Tag: Calcutta HC
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No coercive action against Suvendu Adhikari: Calcutta HC
The court also stayed the investigation proceedings into the death of his bodyguard Subhabrata Chakraborty. Chakraborty allegedly shot himself at the Contai police station in 2018.
September 6, 2021 -
HC bans protest within 50m of Visva Bharati University
Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of Calcutta High Court directed that no demonstration can be conducted by any students or any other person within a distance of 50m of the institute, particularly the schools, classrooms, the residences of the vice-chancellor, teachers, professors, office staff, library, laboratory.
September 4, 2021 -
Post-poll violence: CBI files 3 more FIRs, total 31 cases registered
The CBI has applied for documents including post mortem and DNA reports relating to the death of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar from the Registrar-General of Calcutta High Court.
September 1, 2021 -
Left to move High Court for civic polls
The BoA at the SMC was constituted on 18 May last year following the completion of the tenure of the elected board. I stepped down from the post of chairperson in February. Through an amendment, the state government had extended the tenure of the administrators in civic bodies from six months to six more months and it cannot exceed one year,"
August 31, 2021 -
Centre confirms appointment of 5 judges in Calcutta HC
In a notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Kesang Doma Bhutia, Rabindranath Samanta, Sugato Majumdar, Bivas Pattanayak and Ananda Kumar Mukherjee as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, in order of seniority.
August 26, 2021 -
Post-poll violence: CBI visits slain BJP activist’s city home
The central probe agency, which is likely to have teams in large proportions as per the members of each team, the agency was mulling to relocate its base from the CGO Complex and Nizam Palace to the KoPT guest house for the teams to function.
August 24, 2021 -
SC elevates Cal HC judge caught in CM’s crosshairs
Banerjee's counsel had also written to the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, saying the chief minister "had objected to the confirmation of the Hon'ble Judge(Kaushik Chanda) as a Permanent Judge of the Hon'ble High Court at Calcutta", and as such, apprehends that there is a likelihood of bias on the part of the judge concerned.
August 20, 2021 -
Calcutta HC order gives message anarchy has no place in country: BJP
Bhatia pointed out that the judiciary has shown that if a Chief Minister supports anarchy then it will step in to secure the people.
August 19, 2021 -
Calcutta HC directs CBI probe into Bengal post-poll violence cases
Cases of relatively lesser magnitude will be investigated by the SIT; both the team and the CBI would submit its report within six weeks; the investigations would be monitored by the Calcutta High Court
August 19, 2021 -
2nd highest vacancy of judges at Calcutta High Court
The Allahabad High Court tops the list with 66 vacancies while the Calcutta High Court has a vacancy of 41 judges.
August 12, 2021 -
Mamata Banerjee files fresh plea in Calcutta HC in Narada sting tape case
The Supreme Court also asked the High Court to decide on affidavits filed by the ministers first before deciding on the CBI plea seeking transfer of the case.
June 28, 2021 -
West Bengal Bar Council seeks removal of acting CJ of Calcutta HC
The letter came few days after CM Mamata Banerjee objected to the assignment of Justice Kausik Chanda for hearing her petition challenging the election of BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
June 28, 2021 -
Calcutta HC snubs Mamata govt on post-poll violence
The five-member bench, hearing a clutch of petitions alleging hundreds of persons got displaced due to the violence and that they are now unable to return to their homes due to fear of backlash, also observed, "Though action should have been taken by the State but despite matter being pending in Court apparently no concrete steps have been taken".
June 19, 2021 -
Narada row: Calcutta HC hears CBI transfer plea
How does an opportunity to influence the judge arise as the judicial process was conducted in a closed door room and in virtual mode, Justice Sen asked the solicitor general.
June 2, 2021 -
75% of Puja grants to be used on Covid equipment: Calcutta HC
The Division Bench passed these directions inter alia while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) praying for an order praying of stay of the government grant of Rs 50,000 disbursed to the community Durga puja committees.
October 17, 2020 -
‘Stop all ads that say CAA, NRC won’t be implemented’: HC to West Bengal govt
Several petitions were filed against the Bengal government for airing the ads against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC, following which a division bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan gave the order.
December 23, 2019 -
Jolt to CBI, Calcutta HC grants ex-police chief Rajeev Kumar protection from arrest
The court asked Rajeev Kumar to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two persons as surety in order to get the relief.
October 1, 2019