Calcutta High Court
Calcutta HC Agrees To YouTuber Dhruv Rathee's Suggestion To Blur Dabur's 'Real' Trademark In Video, Parties To Explore Amicable Settlement
In a recent development in the ongoing legal battle between Dabur and Dhruv Rathee, Dhruv Rathee has proposed to blur images resembling Dabur's Real Juice packet in the video posted by him on his YouTube Channel.The proposal was put forth on February 29, 2024, during a hearing before Justice Arindam Mukherjee of the Calcutta High Court. This proposal echoes a similar suggestion made by him in...
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 26th February-03rd March, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXCholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited. Vs. Uma Earth Movers and Anr 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 54RKD Niraj JV vs The Union Of India 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 55Neeta Kumari v Union of India & Ors 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 56Praxair India Pvt. Ltd. v Steel Authority of India Ltd 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 57Afzal Khan @ Fazo and another v State of West Bengal and others 2024 LiveLaw...
Going To Resign As Judge, Would Like To Enter Political Arena: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay Tells Local News Outlet
In a remarkable development, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court has told local news outlet ABP Ananda in an exclusive interview that he plans on resigning from his post as judge on Tuesday, 5th March 2024.Justice Gangopadhyay in his interview with the Bengali news outlet has thanked the ruling dispensation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for repeatedly challenging him...
Addressing Unknown Lady As 'Darling' Is Patently Offensive, Amounts To Using Sexually Coloured Remark: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Port Blair has recently held that referring to an unknown lady as "darling" would be a criminal offence under Sections 354A and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta upheld the conviction of the accused who had referred to a lady constable as 'darling' in an inebriated condition. It said:Addressing an unknown...
Calcutta High Court Allows Premature Release Of Prisoner Incarcerated For 23 Yrs, Says Refusal Would Amount To 'Social Crime'
The Calcutta High Court has recently ordered the release of a prisoner who had been incarcerated for more than 23 years upon being convicted of kidnapping a minor and being part of organized crime.Upon noting the reformed state of the prisoner after his prolonged incarceration, a single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya held:What the petitioner no. 1 did in his 20's at the time of...
[Sandeshkhali Violence] CBI Or ED Free To Arrest Shahjahan Sheikh: Calcutta High Court Clarifies
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday clarified that central agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Enforcement Directorate (ED) would be free to arrest Shahjahan Sheikh, Pradhan of the Zila Parishad in Sandeshkhali, who is the prime accused in the unrest that has encapsulated the area.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya...
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Former Sandeshkhali CPM MLA Nirpada Sardar
The Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail to former Sandeshkhali CPM MLA Nirpada Sardar who was taken into custody based on a police report and was in custody for 17 days.A division bench of Justices Debangsu Basak and Shabbar Rashidi held:Complaint is dated February 10, 2024 while the first information report is dated February 9, 2024 and the police claims that they received the...
High Court Allows BJP To Hold Protest Against Unrest In Sandeshkhali, Sets Aside Kolkata Police's Order
The Calcutta High Court has allowed a plea moved by the office secretary of the West Bengal wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold a protest against the unrest that has recently unfolded in Bengal's Sandeshkhali on 28th and 29th February 2024.A single bench of Justice Kausik Chanda imposed certain conditions in allowing the plea and capped the attendance at a maximum of 150 people....
Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up 19th-25th February, 2024
NOMINAL INDEXSANTU PAN v STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 50VHP v State of WB 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 51 The Secretary, E & NF Railway Junior Co-operative Credit Society Limited, Eastern Railway vs Sri Jyotish Chandra Sarkar & Anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 52Suvendu Adhikari & Anr. v State of West Bengal & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 53ORDERS/JUDGEMENTS'Govt Held Accountable By...
Calcutta High Court Directs State To Change Public Prosecutor In POCSO Case Against Local Councillor
The Calcutta High Court has directed the State to change its public prosecutor in a POCSO case, and replace her with someone who is competent and having some experience in POCSO matters, to conduct the prosecution case in question. A single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya ordered for the change to be made within 48 hours, in a case against a local Councillor. It also said that...
[Arbitration & Conciliation Act] S.29A Preserves Arbitral Efficacy, Guards Against Those Who Put Making Of Award On Back-Burner: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that Section 29 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, ensures that the arbitral tribunal acts in consonance with the stakeholders to ensure that an award is made within the prescribed timelines.A single bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya held that in the present case, the arbitrator had informed the parties about the prescribed time...