Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Judges Committee Mulls Reducing Puja Vacation By One Week In 2025
A four-member committee of judges at the Calcutta High Court has proposed to reduce the court's puja vacations in 2025, by seven days, in order to address the huge backlog of cases existing at the High Court.According to reports, the committee comprising of Justices Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Joymalya Bagchi and Tapabrata Chakraborty, after meeting with the various lawyers' bodies, proposed...
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail To Man Imprisoned On Suspicion Of Being Associated With Banned Bangladeshi Terrorist Outfit
The Calcutta High Court has granted bail to a Bangladeshi national, who was arrested in 2016, on the suspicion of being associated with the banned terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).A division bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Gaurang Kanth allowed the bail application moved by Abdul Kalim alias Azad.It was stated that the petitioner was in custody for more...
"Children, Grandchildren All Have To Move Out Of State": Calcutta High Court On Plea Alleging Irregularities In B. Ed. Colleges
The Calcutta High Court expressed exasperation over the numerous allegations of irregularities in public appointments and college admissions in West Bengal. The court was dealing with a public interest litigation alleging irregularities in the admission process to B.Ed. colleges in the state.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay...
"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...
