"Administrative High-Handedness": Calcutta High Court Sets Aside State's Move To Regulate Appointments To Private Industries

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a notification by the State of West Bengal through which the state government sought to regulate employment of persons to private industrial establishments.Justice Ravi Kishan Kapur held: "Any restriction on a trade or business is unreasonable if it is arbitrary or drastic and has no relation to, or goes much in excess of, the objective of the law which...

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Suspended TMC Youth Vice-President In Recruitment Scam Case

The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former Trinamool Congress youth leader Santanu Banerjee, who was being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate in the multi-crore cash for jobs recruitment scam.Banerjee was one of the many key figures who were arrested by the ED in connection with the scam.In an order granting him bail, subject to stringent conditions, Justice Suvra Ghosh...

Calcutta High Court Designates 81 Lawyers As Senior Advocates After Gap Of 8 Years

The Calcutta High Court on November 26th, released a notice designating 81 lawyers as Senior Advocates after eight years. The Registrar General notified that the remaining 48 candidates would be considered at the full court meeting in April 2025.The notification dated 26th November stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 read with High Court...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17th November To 24th November, 2024

NOMINAL INDEXMitadru Sau Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 249Sagari Hembram -vs- State of West Bengal & another Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 250Saddam Hossain Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 251In the matter of : Dr. Subires Bhattacharya @ Subiresh Bhattacharjee V. The Central Bureau of Investigation and connected matters Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Cal) 252Kuntal Ghosh v/s. Enforcement Directorate Kolkata Zonal...

Calcutta High Court Injuncts State Govt, WBIDC From Disposing Of Property In KMC Area Over Essex Arbitral Award Case

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has injuncted the West Bengal Government and WBIDC from disposing of subject matter of the Award in the execution petition filed by the award-holder in Essex case.Background:This execution petition stems from a dispute under a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) which was signed between between Essex Development Investments (Mauritius)...

Calcutta High Court Stays Proposed Demolition Of Unauthorised Constructions On Mandarmani Beach

The Calcutta High Court has ordered a stay on the demolition of unauthorised constructions on Mandarmani beach till 11th December. Justice Amrita Sinha was hearing a plea by the Mandarmani Hoteliers Association, representing the hundreds of hotels that would be impacted by the Coastal Authority's orders for the demolition of illegal constructions, following an earlier order by the National...

Calcutta High Court Allows Infertile Couple To Avail Assisted Reproductive Technique Although Husband's Age Exceeded Statutory Limit

The Calcutta High Court has allowed an infertile couple to avail of the facility of Assistive Reproductive Techniques (ART) to aid them in conceiving a child, even though the husband's age at 58 years, was above the statutory limit prescribed under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Rules, 2022.Justice Amrita Sinha held: In the instant case, the woman falls within the...

Can Govt Counsel Appear For Accused In Criminal Cases Registered By State? Calcutta High Court Calls For Report

Criminal cases involve material which have far reaching consequences on movement of investigation. Such diaries are to be handed by the state counsel. Once retainership is accepted by advocate, no private briefs can be accepted. This is a known principle, the Judge said.

High Time That Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage Is Recognized As Grounds For Divorce Under Indian Law: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has observed that it is high time that irretrievable breakdown of marriage is recognised as a ground for divorce under Indian law, by reading it into the grounds of cruelty or desertion, like it is in the UK.A division bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Uday Kumar held:It transpires from the consistent conduct and lack of interest of the wife that the...

State Govt Can Take Action Against IPS Officers Serving In Their Territory: Centre Tells Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday was told by Additional Solicitor General Ashok Kr Chakrabarti appearing for the central government, that the Department of Personnel and Training was not the competent authority to take action against IPS officers deployed in various states.The ASG submitted a circular dated 24th October by the Ministry of Home Affairs, to a division bench of Chief Justice...

Calcutta High Court Orders Dismantling Of Unauthorised Advertisement Hoardings In Bidhannagar Within 48 Hours

The Calcutta High Court has directed advertisers with hoardings in Kolkata's Bidhannagar area, to take immediate steps to dismantle unauthorised hoardings immediately within the next 48 hours, failing which the Municipal Corporation would be directed to dismantle them and recover costs.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya express "surprise" over...

"Humanity Is Above All": Calcutta High Court Frowns Upon Fatal Clashes Between Worshippers Outside Mosque, Orders Police To 'Take Control'

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over clashes between two groups of worshippers over prayer timings outside a mosque, leading to one death and several injuries.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh took exception to the outbreak of violence, and directed the local police to "Take over" and regulate entry and exit to the mosque."Humanity is above all...which religion says that you have...