcutta High Court Stays Proceedings Against Amit Malviya In A Case Filed By Kolkata Police(04.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has stayed all proceedings in a case lodged against Amit Malviya for "fraudulently" downloading information from Kolkata Police's .....
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Calcutta HC Directs CBI to Appear Before WB Speaker For Submitting Chargesheets Against MLAs(05.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed an officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appear before the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative A.....
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Cal. HC: Stepson Can't Deny Obligation to Maintain Stepfather if he Fulfilled His Responsibilities(31.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that when stepfather fulfills same responsibilities as the biological father, a stepson cannot deny his obligation to mai.....
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Allahabad HC: Accused Can't Seek Trial Court's Direction to Collect Particular Evidence(05.09.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that an accused cannot ask the trial Court for a direction to the prosecuting agency that a shred of particular evidence.....
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Cal. HC: State Can't Claim Title to Land Belonging to Citizens by Using Adverse Possession Doctrine(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the State, professing to be a welfare state, cannot claim to have perfected its title over a piece of land by in.....
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Cal. HC Acquits Man Convicted 34 Years Ago by Trial Court for Allegedly Abetting Wife's Suicide(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man convicted by the trial court of abetting the suicide of his wife 36 years ago by inflicting cruelty upon her. .....
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Calcutta HC: Right to Privacy Entitles Person to Carry Secrets to Grave(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court while directing police to immediately withdraw WhatsApp messages and photographs of deceased woman with her friend, that were disc.....
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Cal. HC: Requirements of S.21 Arbitration Act Must be Complied Before Invoking Jurisdiction U/S 11(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court while hearing application under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act), held that since requiremen.....
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Cal. HC: Writ Court Can’t Re-appreciate Evidence Already Examined by Industrial Tribunal(03.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that High Courts can’t interfere with awards passed by Tribunals by re-appreciating evidence already considered and exami.....
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Cal. HC: Builders Cannot Seek Extension for Construction After Expiry of Sanction Plan(04.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that builders cannot file for extension of sanctioned building plans after expiry of the period permitted for constructio.....
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Calcutta HC Appoints Former Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to Head Probe in Post Poll Violence Cases(03.09.2021)
Calcutta High Court has notified that Justice Manjula Chellur, former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court would head the Special Investigation Te.....
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Chhattisgarh HC: Validity of Section 148 Notices Issued Between March 1 to June 30 Due to Covid Lockd(06.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has held that it was necessary to obtain sanction under Section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for prosecution against public.....
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SC: Public Prosecutor Owes Duty to Give Fair Idea Regarding Prosecution Case to Trial Court(28.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that before a Trial Court proceeds to frame the charge against the accused, the Public Prosecutor owes a duty to give a fair id.....
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Cal. HC: Intention of Parties to be Deciphered to Decide if Parties Must be Referred to Arbitration(02.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that where arbitration clause between parties provided that "every effort" should be made by them to settle dispute by ar.....
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Cal. HC to State: Hand Advocate's Unclaimed Dead Body to Bar Association for Performing Last Rites(02.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has allowed a PIL seeking handing over of an Advocate's unclaimed dead body to the High Court Bar Association, for performing the .....
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Cal. HC Formulates Guidelines for Executive Magistrates Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 111 CrPC(04.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has laid down guidelines for Executive Magistrates exercising jurisdiction under Section 111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.....
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Allahabad HC: S. 482 CrPC Plea Maintainable To Annul Proceedings Which Are Ex Facie Bad(11.01.2022)
Allahabad High Court stated that an application under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) is maintainable to quash the proceedings, which ar.....
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Calcutta High Court Modifies Certain Conditions to Hold Gangasagar Mela(12.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has modified certain conditions imposed earlier while allowing the State Government to hold Gangasagar Mela amidst the fresh surge.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Replies on PIL Plea Seeking Postponement of Polls in 4 Municipal Corporations(12.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought replies from the West Bengal State Election Commission and State Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea .....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Response in Suvendu Adhikari's Plea Alleging Inadequate Security Arrangement(14.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has sought the State government's response in a plea moved by BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleging that .....
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Calcutta HC Urges West Bengal State Election Committee to Postpone Proposed Elections(17.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has urged the West Bengal State Election Commission to postpone the proposed elections to four municipal corporations for a period.....
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Cal. HC: Writ Jurisdiction Can be Invoked for Commercial Transaction Involving Element of Public Law(05.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that writ jurisdiction of High Courts is invocable even for cases involving ordinary commercial transactions between priv.....
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Calcutta HC: Trespassers Entitled to Electricity Unless Evicted by Due Process of Law(28.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has held that even a trespasser, unless evicted by due process of law, is entitled to electricity. The Court has further clarified.....
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Calcutta HC Directs Health Secretary to Meet Protesting Medical Students and Junior Doctors(26.10.2021)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Health Secretary of the West Bengal government to meet protesting medical students and junior doctors of the R.G......
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MP HC Directs to Conduct Inquiry Against Public Prosecutor for Giving up Eye Witness(29.10.2021)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Principal Secretary, Law and Legislative Affairs/District Magistrate, Bhind to conduct an inquiry against a.....
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Calcutta HC Refuses to Stop Telecast of an Interview Given by Sitting Judge to News Channel(20.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has refused to stop the telecast of an interview given by the sitting judge of the High Court to a news channel, while expressing .....
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Calcutta High Court Holds West Bengal Govt's 'Duare Ration Scheme' to be Illegal(29.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that West Bengal 'Duare Ration Scheme' under which the State government delivers foodgrains through the public distributi.....
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Cal. HC: Registrar Can Initiate Parallel Proceedings on Finding Add. Material U/S 206 Companies Act(21.11.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the capacity of the Registrar of Companies to initiate multiple/ parallel proceedings un.....
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J&K&L HC: Action for Malicious Prosecution Generally Doesn't Lie Against Civil Proceedings(28.11.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has held that no action can be brought as a general rule in the cases of civil proceedings even though the same .....
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Cal. HC: Govt. Has Discretion to Decide Mode & Manner of Giving Reservation to PwD(01.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 32 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 confers discretion upon Government to decide the mode an.....
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Cal. HC: Quashing Regular Case of Scheduled Offence Will Quash Subsequent Case Under PMLA(01.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that once a regular case of scheduled offence is quashed, any subsequent case registered under Prevention of Money Launde.....
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J&K&L HC: Retrospective Operation of Government’s Executive Order Cannot Be Permitted(02.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that retrospective operation of a Government Order cannot be permitted particularly where it is merel.....
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Cal. HC: Section 9 of A&C Act Applies to Foreign Seated Arbitration Also(05.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 9 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is a provision that is in aid of arbitration proceedings in contrast t.....
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SC: PMLA Prosecution Can’t Continue if Accused is Discharged from Scheduled Offence(07.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that prosecution under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot continue if the accused is discharged from the sche.....
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SC: Accused Has Right to Receive Material from Prosecution Even if Draft Criminal Rules Not Adopted(09.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that an accused has right to receive the list of the statements, documents, material, etc. in the possession of the prosecution.....
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Cal. HC: Objection on Maintainability Hits Root of Judicial Proceeding if it Raises Question of Law(11.11.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that an objection on maintainability of writ petition cannot be raised at eleventh hour and that such an objection cannot.....
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Cal. HC: Suit for Eviction from Property for Running Business Lies Before Commercial Division(14.11.2022)
Calcutta High Court while transferring an eviction suit before its non-commercial Division to its Commercial Division has held that only operative con.....
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Cal. HC: Illegal Entry Without Anti-National Material Not Attempt to Wage War Against India(16.11.2022)
Calcutta High Court while commuting death sentence of 4 LeT members who were apprehended by BSF whilst attempting to illegally cross border into India.....
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SC: Execution Petitions Must be Disposed of Within Six Months(21.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that execution petitions must be disposed within six months from the date of filing and observed that Execution Court is duty b.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction to Permit Tableau of Netaji in Republic Day Parade(25.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Central government to permit the West Bengal tableau of Netaji Subhas Chandra .....
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Calcutta HC: Dictum Laid Down on Bifurcation of Subject-Matter in Suit Not Relevant Factor(27.01.2022)
Calcutta High Court has stated that the dictum of the Supreme Court as laid down in Sukanya Holdings (P) Ltd. v. Jayesh H. Pandya regarding non-permis.....
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Cal. HC: 'Rent' Includes All Charges Paid by Tenant in Connection With Suit Premises(19.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that ‘Rent’ includes all payments agreed to be paid by tenant to the landlord for use and occupation not only of the suit.....
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Cal. HC: Object of S. 60(2) IBC is to Group Together CIRP Proceedings Before Single Forum(21.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that object of Section 60(2) of IBC 2016 is to group together CIRP of corporate debtor and insolvency liquidation proceed.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, IBC, CIRP, National Company Law Tribunal
Calcutta HC: Enforcement Directorate Officers Are Not Police Officers(26.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court while referring to Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary case, has held that Enforcement Directorate (ED) of.....
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Cal. HC: Authority Must Preserve Fairness of Process When Re-Evaluating Bidder's Eligibility(29.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court while observing that during re-evaluation of bidder’s eligibility, tendering authority must preserve fairness of the process and s.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Tendering Authority, Re-Evaluating
Cal. HC Summarizes Law Related to Exercise of Discretion for Grant of Interlocutory Injunction(05.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has summarized the tests and principles that govern the exercise of judicial discretion in respect of grant of interlocutory injun.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, CPC, Interlocutory Injunction, Judicial Discretion
Cal. HC: Magistrate Denuded to Remand Accused Beyond 30 Days Once UAPA Offences Are Added to FIR(07.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a Magistrate neither has the power to try, nor commit cases involving UAPA, and therefore, once the addition of offe.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, UAPA, Remand, Magistrate
Cal. HC: Civil Court has Jurisdiction to Determine Title of Fraudulently Issued Shares(07.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that under the Companies Act, 2013, Civil Courts have jurisdiction to enquire into allegations of fraud pertaining to the.....
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Cal. HC: Tenant Can’t Deny Landlord's Title at Beginning of Tenancy(12.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that Rule of Estoppel under Section 116 of Evidence Act bars a tenant from denying the title of a landlord in respect of .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Tenant, Landlord, Tenancy, Title
Cal. HC: Rash Driving With Knowledge That it May Lead to Fatal Accident Can be Tried U/S 304(II) IPC(16.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court while refusing to quash proceedings under Section 304 Part II of IPC in motor accident case has observed that reckless driving wit.....
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JKL HC: Ex-Facie Illegality Required to Challenge Preventive Detention Order at Pre-Execution Stage(16.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a preventive detention order can be challenged at the pre-execution stage, provided the petition.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Preventive Detention, Pre-Execution Stage
Delhi HC: Presence at Preferred Jurisdiction Material Fact for Execution of Maintenance Order(23.12.2021)
Delhi High Court has observed that the presence of a person at preferred jurisdiction at the time of application for maintenance against him under Sec.....
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Calcutta HC Seeks Election Commission's Reply on WBCPCR Plea Seeking Compensation(28.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has sought the reply of the Election Commission of India on the plea filed by the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child R.....
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Calcutta HC: Writ Petition Not Maintainable as Alternative Remedy for Challenge to GST Order(30.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has held that the writ petition not maintainable as statutory alternative remedy available for challenging Goods and Services Tax .....
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Calcutta HC Calls for Report in Habeas Corpus Plea on Missing Person from Judicial Remand(30.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has called for a report from the West Bengal Government in a habeas corpus plea filed by one Buddhadeb Bhowmick who has alleged th.....
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Ker. HC: Court Can Execute its Maintenance Order Against Person Residing Outside its Jurisdiction(12.01.2023)
Kerala High Court has held that even though an order of maintenance may be enforceable at the place where the person against whom it is made resides, .....
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Calcutta HC Extends Time Granted to Inquiry Committee to Submit Report(15.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has extended the time granted to the Court appointed inquiry committee to submit its report in respect of the alleged irregulariti.....
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Calcutta HC Decides a 72 Years old Case(17.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has decided a case that has been pending for over 72 years. The case was instituted in the year 1951 on the original side of the C.....
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Delhi HC to State: Expedite Process of Filling Up Vacancies of Public Prosecutors in the Capital(17.01.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that 108 courts in capital are non-functional for want of public prosecutors, has called upon the Delhi government to.....
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Cal. HC: Accused Must Apply For Default Bail On Expiry Of Statutory Detention Period(23.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that an accused under detention as per the NDPS Act cannot be released automatically on statutory bail on the expiry of .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, statutory bail, 180 days.
Calcutta HC Allows Use Of Hookah In Licensed Restaurants And Bars(25.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has allowed use of hookah in restaurants and bars in the State after noting that the Central as well as the State governments earn.....
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Cal. HC: Test of Inventiveness Must be Applied By Considering the Invention As Whole(27.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court in hearing an appeal under Section 117A(2) of the Patents Act, has ruled that test of inventiveness of an invention, sought to be .....
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Calcutta HC Directs Visva Bharati University to Reopen Hostels in Presence of Police, Student(10.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Visva-Bharati University authorities to immediately open hostels for its students. The Court has ordered that the.....
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Calcutta HC Imposes Stay on Ex-Parte Injunction Issued in Favour of Son of Narayan Debnath(10.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has imposed a stay on an ex-parte injunction issued by a trial Court in favour of the elder son of renowned illustrator Late Naray.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Ex-Parte Injunction, Son of Narayan Debnath
Calcutta HC Orders Daughter to Pay Maintenance to Parents, Provide Accommodation(11.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed a daughter to allow her aged parents to reside with her in a residential flat which had been gifted to her by her par.....
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Calcutta High Court Orders SIT to Complete Investigation Within 1 Month(14.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan within 1 .....
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Calcutta HC Suspends Order Cancelling GST Registration on Vague Show Cause Notice(15.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has suspended the order cancelling goods and service tax (GST) registration on the grounds that the allegations contained in the s.....
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Cal HC: Accused and Victim Happily Married to Other Persons Doesn’t Lessen the Offence(20.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while refusing to quash a POCSO case, has observed that merely because accused and victim are married to other persons does not le.....
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MP HC: Conducting Preliminary Enquiry Not Sine Qua Non for Direction for Prosecution(07.02.2022)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that conducting a preliminary enquiry is not sine qua non for issuing a direction for prosecution under Section 195.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Against Physical Classes for Unvaccinated Students Aged Below 15 Yrs(07.02.2022)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to ensure that conduct of physical classes for Class VIII stud.....
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JKL HC: Can’t Proceed With Prosecution Against Partners Without Arraigning Firm as Accused(20.02.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that existence of Section 66 in the Food Safety and Standard Act 2006 is a clear indicator of the fac.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Food Safety and Standard Act, Prosecution
Cal. HC Constitutes Humane Committee for Animal Protection(24.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has proposed to form a Humane committee for five districts which shall takes steps for protection and preservation of the animals .....
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Cal. HC: Writ of Certiorari Can be Issued Even if Dispute Between Two Private Parties(27.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that principle of natural justice demand that parties have sufficient and equal opportunity of representation, has.....
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Calcutta HC: Non-Profit Organization Utilizing Profits for Furtherance of Purpose, Charitable Activit(07.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that when a Company has been established as a non-profit organization under the Companies Act, 2013 and its profits are .....
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Cal. HC: Advocate's Mistake Should Not Prejudice Party's Rights(07.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that mistake on part of advocate representing any party shouldn’t act as prejudice against rights of a party, has .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Mistake, Acquittal, Negotiable Instruments
Cal. HC: Removing Girl’s Undergarment & Forcing Her to Lie on Ground Amount to Rape(07.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that the action of removing undergarment of victim and forcibly making her lie down on ground cannot be for any other obl.....
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SC: Compensation of Rs. 2 Crore for Bad Haircut is Excessive(09.02.2023)
Supreme Court while setting aside order of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) awarding compensation of Rs. 2 crores to model for .....
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Cal HC: All Unilateral Appointments Not Invalid Unless Appointed Arbitrator Falls Within Schedule 7(15.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that all unilateral appointment of arbitrator are not invalid per se unless the arbitrator’s relationship falls within th.....
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Cal. HC: Admitting Jurisdiction in Pleading Enough for Express Agreement(16.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that filing of pleadings before arbitral tribunal and agreeing to jurisdiction of the tribunal therein satisfies the requ.....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Case to Ensure Swift Action Against Remdesivir Black Marketers(03.05.2021)
Calcutta High Court has decided to prepone the summer vacations starting from 24th May 2021, to 3rd May, 2021. The decision has been taken keeping in .....
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SC Asks Delhi Jal Board to Approach Upper Yamuna River Board with Complaint Over Water Supply Cut(07.05.2021)
Supreme Court has granted liberty to Delhi Jal Board to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board, with their prayer relating to allocation of water to De.....
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NCLAT: No Bar in Pendency of Execution Proceedings u/s 9 IBC(07.04.2022)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has observed that the pendency of an execution petition does not bar the operational creditor from filing a pe.....
Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, execution petition, Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
Delhi HC: Apprehension That Accused May Flee Not Enough for Rejecting Benefit of S.445 CrPC(13.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has observed that a mere apprehension communicated by the prosecution that the accused may flee the course of justice, cannot be the .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, apprehension, Section 445 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, prosecution
Cal. HC to State: Remove Prosecutors if They Engage in Pen-Down Strike(25.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while expressing displeasure over pen-down strike by Additional Public Prosecutors (APPs) at the District and Sessions Court, Purb.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Youth Leader iIn Case of Alleged Violence During Protest(20.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted anticipatory bail to prominent youth leader and president of West Bengal Democratic Youth Federation of India, Meenaks.....
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Calcutta HC Directs to Withdraw Notice Preventing Students from Classes for Default of Dues(20.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has reiterated that unaided private schools whose names had come up regarding allegations of arbitrary fee hike during the pandemi.....
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JKL HC: Prosecutor is Independent Statutory Authority; Must Justify Extension of Investigation(10.04.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing that Public Prosecutor is an independent statutory authority, has held that he is expected to .....
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Cal. HC: Constructive Criticism of State is a Necessary & Essential Right of Any Citizen(11.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while ordering State to restore the security protection of a retired IGP, has observed that Constructive criticism of the State is.....
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Cal. HC: Award Passed by Unilaterally Appointed Arbitrator is Null(13.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that a unilaterally appointed award does not carry the privilege of existence in the eyes of the law and is regarded .....
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Cal HC: Repeal and Amendment Act of 2016 Does Not Remove S. 2A(2) of Industrial Disputes Act(17.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Repeal and Amendment Act of 2016 does not have the effect of removing section 2A(2) from Industrial Disputes Act, 19.....
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Calcutta HC Issues Notice to NHRC for Committee for People Displaced in Post-Poll Violence(05.04.2022)
Calcutta High Court has issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) in connection with .....
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SC: Declarants of Exotic Live Species Ownership Immune from Prosecution as Per 2020 MoEFCC Advisory(28.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that individuals who have made declaration of ownership of 'exotic live species' in accordance with 2020 advisory issued by MoE.....
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Cal. HC Orders Probe in ‘Fake Writ Petition’ Filing By Co-operative Society Members(30.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed ADGP, CID, West Bengal to initiate criminal proceedings and probe against persons who were allegedly involved in fili.....
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Cal. HC: Prosecutor’s Opinion Must be Based on materials collected by the Investigating Officer(05.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while expressing displeasure at conduct of public prosecutor (PP) for not raising objection to bail application, observed that PP .....
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Cal. HC: Could Have Averted Pre-Planned Attacks if Police Intelligence had Been Vigilant(06.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that pre-planned attacks during Ram Navami Celebrations in Shivpur area could have been averted if Police intelligenc.....
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Cal. HC: Facilitation Council Can Arbitrate Claims After Supplier’s Registration Under MSMED Act(10.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Facilitation Council would have exclusive jurisdiction to decide on reference, and to refer the same for arbitration.....
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Calcutta HC Restrains WB Minister's Daughter from Continuing as Teacher until Further Orders(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ordered that the daughter of West Bengal Minister, Paresh Chandra Adhikari
should not be allowed to enter the school premises.....
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Calcutta High Court Directs State Govt to Pay Dearness Allowance to It’s Employees Within 3 Months(20.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court while upholding the order of the West Bengal Administrative Tribunal has directed the State government to release the Dearness All.....
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Calcutta High Court: Finding of MSME Council on Its Jurisdiction Cannot be Termed as Interim Award(23.05.2022)
Calcutta HC has held that the decision of the MSME Council on its jurisdiction is an order under Section 16 of Arbitration &Conciliation Act and canno.....
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Calcutta HC Orders University Students to Pay Medical Expenses of Students Injured During Raging(23.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court on Thursday has directed students of a university who had been found to have engaged in ragging to pay for the medical treatment o.....
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Calcutta HC: Concessional Tax Rate and Form D Once Granted, Cannot Be Taken Back(23.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that once the concessional rate of tax and the certificate in Form D was granted it cannot be taken back as it violates t.....
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Cal HC to Central Forces: Remain in State for 10 Days After Declaration of Panchayat Elections(07.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed Central Armed Forces to remain in the State after declaration of results in the West Bengal Panchayat Elections 2023 .....
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Supreme Court Extends Stay on Ritu Maheshwari's Non-Bailable Warrant(12.05.2022)
Supreme Court has extended the stay on the non-bailable warrant issued by the Allahabad High Court against Noida Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Ind.....
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Calcutta HC: Writ Court Cannot Impose Penalty In Exercise of Plenary Jurisdiction(13.05.2022)
Calcutta High Court has ruled that a writ Court in exercise of its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot inflict a penalty which is not .....
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Cal HC: Officers Entitled to Take Action Against Non-Conforming Acts of An Advocate(13.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that it is not expected that a judge should be a mute spectator, has held that judicial restraint does not disenti.....
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Cal HC: Look-Out Circulars Should be Issued Only in Exceptional Cases; Can’t be a Recovery Norm(14.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Look-Out Circulars causes an immediate and irrevocable violation of a person’s fundamental right to movement,.....
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Cal. HC: Fixing Treatment Rates for Private Hospitals Will Violate Fundamental Right to Trade(15.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that order issued by West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission for fixing of rates by Clinical Establishme.....
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Meghalaya HC to State: Ensure Hospitals and Like Institutions are Exempted from Power Cuts(16.06.2023)
Meghalaya High Court while observing that most elementary thing that must be ensured is uninterrupted supply of power to hospitals and like institutio.....
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Cal HC: Section 12(5) of A&C Act Not Applicable to Arbitration Commenced Before 2015 Amendment(17.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Section 12(5) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 would not apply to arbitrations that commenced before the .....
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SC: Public Prosecutors Should be Vigilant While Framing of Charges(18.04.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that apart from the duty of the Trial Court, even the public prosecutor has a duty to be vigilant, and if a proper charge i.....
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Kar. HC: Amendment Conferring Magistrate’s Power Upon Executive Authority is Ultra Vires(19.04.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that Karnataka Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2022 which conferred powers on Revenue officials to .....
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Cal. HC Sets Aside Murder Conviction on Ground that Confession Made to Police Not Admissible(21.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while setting aside a murder conviction observed that confession of accused, even if in writing, made to a police officer is not a.....
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Cal HC: Mere Acquittal Doesn’t Stop Concerned Authority from Continuing Departmental Inquiry(21.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that merely because an accused has been acquitted, the power of the concerned authority to continue with the departmental.....
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Cal HC Imposes Cost on Authorities for Demolishing Encroachment Without Following Due Procedure(21.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Authorities failed to comply with mandate of West Bengal Public Land Act, 1962 amounting to violation of the .....
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Delhi HC: Executing Court Can't Go Behind Decree & Give Relief to Judgment Debtor(02.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that the executing Court can’t go behind the decree that is to be implemented and give relief to the judgment debtor t.....
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SC: While Recording Statement Involving Large Number of Prosecution Witnesses, Utilize S.313(5) CrPC(16.05.2023)
Supreme Court has opined that while recording statement under Section 313 of CrPC in cases involving large number of prosecution witnesses, Judicial O.....
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Cal. HC: Consolidated Claim from Different Purchase Order Containing Arbitration Clause Not Invalid(18.05.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that arbitration clauses in different purchase orders that are linked to a single main contract can be treated as a conso.....
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SC: Executing Court to Determine Whether Transfer of Suit Property Was Made Post Dismissal of Suit(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court has held that executing court will have to determine whether transfer of immovable property which was made post dismissal of suit, was m.....
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P&H HC: Specific Time Limit for Grant of Sanction for Prosecution Under UAPA Rules 2008 is Mandatory(23.05.2023)
Punjab and Haryana High Court while observing that time grant for prosecution sanction under UAPA (Recommendation and Sanction of Prosecution) Rules, .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Prosecution Sanction, UAPA, Bail
Ker. HC: Acts Done by Bank Officials While Taking Possession are Protected Under SARFAESI Act(25.05.2023)
Kerala High Court while observing that action taken by the officials of the bank under the SARFAESI Act is neither unquestionable nor treated as sacro.....
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Calcutta HC: Denial of Economic Support is DV Even if Parties Aren't Residing in Shared Household(24.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that denial of economic support to the wife and the minor son constitutes domestic violence (DV) under Protection of Wome.....
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Calcutta HC Orders Mandatory Videography of Recovery Procedure Under NDPS Act(24.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed that in all cases involving recovery of narcotic substances, seizing officers shall make a video recording of the ent.....
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Cal. HC: Transfer of School Teachers Doesn’t Violate Right to Life and Dignity(31.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 10C of the West Bengal School Service Commission Act, 1997 which enables tr.....
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Cal. HC to State: Immediately Hand Over Files Related to Ram Navami Violence to NIA(01.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed State authorities to comply with the directions passed by the Division Bench of the Court, as affirmed by the Apex Co.....
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Cal. HC: Vigilant Monitoring Required to Prevent Illegal Manufacture of Packaged Drinking Water(02.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that vigilant monitoring over all packaged drinking water manufacturers is required to prevent illegal manufacturi.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Packaged Drinking Water, Illegal Manufacturing
Cal. HC: Argument of Implied Repeal of Section 272/273 IPC via FSS Act is Not Justified(03.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that though a separate, specific, distinct procedure has been laid down in FSS Act 2006 to initiate/launch a proceeding a.....
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Calcutta HC Stays FIR Registered by WB Police Against CBI Officers Probing Coal Scam(30.06.2022)
Calcutta High Court has granted interim stay for 6 weeks on the FIR registered by State police authorities against CBI officers for allegedly harassin.....
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Cal. HC: Being Tagged In Comments on Social Media Doesn’t Confer Liability on Person Being Tagged(05.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while quashing proceedings against accused of spreading communal hatred through comments on social media, has observed that being .....
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Mad HC to PP: Instruct Police Personnel to Come Prepared With Particulars of Case(07.06.2023)
Madras High Court while expressing its displeasure over police officer deputed to assist prosecutor fumbling in Court, has directed Public Prosecutors.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Public Prosecutors, Police, Knowledge
Cal. HC: Acquiring Property in Name of Wife is Not Benami Transaction(09.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that if a husband supplies the consideration money for acquiring property in the name of his wife, such fact does not nec.....
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Cal. HC: Police Can’t Use Power U/S 160 CrPC to Call/Arrest Someone Unconnected With Alleged Offence(09.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that practice adopted by adopted by investigating agency during investigation to call someone not named in FIR or not.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, CrPC, Investigating Agency, FIR
Cal. HC: Civil Courts are Barred from Deciding Validity of Plant Variety Registration(12.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that civil courts have no jurisdiction to decide the validity of plant variety registration under Protection of Plant Var.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Plant Variety, Registration, Civil Court, Jurisdiction
Cal. HC: Title & Possession Sufficient to Grant Injunction Against Construction on Joint Property(10.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that plaintiff seeking restraint order on defendant from making construction on a property is required to prove prima fac.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Title, Joint Property, Construction
Cal. HC: In Absence of Any Resistance or Alarm it Cannot be Said Victim Was Kidnapped(12.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court while acquitting two persons accused of kidnapping with an intention to marry on the grounds of doubt regarding victim girl's age,.....
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Cal. HC: No Need to Corroborate Dying Declaration if Given In Fit State of Mind(12.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a dying declaration is a conclusive piece of evidence, admissible for the conviction of the accused, wherein corrobo.....
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Cal. HC: One-Line Order dismissing Appeal on Ground of Delay in Filing is Invalid(18.08.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that the one-line order dismissing an appeal on ground of delay in filing without discussing the merits of the case shall.....
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Cal. HC: Cheating Case Against Directors Can’t Survive w/o Impleading Company(12.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that when the agreement was entered into by and between the companies, criminal proceedings in a cheating case can’t surv.....
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Cal. HC to State: Pay Compensation to Acid Attack Victim in Adherence to NALSA Guidelines(12.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that State which was once known for its progressive feminist discourse has forgotten its feminist roots, has direc.....
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SC Bars Withdrawal of Criminal Prosecution Against MPs/MLAs Without Permission of HC(10.08.2021)
Supreme Court has directed that no prosecution against MPs and MLAs will be withdrawn without the permission of the High Court of the concerned state......
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Calcutta HC Publishes Action Plan for Judicial Officers to Reduce Pendency of Cases(11.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has published an 'Action Plan' for judicial officers in order to reduce the pendency of cases in subordinate judiciary. The Action.....
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Calcutta HC Extends All Interim Orders Passed By It & Courts Subordinate To It Till September 15(16.08.2021)
Calcutta High Court has extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till 15.....
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Calcutta HC: Statute Promoting Growth And Development Should be Considered Liberally(11.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court while allowing Income-Tax deduction to ITC Ltd. has held that the statute promoting growth and development should be considered li.....
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Cal HC: State Can’t Contend Person Forfeited Right to Compensation Due to Delay in Approaching Court(21.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that it would be preposterous if the State is permitted to contend that since the land looser was sleeping over his right.....
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Calcutta High Court Lifts Ban Imposed on Auroma Coke Ltd. From Taking Part in Auctions(25.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has allowed a writ petition filed for the lifting of a ban imposed on Auroma Coke Ltd. from taking part in the Non-regulated Secto.....
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Cal. HC: Only Licensing Authority Can Suspend Driving License, Not Police Officer(22.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a police officer has no right to disqualify a person or revoke a driving license under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,.....
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Cal. HC: No Claim Certificate is Invalid if it is Pre-Condition to The Release of Final Payment(22.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that a discharge voucher or No Claim Certificate would be invalid on account of 'Coercion' if it is submitted as a pre-co.....
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Cal. HC: Influential Accused Take Shelter in State-Run Hospital(25.07.2022)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Influential Accused Take Shelter in State-Run Hospital, has directed the Enforcement Directorate to shift Wes.....
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Cal. HC: Lab Report Can’t be Filed Through Supplementary Chargesheet(28.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Chemical Examination Report is the most vital piece of evidence in NDPS Case and therefore can’t be filed thr.....
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Cal. HC: Disciplinary Authority Shouldn’t Make Any Comment not Based on Any Evidence(29.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while reinstating a CISF Constable and observing that baseless comments by disciplinary authority leave ‘permanent scar’ on employ.....
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Cal. HC: Interest Paid on Cash Loan Falls Within the Ambit of Unexplained Expenditure(01.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that payment of interest on a cash loan falls within the ambit of unexplained expenditure within the meaning of Section 6.....
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Cal HC: Process of Selection Adopted by a Public Undertaking is Required to be Transparent(11.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that the process of selection of tender adopted by a public undertaking is required to be transparent to ensure wider.....
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Calcutta HC to IG CSF: Submit Report on Alleged Poll Violence(11.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed Inspector-General (IG) of the Central security forces (CSF) to submit report pertaining to the alleged violence durin.....
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Cal HC: Petition for Removal of State Election Commissioner is Not Maintainable(13.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court while dismissing petition seeking removal of State Election Commissioner, among other reliefs, has observed that such a prayer can.....
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Cal HC: Declaration of Panchayat Election Poll Results will be Subject to Final Orders of the Court(13.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court while expressing regret over repeated complaints pertaining to violence and mismanagement during the Panchayat Election, has direc.....
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SC: Fixing Cut Off on Basis of Viva Voce for DJ Selection by Kerala HC was Manifestly Arbitrary(13.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that process followed by the Kerala High Court in fixing a cut-off mark on the basis of viva-voce for the selection of District.....
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Cal HC to CBI & ED: Submit List of Beneficiaries in Teachers Recruitment Scam(17.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed CBI and ED to place on record the details of the beneficiaries of the teachers recruitment scam particularly the teac.....
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Cal. HC to State: Finalize Minimum Wage for Tea Plantation Workers in 6 Months(03.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while upholding the advisory dated 27th April 2023, issued by State Labour Commissioner hiking interim minimum wage for tea planta.....
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SC: Duty on the Prosecution is to Lead Only Such Evidence, Which it is Capable of Leading(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that law does not enjoin a duty on the prosecution to lead evidence of such character, which is almost impossible to be .....
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Cal. HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation of PoSH Act within the Calcutta High Court(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while terming the PIL as ‘absolutely premature’ has dismissed the plea seeking strict implementation of the Sexual Harassment of W.....
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Cal. HC: Mental Cruelty Can’t Have Uniform Standard in Matrimonial Cases(08.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Mental cruelty is a state of mind and such feeling and intensity are felt differently by each person, has obs.....
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Cal. HC to Centre: Probe Fraud Committed by Railways to Obtain Favorable Award(09.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while unconditionally stayed an arbitral award granted in favour of South Eastern Railways on ground of fraud perpetrated by collu.....
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SC Sets Aside P&H HC’s Directions on Appearance of Prosecution Witnesses(14.08.2023)
Supreme Court has set aside directions issued by the Punjab & Haryana High Court in 2022 regarding the issuance of summons to prosecution witnesses in.....
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Cal HC: Reference to Master Facility Agreement Not Sufficient to Incorporate Arbitration Clause(16.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that arbitration clause can’t be incorporated by reference without clear intention of parties, has held that a gen.....
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SC: Prosecutors are Not Representatives of Any Party(21.08.2023)
Supreme Court while placing reliance on 154th Law Commission report and observing that Prosecutors are not representatives of any party, has stated th.....
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Cal. HC: Misuse of Section 498A Unleashing New Legal Terrorism(22.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while quashing a criminal proceeding has remarked that the legislature has enacted the provision of Section 498A to strike out the.....
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Cal. HC: Keeping Inmates in Separate Cell Due to Threat Perception is Not Solitary Confinement(24.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that keeping multiple inmates in the same prison cell, away from the main population due to jail authorities’ perception .....
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Cal. HC: S.144 CrPC Can’t be Promulgated at the Drop of a Hat(25.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that duty of the Administration is to provide a level playing field to all political dispensations to hold rallies.....
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SC: Can’t Dismiss Execution Petition Merely Because Property's Possession is Lost to Third Party(28.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that Court can’t dismiss an execution petition as inexecutable, merely on the basis that the property has been lost to a third .....
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Kar. HC: Executive Guidelines Can’t Impose Restriction if Works of Defence Act, 1903 is in Operation(01.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court has held that Executive Guidelines cannot be relied upon by the Union Government to impose restriction as long as the Works of De.....
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Cal. HC: High Courts can Invoke Article 215 to Review its Own Orders(04.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that being Courts of records, the High Courts are invested with inherent powers under Article 215 of Constitution to corr.....
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Cal. HC: Mere Paranoia of Authorities Not Sufficient for Issuance of LOCs(06.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that mere paranoia of the authorities whenever a person against whom allegations are leveled, seeks to leave the coun.....
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Cal. HC to State: Ensure Implementation of RK Raghavan Committee Report’s on Ragging(06.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed State to implement report of RK Raghavan Committee constituted in 2009 by the Supreme Court which recommended regular.....
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SC: In case of Unjust Executive Action, Courts must Interfere in Election Process(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has held that in cases where issues crop up, indicating unjust executive action or an attempt to disturb a level-playing field between c.....
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Cal. HC: Denying Permission for Other Festivals While Granting One for Durga Puja is Unreasonable(11.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that if Durga Puja is allowed on the ground, which is also a festivity of Hindus, there is no reason why festivities of o.....
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Cal. HC: ‘Sexist’ to Exclude Married Daughter from the Scope of Compassionate Appointment(18.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that rejection of compassionate appointment solely on the ground of marital status of a daughter is an arbitrary a.....
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Cal. HC: Cardinal Pre-Requisites of Responsible Journalism are Accuracy and Objectivity(18.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while issuing guidelines for various media houses as well as investigative agencies regarding media coverage in recruitment-scam c.....
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Cal. HC: Equating Consensual Sexual Acts with Rape Undermines the Bodily Integrity of Adolescents(19.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that law’s unintended effect has been the deprivation of liberty of young people in consensual relationships, has .....
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SC: Medical Negligence Can’t be Claimed if Complications Suffered was Unrelated to Medical Procedure(23.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that strong incriminating circumstantial or documentary evidence is required for application of doctrine of Res Ipsa Loc.....
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Cal. HC: Quantum of Security in Maritime Claims Shouldn’t be Unreasonable(26.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that a claim for loss / compensation must be proximate to the occurrence as well as to the consequences of the los.....
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Calcutta HC: Preventive Detention Must Not be Used as Added Tool to Curtail Judicial Decisions(12.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has set aside an order of preventive detention passed under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic S.....
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Calcutta HC Dismisses PIL Challenging WB Govt's Decision to Reopen Schools from November 16(12.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the decision of the West Bengal government to reopen schools.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Restricted Immersion Processions to Take Place for Jagasddhatri Puja(12.11.2021)
Calcutta High Court has allowed for restricted immersion procession to take place for Jagaddhatri puja following all Covid-19 protocol. The Court was .....
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Cal. HC: Order Of Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Case Can't be Challenge Before Sessions Court(04.11.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that appeal against the order of acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court.....
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Mad. HC: Trial won’t be Vitiated if Procedural Lapses Don’t Cause Any Dent in Prosecution(24.11.2023)
Madras High Court has held that if it is found that the procedural lapses have not impacted or caused any dent in the prosecution case or while apprec.....
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Cal. HC: Court Must Interfere with Arbitrator’s Interim Orders Only When it is Palpably Perverse(28.11.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that Section 37 Court in appeal must see an interim order passed by arbitral tribunal within prismatic efficacy of th.....
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Cal. HC: Deactivating Aadhaar Cards Might have the Consequence of Terminating Indian Citizenship(05.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that action of deactivating Aadhaar Cards might have consequence, de facto, of terminating Indian citizenship, since deac.....
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SC: Can’t Presume Validity of Will Merely Because it is Registered(09.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that mere registration of the Will would not be sufficient to prove its validity, as its lawful execution necessarily had to be.....
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Cal. HC: Appeal Cannot Cloak as Review(09.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that review jurisdiction can’t be treated as second opportunity by parties aggrieved by a judgement or order to ar.....
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JKL HC: Can’t Argue for Quashing of Detention Order When it is Challenged Before its Execution(10.10.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that if petitioner challenges detention order even before it was executed, it is not open for them to.....
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Cal. HC: Putting Padlock on Main Gate of a Property is No Way to Evict a Person(11.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that although a son stays at the father’s property as a licensee but for evicting him due process of law has to be.....
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Cal. HC: Facilitation Council Can’t Delegate Decision Making to a Chartered Accountant(16.10.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Facilitation Council cannot desert the task of decision-making and leave it to a Chartered Accountant and depend on .....
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Calcutta HC Orders Compensation for Nepali Man Who Remained in Prison Sans Trial(09.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has granted Rs. 5 Lakh as compensation to a Nepali man who remained in prison for over 41 years and was released in March 2021 fol.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes FIR Against Mithun Chakraborty for Alleged Hate Speech, Stays Investigation(10.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has quashed the FIR registered against renowned actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty by a member of the TMC party over his alle.....
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Calcutta HC Grants Custody of 4-Yr-Old Girl to Deceased Mother's Friend Over Biological Father(13.12.2021)
Calcutta High Court has refused to grant custody of a four and a half years old girl child to her biological father and instead permitted the child to.....
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Calcutta HC Allows Sale And Import of Only Green Firecrackers With QR Code in The State(13.10.2022)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Pollution Control Board as well as the state police authorities to prevent the importation and sale of fire.....
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Supreme Court: Efforts to Settle Civil Disputes Through Criminal Prosecution Must be Avoided(23.01.2024)
SC while observing that mere breach of contract doesn’t amount to an offence u/s 420 or 406 of IPC unless dishonest intention is shown, has held that .....
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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment of Executive Officers in Hindu Temples(24.02.2022)
Madras High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Indic Collective Trust and its President TR Ramesh challenging the appointment o.....
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Cal. HC: Seeking Enhanced Maintenance After Blocking Husband's Pension is Abuse of Law(31.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that case where a wife blocks a substantial source of income of husband and then claims an enhancement of maintenance.....
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Cal. HC Upholds Order Disallowing Murder Accused from Rejoining Home Guard Service(02.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court while upholding an order disallowing accused in murder case from rejoining his post as a Home Guard, has observed that a volunteer.....
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Cal. HC Upholds Life Sentence of Pakistani National Arrested Carrying Highly Explosive Substances(03.02.2023)
Calcutta High Court has upheld life sentence awarded to a Pakistani national belonging to terrorist organization Al-Badar, who was found to have enter.....
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Calcutta High Court: Court Not Merely Obligated to Appoint Arbitrator u/s 11(6) of A&C Act(23.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that Court under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is not merely obligated to appoint an arbitrator but c.....
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Cal. HC: Jurisdiction Can’t Be Assumed By Consumer Forum When Arbitration Prescribed By Special Law(23.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that Court under Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act is not merely obligated to appoint an arbitrator but c.....
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Calcutta High Court: Intention to Arbitrate Must be Clearly Stated by Parties Within Agreement(23.01.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that parties to an arbitration agreement should clearly state their intentions to arbitrate and should abstain from using.....
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Calcutta HC: Cannot Excommunicate Person from Community Due to Matrimonial Dispute in Family(24.01.2024)
Calcutta High Court while setting aside an order of excommunication of person from Sikh Community has held that excommunication due of matrimonial dis.....
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Cal. HC: Interfering in Investigation by State May Result in Disruption of Co-operative Federalism(25.01.2024)
Calcutta High Court while staying order for immediate transfer of a probe being conducted by State to CBI, has held that right of State to conduct fai.....
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Cal. HC: Maint. Provisions in CrPC are Welfare Provisions, Not to be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt(02.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has recently held that the provisions for maintenance under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are welfare legislati.....
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Del HC: Not More Than 3 Months Jail to be Given in Execution Petition for Recovery of Maintenance(05.02.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that a person cannot be sent to jail for more than three months, in case of non-payment of arrears of maintenance to the spo.....
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Del. HC: Auth. Asking for OBC-NCL Certificate Should Keep Cut-Off Date of Issuance In Line With FY(05.02.2024)
Delhi HC observed that authority asking for Other Backward Classes (OBC)-Non Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate should keep the cut-off date of its issuan.....
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Calcutta HC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Convicted for Murdering Parents(27.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that the case does not fall within the purview of rarest of rare case, has commuted the death sentence of a man wh.....
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Cal. HC: Male Counterpart Have a Discounted Relevance in Assisted Reproductive Technology Process(27.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court has observed that if omissions under various provisions of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act, 2021 are read together it a.....
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Cal. HC: Magistrate Can’t Issue Automatic Order to Stop Investigation Upon Expiry of 6 Months(27.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that Magistrate can stop investigation if Investigating Officer fails to satisfy Magistrate that in interests of justice .....
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Cal HC: Subsequent Undertaking by Transferee to Provide Basic Amenities is Part of Transfer Deed(27.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that declaration is in form of an undertaking given by transferee containing specific condition that he would look after .....
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Ker. HC: Payment of Interest Can’t be Reviewed or Added While Enforcing Foreign Award(01.05.2024)
Ker. HC has held that the executing court cannot review a foreign award or add anything to it. Moreover, the executing court cannot go behind the decr.....
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Patna HC Orders Action Against Prosecutor Whose Absence Resulted in Non-Disposal of 90 Bail Matters(19.12.2022)
Patna High Court has directed Advocate General for State to take action against a Public Prosecutor who remained absent before the Court due to which .....
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Cal. HC: Imparting Education Not Sufficient to Bring All Unaided & Minority Private Schools U/A 226(19.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that imparting of education simpliciter is not sufficient for bringing all unaided and minority private schools and colle.....
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Calcutta HC: No Penal Proceedings Attracted if Bona-Fide Mistake Occurs in Court Reporting(27.02.2024)
Calcutta HC while observing that the petitioner had sought an apology, it cannot be said that the said news was telecast malignantly or wantonly to gi.....
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Cal. HC: Cannot Differentiate Between Contractual and Permanent Employees For Maternity Leave(27.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that, for the purpose of maternity leaves any differentiation done between permanent and contractual employees shall be p.....
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Calcutta HC: Replacement of Child’s Biological Father’s Surname With Step-Father’s Name Allowed(06.03.2024)
Calcutta HC has held that with change in circumstances, entry in respect of father of minor child has to be taken as improper and liable to be rectifi.....
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Calcutta High Court to West Bengal Govt.: Handover Shahjahan Sheikh To CBI(07.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court has told the State government to immediately hand over the custody of Shahjahan Sheikh, prime accused in the attacks on ED officia.....
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Calcutta HC Directs AO Re-Consider Matter and Pass Speaking Order Within 12 Weeks(25.03.2022)
Calcutta High Court, while quashing a non-speaking order passed by the income tax department under section 143 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has direct.....
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Madras HC Issues Guidelines for Extending Limitation Period in Criminal Cases(06.03.2023)
Madras High Court while criticizing the prosecution for failure to file application for extension of limitation while dealing with FIR related to sexu.....
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Cal. HC: Transporting Goods Without Proper E-Way Bill is Breach(07.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that transporting of goods in a vehicle without proper E-way bill is a statutory breach, has held that there is no.....
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Cal. HC Orders YouTuber Dhruv Rathee to Remove References to 'Real Fruit Juice' from His Video(16.03.2023)
Calcutta High Court while granting interim relief to Dabur, has directed Dhruv Rathee to remove the offending portions from the video wherein he speci.....
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Calcutta HC Quashes Appointment of 29 Vice-Chancellors of State Universities(17.03.2023)
Calcutta HC while quashing 29 appointments has ruled that the State has no authority to appoint, re-appoint or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors .....
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Cal HC: Not Operating in Totalitarian State, Govt. Can’t Exercise Blanket Power Over Every Instit.(14.05.2024)
Cal HC has held that we do not operate in a totalitarian state and it cannot be held that Government has blanket power over any and every institution .....
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JKL HC Invokes Absolute Liability, Grants Compensation to Mother of Deceased in Electrocution Case(03.03.2023)
Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court while invoking Absolute Liability to grant compensation to mother of 13 year old who died due to electrocution, ob.....
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Del. HC: For Purposes of Article 19(6) of COI National Council for Teacher Education is ‘State’(23.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that for the purposes of Article 19(6) of the Constitution of India, National Council for Teacher Education shall come under.....
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24,000 Teaching and Non-Teaching Jobs Invalidated by Calcutta High Court(23.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court has cancelled 24,000 teaching and non-teaching jobs for government and aided schools filled up in 2016 SSC Recruitment process on .....
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24,000 Teaching and Non-Teaching Jobs Invalidated by Calcutta High Court(23.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court has cancelled 24,000 teaching and non-teaching jobs for government and aided schools filled up in 2016 SSC Recruitment process on .....
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Kar. HC: Challenge to Singing State Anthem Dismissed, Right to Remain Silent Cited(25.04.2024)
Kar. HC while dismissing a petition challenging State’s order prescribing singing of state anthem, has observed that Government has done it in executi.....
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Cal HC: Penalty Amount on Higher Value than Invoice Value Can’t be Computed by GST Dep. w/o Evidence(29.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that penalty amount on higher value than invoice value cannot be computed by Goods and Service Tax department without pro.....
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Cal. HC: Modern Penology Aims at Reforming Prisoners Rather Than Wreaking Vengeance(10.04.2024)
Cal. HC while allowing the premature release of a convict in Bowbazar Blasts, has stated that primary object in modern penology is reformation and cor.....
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SC: Successors Cannot Enforce Rights on Property Through a Deed Executed by Person Without Title(11.04.2024)
Supreme Court has held that if a deed regarding any property has been executed by a person without title, the successors or future owners shall not ha.....
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Karnataka HC: Can’t Direct Husband With 75% Disability to Pay Maintenance to Wife(12.04.2024)
Karnataka High Court while setting aside an order of the execution court has held that a husband with 75% disability cannot be directed to pay mainten.....
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Del. HC: ITSC Can Only Grant Immunity from Penalty & Prosecution in Case of Full & True Disclosure(15.04.2024)
Delhi High Court has held that the power to grant immunity from penalty and prosecution is entrusted to the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) on.....
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Cal. HC: WB Government Directed to Finalise Minimum Wage of Tea Plantation Workers Within Six Weeks(17.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State of West Bengal to decide the issue of minimum wages of tea plantation workers under the Minimum Wages Act, .....
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Allahabad HC: In Execution Proceedings, Challenge Cannot be Made to Arbitral Award u/s 47 of CPC(18.04.2024)
All. HC has held that in execution proceedings under Section 36 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, questions to be decided are limited to matt.....
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SC: Sanction for Prosecution U/S 197 CrPC Required for Acts Done in Excess of Official Duty(19.06.2023)
Supreme Court has held that sanction for prosecution under Section 197 CrPC is required not only for acts done in discharge of official duty but also .....
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Cal. HC: Prohibiting Rath Yatra Amounts to Interference With Religious Practice(21.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that directives of Howrah Police not allowing a chariot procession (Rath Yatra) to take place by devotees of Lord Jaganna.....
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Cal HC: Daughter of Employee Who Died/Superannuated Prior to DCRB Scheme Entitled To Family Pension(21.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that unmarried/widowed daughters of an employee who superannuated or passed away prior to coming into force of DCRB Schem.....
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Cal HC to State: Constitute Committee to Examine How Tram Services Can be Preserved(22.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State government to form a committee to examine how Tram services can be "restored, maintained and preser.....
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Cal. HC to SEC: Requisition Deployment of Additional Paramilitary Forces for WB Panchayat Election(22.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) o requisition the deployment of additional central paramilitary forces fo.....
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Calcutta High Court: Under Section 354A IPC, Only Men Can be Prosecuted(29.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that, it can be safely accepted that a female cannot be an accused under Section 354A of the IPC, 1860 as is evident from.....
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WB Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee Restrained from Making Defamatory Statements against WB Governor(17.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court, in a defamation suit by WB Governor CV Ananda Bose, has restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee from making any defa.....
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SC: Prosecution for Grim Offences Can’t be Withdrawn because Accused has Good Public Image(17.07.2024)
Supreme Court has opined that merely because an accused person is elected to the Legislative Assembly, cannot be a testament to their image among the .....
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Calcutta HC: Arbitration Invoked After Stipulated Period Doesn’t Frustrate Intention to Arbitrate(18.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that if arbitration has been invoked by the parties after the period that is defined in the arbitration clause, it shall .....
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Ori. HC: Stay of Execution Proceedings Under Arbitration Act Governed by Provisions of CPC(19.07.2024)
Orissa HC has held that application before executing court to stay the operation of execution proceedings initiated under Section 36(1) of the Arbitra.....
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SC: Executive Decision Previously Taken Can be Withdrawn for Larger Public Interest(22.07.2024)
SC has observed that if a previous executive decision is withdrawn in larger public interest, earlier promise upon which party acts cannot be enforced.....
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Cal. HC Suspends IO for Disclosing Identity of Minor Victim in POCSO Case(26.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has ordered suspension of the Investigation Officer (IO) in a POCSO Case for ignoring the mandate of settled law in the investigat.....
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Cal. HC: Further Investigation Can’t be Ordered if Relevant Material is Already on Record(27.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that prayer for further investigation for the Second time cannot be allowed if the relevant materials are already on reco.....
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Cal HC on Muharram Drum Beating: Citizen Shouldn’t be Coerced to Hear Something he Doesn’t Like(28.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court while issuing directions for regulating drum-beating and open-air kitchens during Muharram, has observed that unabated beating of .....
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Cal. HC to Sentence Review Board: Reconsider Remission Plea of Man Who Has Spent 23 Yrs in Jail(31.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Sentence Review Board to reconsider petition for remission of a man who has spent 23 years in jail,.....
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Cal. HC: Award Liable to be Set Aside When Arbitrator Fails to Disclose His Appearance for Claimant(31.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that Arbitration Act cast a continuous duty on arbitrator to remain neutral, has held that award is liable to be s.....
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Cal. HC: Five Days is Inadequate Time for Filing Nominations for Panchayat Elections(12.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that five day's time provided for filing nomination papers is prima facie inadequate and directed State Election C.....
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Cal. HC: Optional Clause for Arbitration is Not an Arbitration Agreement(12.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that clause which provides for resolution of dispute either by way of litigation or arbitration cannot be held to be a bi.....
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Cal HC: Venue Won’t be Seat of Arbitration if Agreement Confers Jurisdiction on a Different Court(12.06.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that presence of a clause which confers exclusive jurisdiction upon a Court in a place other than the venue of arbitratio.....
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SC: In Matters of Regularization of Service, Decision-Making Authority Can’t Act on its Whims(23.08.2024)
SC while dealing with the issue of regularization of services of an Assistant Professor, has observed that the discretion vested in the Executive Coun.....
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Cal. HC: Application u/s 34 of A&C Act Falls Under Entry No. 2(c) of Schedule II of Court Fees Act(29.08.2024)
Cal. HC has held that principal application u/s 34 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 falls under Entry No. 2(c) of Schedule II of the Court Fe.....
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Cal HC: In Case of Identical Charges, Trial Findings Should Have Bearing on Disciplinary Proceedings(30.08.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that when the charges against the employee are similar, findings of the criminal proceedings should have bearing on disci.....
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Del HC: Prosecution Can’t Only Recite from Complaint to Oppose Bail in Cases With Add. Conditions(03.05.2023)
Delhi High Court has observed that prosecution can’t only recite from complaint while opposing bail plea, he would have to establish foundational fact.....
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Cal HC: Criminal Prosecution Can’t be Concluded Unless Fraudulent Intention Shown from Beginning(10.05.2023)
Calcutta High Court while quashing a criminal proceeding has held that mens rea is the crux of the offence and criminal prosecution for criminal breac.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Mens Rea, Dishonest Intention
Calcutta HC: Insurance Can’t be Claimed Under ‘Accident’ When Mosquito Bite Leads to Death(11.05.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that insurance cannot be claimed when death is caused by mosquito bite has held that definition of accidental deat.....
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Kar. HC: Husband Allowed to Initiate Criminal Proc. Against Wife for Falsely Accusing Him of Cruelty(02.07.2024)
Karnataka High Court has observed that if the wife grossly misuses and abuses the process of law and falsely accuses the husband of cruelty, the husba.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Cruelty, S. 211 of IPC, Malicious Prosecution
Supreme Court: Petition to Lower AIBE Cut-off Dismissed(10.07.2024)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to lower the cut-off for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and observed that lowering the cut-off wo.....
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Cal HC: Unilateral Appointment Renders Arbitrator Ineligible Even Without Further Allegation of Bias(10.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that even a unilateral appointment of an Arbitrator, without any further allegation of bias, renders the Arbitrator ineli.....
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Cal. HC to Centre: Take Policy Decision on Fixation of Kerosene Oil Prices(13.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that poorest of poor citizens need kerosene oil to illuminate their homes and prepare their food and oil companies.....
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Cal HC: Relaxation in Age Doesn’t Amount to Obtaining Benefit for Ascertainment of Candidate’s Merit(14.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that relaxation in age and fees by reserved category candidate can’t be construed to be obtaining a benefit in course for.....
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Cal. HC: Public Can’t Be ‘Held Ransom’ by Protesters by Causing Rail Blockades(20.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that road and rail blockades are variants of ‘bandh’ and therefore they are illegal and impermissible has held tha.....
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Cal. HC: Nature and Gravity of Offence Not the Only Criteria for Imposition of Death Penalty(11.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that nature and gravity of offence is not the only criteria on which imposition of death penalty depends, has held.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Death Penalty, Reformation
Cal. HC: There Must be a Balance Between Religious Freedom U/A 30 and Overwhelming Public Interest(26.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court in a case wherein petitioner argued that high-tension overhead line has rendered it impossible to run an educational institute for.....
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Cal. HC: Can’t Compound Proceedings u/s 138 NI Act at Revision Stage Without Complainant’s Consent(28.09.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that the prayer of compromise and compounding the proceeding under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, at the stag.....
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Kar. HC: Not Every False Statement Made in Court Must be Subject to Prosecution(29.09.2023)
Karnataka High Court while observing that not every false statement that is intended must be the subject matter of the prosecution, has held that Cour.....
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SC: High Courts Must Quash Vexatious Criminal Prosecutions(30.11.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that protection against vexatious and unwanted prosecution either through quashing an FIR/Complaint or by allowing an appea.....
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Cal. HC: Situation of Rape Victim Being a Sterling Witness Can’t be Considered to be Universal(01.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court while allowing the appeal of a convict in a rape case, has observed that a victim of rape being an injured witness is exclusively .....
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Calcutta HC Refuses Interim Order to Stop Goat Slaughter on 'Bolla Kali Puja'(04.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any interim orders prohibiting the slaughter of goats at 'Bolla Kali Mata Temple' in North Dinajpur, on the o.....
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Calcutta HC Declines Interim Order to Stop Goat Slaughter on 'Bolla Kali Puja'(04.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has declined to pass any interim orders prohibiting the slaughter of goats at 'Bolla Kali Mata Temple' in North Dinajpur, on the o.....
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Cal HC: Court Can’t Alter the Judgment After it Has Attained Finality(03.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that once judgment is pronounced even the High Court has no jurisdiction to alter or review it once it has been signed, o.....
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Del HC: Awarding Effective Opportunity to Accused Can’t Mean Lack of Opportunities to Prosecution(05.07.2023)
Delhi High Court while observing that it is the duty of trial court to ensure that prosecutor is not arbitrarily denied opportunity to avail legitimat.....
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Calcutta High Court Transfers Kolkata Doctor’s Rape-Murder Case to CBI(14.08.2024)
Cal. HC has transferred the case of rape and murder of 2nd year PG medical student to CBI. The Court held that since there has been no significant pro.....
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Cal. HC: Government Should take Steps to Extend Benefits of Child Care Leave to Fathers(14.08.2024)
Cal. HC has observed that time has come when the Government should treat its employees equally without any discrimination between the male and the fem.....
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Cal. HC: SAMA Not Duly Recognized by Government, Parties Should Approach Court for Arbitrator(21.08.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 there is no independent Dispute Redressal Institution in Kolkata in.....
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Cal. HC: High Court’s Commercial Division Can Hear Appeals Under A&C Act Filed on Original Side(22.08.2024)
Cal. HC has held that language used in S. 10(2) of Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is “shall”, which is mandatory and implies that even if an application .....
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Cal. HC: DM Can Delegate Powers to Executive Magistrate to Take Possession of Secured Assets(14.09.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that step taken under Section 14 of SARFAESI Act while taking possession of the secured assets is a ministerial step and .....
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SC: Right to Establish Educational Institution is FR, Can't be Restricted by Executive Instruction(16.09.2022)
Supreme Court has held that the right to establish an educational institution is a fundamental right (FR) under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution o.....
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SC: Executing Court can Never Go Behind the Decree(31.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a bare perusal of Section 47 of CPC shows that all questions between the parties can be decided by the executing court, bu.....
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SC: Non-Explanation of Injuries on Accused Will Create Doubt on Prosecution’s Case(06.11.2023)
Supreme Court has held that non-explanation of injuries on the persons of the accused would create a doubt, as to, whether the prosecution has brought.....
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Bom. HC: Provide Laptops/iPads to Prosecutors for Implementing E-Filing System(09.11.2023)
Bombay High Court while observing that to make the mechanism of E-fling effective, it is absolutely essential that prosecutors are provided with the f.....
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Supreme Court Uphelds Quashing of Calcutta University Vice Chancellor's Reappointment(11.10.2022)
Supreme Court while dismissing plea filed by State of West Bengal against High Court order of setting aside re-appointment of Sonali Banerjee as Vice-.....
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SC: No Obligation to Frame Charges if Offence Not Made Out from Evidence Admitted by Prosecution(05.12.2023)
Supreme Court has held that if the necessary ingredients of an offence are not made out from the admitted evidence of the prosecution, then the Court .....
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SC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Cal. HC Judgment that Adviced Adolescents on Sexual Behavior(08.12.2023)
Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta High Court judgment which had advised that every female adolescent should control her sexual.....
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Cal. HC: Distinction Among Public & Pvt Companies for Exemption in Excise Rule is Ultra Vires(12.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has struck down the provision in West Bengal Excise (Change in Management) Rules, 2009 which allowed for the levy of such fees fro.....
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Cal. HC: Right of Reg. Person to Take ITC Vested Right Only if Conditions to take it are Fulfilled(15.12.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that the right of a registered person to take input tax credit (ITC) under Section 16(1) of the GST Act becomes a vested .....
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RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Calcutta HC Releases Student, Leading March Towards State Secretariat(02.09.2024)
The Calcutta High Court has directed the release of a student, Sayan Lahiri, who was booked for leading a march towards the State secretariat in Naban.....
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SC: Execution Court Can Entertain Application u/s 28 of Specific Relief Act(05.09.2024)
SC has held that an application under Section 28 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 either for rescission of contract or for extension of time, can be enter.....
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Calcutta High Court: Court Cannot Re-appreciate Evidence Under Guise of Patent Illegality(09.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that evidence cannot be re-appreciated by the Court under the guise of patent illegality as per the proviso to Section 34.....
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Cal. HC: When Monthly Paybale Amount Surpasses Threshold, Dispute Becomes Subject to Arbitration(13.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that when monthly payments required to be made exceed the statutory limit for matters falling within the scope of the Wes.....
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SC: Pending Investigation & Grant of Prosecution Sanction Not Enough to Adopt Sealed Cover Procedure(26.09.2024)
SC has stated that in disciplinary/criminal proceedings against an employee, sealed cover procedure is to be resorted to only after issuance of charge.....
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Cal HC: Enterprise Contracting with Govt Recognised Concessionaire Can be Granted Benefit of S. 80IA(27.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that benefit of deduction under Section 80IA(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 can be granted to an enterprise contracting w.....
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Cal. HC: Social Boycott of a Citizen Has No Place in Civilized Society(02.01.2024)
Calcutta High Court has observed that any social boycott of a citizen or his family member by the local residents has to be dealt with strictly by the.....
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Cal. HC: Filing False Case u/s 498A IPC Amounts to Cruelty(03.01.2024)
Calcutta High Court while allowing the husband’s petition for grant of divorce, has held that the wife lodging a false criminal case under Section 498.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, False Case, Section 498A IPC, Cruelty
SC: Fact not Stated by Witness u/s 161 CrPC Can’t be Sought to be Proved by Prosecution(05.01.2024)
Supreme Court has held that Prosecution cannot seek to prove a fact during trial through a witness which such witness had not stated to police during .....
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Ker. HC: Unintended Mistake of Magistrate Cannot Attract Prosecution u/s 228 IPC(11.01.2024)
Kerala High Court while observing that inadvertent mistake on part of Magistrate can’t lead to action u/s 228 IPC, has held that judicial officers are.....
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Cal HC: High Court Lacks Jurisd. When Application u/s 9A of A&C Act Filed Before Commercial Court(26.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that if an application under Section 9A of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) has been filed before a comme.....
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Cal. HC: Clause in GCC Specifying App. of Officers For Arbitration Violative of S. 12(5) of A&C Act(26.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that General Conditions of Contract (GCC) Clause that stipulates appointment of three gazetted officers of railway for ar.....
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Cal. HC: Bill Generated For Exporting Goods Expired Due to Accident, 200% Penalty Quashed(08.02.2024)
Calcutta HC while quashing 200% penalty has observed that unless department establishes that transporter or owner of goods had an intention to violate.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Section 129 of WBGST Act, 200% Penalty
Calcutta HC: Teachers Can’t Seek Re-Fixation of Salary In Absence of Any Rules For Re-Fixation(09.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that in absence of any rules for re-fixation of salary, teachers in West Bengal cannot seek re-fixation of salary on the .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Re-Fixation of Salary, Educational Qualifications
Cal. HC: Filling Gaps in Prosecution Case By Invoking Section 53A of CrPC Offends Article 21 of COI(13.02.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that filling up gaps in the prosecution case by invoking Section 53A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) for D.....
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Ker HC: Writ Jurisdiction Under Article 226 of Constitution Can’t Be Invoked For Execution of Decree(16.02.2024)
Kerala High Court has held that for execution of a decree, writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India cannot be invoked when the.....
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Calcutta HC: Husband and Wife Collectively Responsible for Creating Congenial Atmosphere(27.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court while disallowing an application for dissolution of marriage, has held that in a marriage it is the collective responsibility of b.....
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Calcutta High Court: Person Seeking to Contest Elections is Deemed Public Interest(28.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court while allowing the resignation of a doctor to contest elections has held that there is a deemed public interest in a person seekin.....
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Cal HC: Agreement’s Certified Copy Attested by Notary Enough to Meet Condition of S. 8(2) of A&C Act(04.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that in order to entertain an application under Section 8(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 it would be su.....
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Cal. HC Grants Bail to UAPA Accused in Custody Since Three Years(13.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court while granting bail to an accused in a case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), has observed that there .....
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Cal. HC: Shouldn’t Interfere With Single Judge Order Merely Because it Has Different Opinion(13.01.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that division benches should not interfere with well-considered single-judge orders under challenge in intra-court appeal.....
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Cal. HC: Supplementary Show Cause Notice an Independent Notice Even if it Relates to Smuggling Case(12.03.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that even though the term supplementary show cause notice has the word supplementary attached to it, it is actually an in.....
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Supreme Court: Prosecution Witness Identifying Accused at Police Station Not Proper TIP(18.03.2024)
Supreme Court while acquitting the accused, has held that the process of prosecution witness identifying accused persons at the police station cannot .....
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Calcutta High Court: Notice Preventing Forest Dwellers from Entering Forest Lands Set Aside(18.04.2024)
Cal HC set aside the notice ousting forest dwellers from their forest dwellings and held that since no process of recognition of rights given in Sched.....
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Cal. HC: To Prevent Arbitral Awards from Becoming Meaningless They Should be Made Real(19.04.2024)
Calcutta High Court while hearing an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has held that serious attempts must be.....
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Cash-For-Jobs Scam: Calcutta High Court Denies Bail to Former WB Education Minister(03.05.2024)
Calcutta High Court has declined the bail prayer of former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in the cash-for-jobs recruitment scam, involving the i.....
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Supreme Court: Cannot Set Aside Conviction Only on the Ground that Witness Turned Hostile(09.05.2024)
Supreme Court while declining to set aside the conviction of the accused merely because the witness turned hostile, has observed that evidence of the .....
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Cal. HC: Can’t Say Retracted Statement to be Involuntary Without Being Examined by Court(17.05.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that if the court is of the view that the statement recorded was not admissible on account of the retraction, that by its.....
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OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010 Cancelled by Calcutta High Court(23.05.2024)
Cal HC has cancelled all Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates issued in State of West Bengal after 2010 & also set aside classification of 37 com.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, OBC Certificates, West Bengal, 37 Communities
Cal. HC: POSH Committee to Re-Consider Complaint Dismissed for Being Barred by Limitation(23.05.2024)
Cal HC has directed a POSH committee to reconsider a complaint that was dismissed by it on ground of limitation and observed that question of limitati.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Limitation, POSH committee
Cal. HC: Bengal Govt. to Ensure Reservation in all Public Employment to Transgender Persons(19.06.2024)
Calcutta High Court has directed Government of West Bengal to ensure 1% reservation to all transgender persons in all public employment in the State i.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, 1% Reservation, Public Employment, Transgender Persons
Tri. HC: No Scope of Appeal u/s 54 of Land Acquisition Act Against Executing Court’s Orders(27.06.2024)
Tripura High Court while dismissing an appeal invoking Section 54 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, has observed that there is no scope to prefer any.....
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Calcutta High Court: Cannot Compel Lawyers to Cease Work for Protest(01.07.2024)
Cal. HC has observed that no one can be compelled to observe a strike or cease work. Lawyers discharge public function for litigants, thus resolution .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Bar Council, West Bengal
Cal HC: Order Extending Detention U/S 36A NDPS Act Can’t be Challenged Once Chargesheet is Filed(27.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that upon conclusion of investigation and submission of chargesheet, order extending detention under Section 36A o.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, NDPS, Detention, Chargesheet
Cal HC Transfers Probe Pertaining to Ram Navami Violence to NIA(27.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that no useful purpose would be served by directing State Police to register cases for incidents of violence that .....
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Cal. HC: Promise to Marry After Divorce Doesn’t Amount to Cheating(28.04.2023)
Calcutta High Court while observing that promise to marry after divorce made by accused was not promise simplicitor, it was contingent on dissolution .....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Promise to Marry, Divorce, Cheating
Cal. HC Quashed Rape Case Where Question of Marriage Arose After Consensual Physical Relationship(01.05.2023)
Calcutta High Court while quashing proceedings against accused for alleged offence of rape, has observed that if physical relationship between accused.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Rape, False Promise to Marry
Cal HC: Death to be Presumed of Employee Untraceable for 7 Years, Heirs Entitled to Terminal Benefit(27.05.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that the law is well settled that in case a person is untraceable for more than seven years, his death may be presumed, m.....
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Raj HC: PP Bound to Prosecute Accused Once Application u/s 321 CrPC Rejected(03.06.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has held that once an application filed for withdrawal of prosecution against the accused under Section 321 of the Code of Crimin.....
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ECI Directed to Ensure Appointment of Vote Counting Staff Strictly Through Prescribed Guidelines(04.06.2024)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure the appointment of counting staff for Lok Sabha polls 2024 strictly .....
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Cal. HC to Govt.: Find Alternate Accommodation for Central Forces Housed in Schools & Colleges(17.06.2024)
Calcutta High Court has directed the Union and State governments to consider moving central forces currently housed inside various schools and college.....
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Cal HC: Restraint Imposed on WB CM Mamata Bannerjee from Making Statements Against Governer, Lifted(29.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has lifted the restraint imposed on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from making statements against the Governor CV Anan.....
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Cal. HC: Engagement on ‘Sensitive Posts’ on Contractual Basis Creates Difficulty(01.08.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that the posts of ‘Stenographer’, ‘Bench Clerk’ are very sensitive post for functioning of District Judiciary. Engagement.....
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Cal. HC: Without Prior Sanction of Waqf Board, Mutthwali Cannot Enter into Lease of Waqf Property(03.08.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that the property concerned is a Waqf property and as has been held that once a Waqf it is always a Waqf and as on date w.....
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Cal. HC: Applications Related to ICA Can be Entertained by Single Judge of Commercial Division(22.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that Single Judge of the Commercial Division has the jurisdiction to entertain original applications that are related to .....
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Cal. HC: Same Issue through Different Appeals Can’t be Raised by LLP & its Partners under A&C Act(23.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that separate appeals cannot be filed over the same issue under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 .....
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Calcutta High Court: Warrant of Arrest Should Not be Issued Mechanically(24.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court while quashing warrant of arrest against accused, has observed that warrant of arrest cannot be issued by trial court without appl.....
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Cal. HC: Arbitrator Relying on Unverified Evidence is Contrary to Fundamental Policy of Indian Law(24.07.2024)
Calcutta High Court has observed that evidence which is not verified cannot be equated with proof of a claim and if the arbitrator relies on such evid.....
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MP HC: Executive Can’t Proscribe Voluntary Membership of Organisations(26.07.2024)
MP HC has observed that voluntary membership of a national & internationally famed organisation like RSS, for activities like religious, social, phila.....
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SC: If Prosecution Docs. Admitted by Defence, Court Can Appreciate Creditworthiness of Evidence(22.10.2024)
SC has stated that if under Section 294 of CrPC, prosecution documents were admitted by defence without formal proof then Court can appreciate, analys.....
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SC Stays Calcutta HC Order Directing CBI Probe in Case of Custodial Torture of 2 Women(13.11.2024)
Supreme Court has stayed the order passed by the Calcutta High Court that directed CBI probe in allegations of custodial torture of two women who were.....
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Cal. HC: Any Political Party Ransacking Government Office Must be Charged Appropriately(19.11.2024)
Calcutta High Court while hearing a plea against the ransacking of the panchayat samiti office, has observed that Government office is a public proper.....
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Calcutta High Court: First Wife Can’t Charge Second Wife with Cruelty(20.11.2024)
Calcutta HC has held that offences alleged under Section 494, 498A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 are applicable to the person who has married for the sec.....
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Cal HC: High Time that Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage be Read as Grounds of Desertion & Cruelty(22.11.2024)
Calcutta HC has observed that keeping in view the evolving needs of society and seen from a pragmatic perspective, probably it is high time that compo.....
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Calcutta High Court: Granting Pre-Award Interest is Against Law(30.09.2024)
Calcutta High Court has observed that interest is payable post assessment. Any interest given for the period prior the date of award is against law an.....
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Cal. HC: 90 Day Timeline for Completion of Arbitral Proceedings Under MSME Act is Directory(03.10.2024)
Cal. HC has held that under Section 18(5) of MSME Act, the ninety day timeline given for completion of arbitral proceeding is directory, not mandatory.....
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SC: Can’t Fix Time-Line for Disposal of Execution Matter as Judges of Bombay HC are Overburdened(07.10.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that, considering the fact that the judges of the Bombay High Court are overburdened direction to fix a time-line for dispo.....
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Calcutta HC: No Criminal Breach of Trust for Non-Payment of Outstanding Dues Towards Salary(08.10.2024)
Calcutta High Court has held that non-payment of outstanding dues towards outstanding salary or performance bonus by the company does not amount to cr.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Non-Payment, Outstanding Salary