Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Expresses 'Anguish' Over Kolkata Police Commissioner's Failure To Submit Report In Contempt Case, Directs Virtual Presence
The Calcutta High Court has expressed anguish over the conduct of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal who failed to submit a report in a contempt case against him.A single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha directed Goyal to be personally present in virtual mode at the next hearing.It was held that the alleged contemnor had not submitted a report as directed but instead, a report had...
"Candidates Getting Frustrated": Calcutta HC Suggests Conducting Pending Interviews For 2022 Civil Judge Recruitment By HC Judges As One-Time Measure
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday suggested Advocate General Kishore Datta to look into the possibility of the High Court conducting pending interviews for candidates who participated in the WB Civil Judge's recruitment 2022 but had not yet been called for their viva.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya observed that the Public Service...
'Mishti Doi, Aloo Posto Intextricable Parts Of Bengal's Culture As Are Public Rallies & Meetings': Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has recently observed that public rallies and meetings are as inextricable from Bengal's culture as delicacies such as mishti doi (sweet curd), aloo posto, and luchi (Indian bread).A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya while allowing a rally by government employees voicing concerns regarding their dearness allowance (DA)...
Tested Party Normally Should Be Least Complex Party To Controlled Transaction, Reiterates Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court reiterated that the selection of the tested party is to further the object of the comparability analysis by making it less complex and requiring fewer adjustment.The Division Bench comprising Justice T.S Sivagnanam and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya observed that “the tested party normally should be the least complex party to the controlled transaction and there is no...
Calcutta High Court Declines Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Ration-Scam Accused Shahjahan Sheikh
The Calcutta High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former TMC 'strongman' Shahjahan Sheikh in connection with the multi-crore public distribution system/ration scam in West Bengal.Notably, Sheikh's recent rise to infamy came due to the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials who were en route to raid his residence in Sandeshkhali in connection with the ration scam....
S.12 A Commercial Courts Act | Allowing Suit To Remain In Records On Contingency That Urgency May Arise Later, Patently Contradictory: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has held that when pleading urgency under Section 12 A of the Commercial Courts Act, allowing the suit to remain in records on a contingency of urgency which may arise at a later date, is patently contradictory. A single bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya held:The words used in section 12-A makes it clear that the contemplation of urgency begins and ends at the...
Adani Wilmar Eligible For Sanction Of Incentives Under West Bengal State Support For Industries Scheme, 2008 Post GST: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that Adani Wilmar is eligible for sanction of incentives under the West Bengal State Support for Industries Scheme, 2008, post GST.The bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya has directed the respondent department to disburse the balance amount of the claim of Rs. 4070 lakhs under the West Bengal State Support for Industries Scheme, 2008, in favor of...
Supplementary SCN Although Termed As Supplementary, Is Actually Independent SCN Even Though It Relates To Smuggling: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that the supplementary show cause notice, although termed the supplementary, is actually an independent show cause notice even though it relates to the case of smuggling.The bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya has observed that no order confiscating any goods or imposing any penalty on any person shall be made under...
Calcutta High Court Tells ED, CBI To Increase Conviction Rates In Corruption Cases, Follow Examples Of Japan & Singapore
The Calcutta High Court has asked agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to increase the rates of convictions in corruption cases to close to 100% and follow the lead of developed countries such as Japan and Singapore, whose conviction rate in corruption cases was around 80% to enable the country to become corruption free.A division...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up, 04th March-10th March 2024
NOMINAL INDEXSRMB Srijan Limited v Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 61ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE, KOLKATA ZONAL OFFICE I v STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 62Arpita Chowdhury v. Nabadwip Municipality & Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 63 Monoyara Begum v Union of India 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 64Orders/JudgementsMere Silence Affecting Willingness Of Person To...
PUCL Intervenes In Calcutta HC Proceedings Over In-Human Prison Conditions, Seeks Study Into Condition Of Women, Children & Transgender Persons In WB Prisons
The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has intervened in a plea before the Calcutta High Court regarding the condition of prisons in West Bengal, intending to improve living conditions for prisoners.While the matter has been an ongoing public interest litigation since 2017, the issue came to the fore when a lawyer mentioned a plea pertaining to the pregnancies of female prisoners and...
Right To Life & Equality Are Implicit Human Rights, Not Restricted To Citizens: Calcutta HC Orders Release Of Pakistani Man Imprisoned Despite Serving Sentence
The Calcutta High Court has recently ordered the release of a Pakistani national who remained in prison, even after serving the full length of their sentence under the Foreigners Act, 1946.A single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya observed: Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India are [not] restricted to Indian citizens, but are available to any person on the soil of India. In...