Calcutta High Court
"Puja Committee Thinks They Are Bigger Than God": Calcutta HC On Plea Against Use Of Loudspeakers Near School For Specially-Abled Children
The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that the use of loudspeakers and blocking of roads outside a specially-abled children's school for celebrating Jadadhatri puja, showed that the "puja committee thinks they are bigger than the deity itself."A division bench of CJ TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya orally remarked:There is a school for specially-abled children. Your...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya Over Allegedly Misleading Post On 'X'
The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case against BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, accused under Sections 504/505(1)(b)/120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for allegedly misleading posts regarding workers belonging to the ruling party posted on his X (Twitter) account.It was alleged by the State that Vijayvargiya had shared a fake video of women being assaulted on his X handle and claimed...
Calcutta High Court Declines Owners' Plea To Recall Order Permitting Usage Of Their Property's 'Ghat' For Celebration Of Chhath Puja
The Calcutta High Court has declined an intervention application by the owner of a property seeking to recall the court's earlier order allowing the usage of a ghat (river bank) situated on the premises of the property for the celebration of Chhath puja by people in the area.A single bench of Justice Rai Chattopadhyay held:"The applicants, thus, neither can be called a diligent litigant to...
Calcutta High Court Directs Police Protection For Puja Committee Holding 'Jagadhatri Puja' At Durga Mandir
The Calcutta High Court has directed the state to provide police protection to the puja committee conducting Jagadhatri Puja at Sarkar Para Durga Mandir, in a plea by the committee seeking necessary permissions and protections for organising the puja.A single bench of Justice Jay Sengupta held:"As the petitioner had been holding the said Jagadhatri Puja at the said venue admittedly for...
Calcutta High Court Calls For State's Report On Plea Over Alleged Communal Violence, Expresses Surprise At LoP Appearing As Petitioner In PILs
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday called for the state's report on instances of alleged communal violence which have taken place in Kolkata's Rajabazar area, resulting in the alleged targeting of those belonging to the Hindu and Sikh communities. A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya heard the plea moved by Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA...
Calcutta High Court Allows Urgent Hearing For Plea Alleging Communal Violence Against Hindus, Sikhs In Kolkata
The Calcutta High Court has agreed to hear a plea alleging instances of communal violence against Hindus and Sikhs in Kolkata's Rajabazar area.Counsel claimed that the violence had been taking place from the time of Durga puja, and had continued to intensify.It was argued that stones were being pelted and bombs were being thrown at members of the Hindu and Sikh communities by miscreants trying...
Married Police Personnel Cohabiting With Another Person Is Unbecoming Of His Status: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has observed that a police official cohabiting with another person during the presence of their spouse is "unbecoming of their status." The court was dealing with a prayer for anticipatory bail in a case under Sections 307, 498A, 406 IPC against a police officer who was allegedly in a relationship with a practising advocate. Both parties were allegedly married to...
Composite Reference May Be Made When Two Contracts Are So Intertwined That Separate Arbitral Proceedings Would Prejudice Parties: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya affirmed that when two or more contracts are so intertwined with each other so as to prejudice the parties should separate arbitrations be held, a composite reference of both the contracts can be made to the Arbitrator. Brief Facts The present application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation...
Calcutta High Court Monthly Digest: October 2024
NOMINAL INDEXPorel Dass Water & Effluent Control Private Limited vs. The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited and Ors.Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 219Dasrathbhai Narsangbhai Chaudhary @ Dasrath Chaudhary & Another Versus The State of West Bengal & Another Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 220Hriday Kumar Das Vs State of West Bengal cCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 221The State...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Report From Top Police Officials On Allegations Of Violence During Durga Puja Celebrations
The Calcutta High Court vacation bench of Justices Md Shabbar Rashidi and Hiranmay Bhattacharya has called for a report from the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, over allegations of violence which took place during Durga and Laxmi puja celebrations in the State.It was claimed by the petitioner that during the Durga Puja and Lakshmi Puja celebrations in the State of West Bengal which were...
Religious Practises In East India Differ From Those In North India, Cannot Be Restricted: Calcutta High Court On Plea To Curb Animal Sacrifice
A Calcutta High Court vacation bench has remarked that since religious practices in East India differ from those in North India, it would not be realistic to call for a restriction of practices which may have formed an "essential religious practice" for many communities.A division bench of Justices Biswajit Basu and Ajay Kumar Gupta was hearing a continuing plea by the Akhil Bharatiya Go...
