Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Directs RPF To Increase Vigilance To Deal With 'Menace' Of Male Passengers In 'Female-Only' Train Compartments
The Calcutta High Court has recently directed the Railway Police Force (RPF) to conduct more frequent inspection drives in order to combat the menace of male passengers travelling in train compartments exclusively reserved for women. A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya also directed for public announcements to be made that anyone travelling in...
Cellular Mobile Service Providers Not Obliged To Deduct TDS On Income Received By Distributors: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the cellular mobile service providers are not obliged to deduct the tax at source (TDS) on income received by distributors/franchisees from customers.The bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj has relied on the decision of Supreme Court in the case of Bharti Cellular Limited Vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax...
Aadhaar Card Has Nothing To Do With Citizenship, Can Be Given To Non-Citizens: UIDAI Tells Calcutta High Court
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Calcutta High Court that granting of Aadhaar cards has nothing to do with citizenship and that even non-residents who have lawfully entered the country can be granted Aadhaar cards if applied for.These submissions were made before a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya, who were hearing...
Calcutta High Court Division Bench Delivers Split Verdict In Death Reference Case, One Judge Orders Acquittal While Other Commutes Sentence
The Calcutta High Court has delivered a split verdict in a death reference case. A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Partha Sarathi Sen arrived at a split verdict whereby Justice Soumen Sen ordered for the accused's death sentence to be commuted to 30 years imprisonment, while Justice Partha Sarathi Sen ordered the acquittal of the accused.The matter will now be placed before...
Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Chinese Man Who Allegedly Attempted To Enter India With Fake Nepali Passport, Travel Documents
The Calcutta High Court Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri has denied bail to a Chinese national who attempted to enter India using a fake Nepali passport and travel documents, posing as a Nepali citizen. A single bench of Justice Subhenu Samanta upheld the order of the trial court and stated: Magistrate had taken cognizance of the offence on the basis of the charge sheet submitted by the police...
Calcutta High Court Declines Plea Challenging Tender Awarded By IRCTC Alleging Allottee's Non-Disclosure Of Involvement In 'Rail Neer Scam'
The Calcutta High Court has declined a plea challenging a tender allotted by the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The plea challenged the allotment process on the ground that the allottee/successful bidder had been accused in the 'Rail Neer scam', and was being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the same. A single bench of Justice Shampa...
BNSS Mandate For Forensic Examination Puts Pressure On Existing Labs : Calcutta High Court Asks Centre To Notify NIBMG As CFSL
The Calcutta High Court has directed the central government to notify the National Institute of Bio-Medical Generics (NIBMG) as a Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory and its scientists as government scientific experts under Section 329(4) of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to undertake DNA and other forensic examinations of samples for effective implementation of the new...
Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Allows BJP Leader Suvendu Adhikari To Stage Protest Outside Raj Bhavan
The Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, to hold a protest outside the Raj Bhavan premises over the alleged post-poll violence which has taken place in West Bengal in the aftermath of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha allowed the proposed protest meeting by the members of the Bharatiya Janata Party...
Calcutta High Court Directs Release Of Man Arrested For Making Untoward Remarks In Comment Box During CM Mamata Banerjee's Facebook Live-Stream
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the release of a man who was arrested for making allegedly untoward and 'defamatory' comments against certain government functionaries during a Facebook live stream of an administrative meeting held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.A single bench of Justice Amrita Sinha directed the release of the accused upon holding that the police's actions in arresting...
Chief Justice Or Their Designate Cannot Adjudicate Merits Of Dispute Under Section 11 Of Arbitration Act: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has held that it is completely beyond the domain of the Chief Justice and/or his designate, sitting in jurisdiction under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to adjudicate even prima facie on the merits of an arguable issue involved in the matter, which would fall categorically within the domain...
Calcutta High Court Stays Demand Order Confirming Payment Reversal Of ITC Due To Cancellation Of Supplier's Registration
The Calcutta High Court stayed the demand order confirming the payment reversal of the ITC due to the cancellation of the supplier's registration.The bench of Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury has observed that the prima facie case was made by the petitioner/assessee, and there shall be a stay of the demand raised by the proper officer as is reflected in the order, subject to the...
Cash For Jobs Recruitment Scam: Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Produce Hard Disks Containing OMR Sheets From 2014 Teachers' Eligibility Test
The Calcutta High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to produce the hard disks/electronic servers used to store the results of the 2014 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) in the ongoing probe into the mulit-tier cash for jobs recruitment scam being monitored by the High Court.A singe bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha held:This Court directs the CBI to apprise it as to...