Calcutta High Court revokes TMC leader Jahangir Khan’s interim protection from arrest
The summer vacation bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Sen of the Calcutta High Court did not extend his protection again.
The summer vacation bench of Justice Partha Sarathi Sen of the Calcutta High Court did not extend his protection again.
The Calcutta High Court’s observations on Bengal’s Eid-related cattle slaughter restrictions triggered a sharp political clash involving BJP, TMC and Left leaders.
The probe will be headed by an officer in the rank of Joint Director of the central probe agency.
In a letter dated May 14, 2026, the BCI directed the West Bengal Bar Council to submit comprehensive records within two days.
One of the PILs was moved by advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, who questioned alleged demolition drives near New Market in Kolkata using bulldozers after the poll outcome was announced.
The first round of the State Level Selection Test (SLST), conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), concluded on Sunday without a hitch.
“Advocates don’t retire, judges do,” remarked the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice T S Sivagnanam, while inaugurating the new court building at City Centre this morning. Reflecting on his career, he added: “I have served the judiciary for 16 years and may return to the Bar after retirement.”
Amidst legal tangles over SSC tainted candidates, the commission today published the list of about 35,726 vacant posts for which examinations are scheduled on 7 and 14 September.
SSC is responsible for recruitment tests of teachers, group C and D employees in state government secondary and higher secondary schools across the state.
All pending and upcoming projects, but especially those of the Merlin group of Sushil Mohta, the Surekha group of Pradeep Sureka and the JB group of Prakash Bachhawat, in the New Town-Rajarhat area will be subjected to intense scrutiny, say officials involved in sanction of buildings in the area.
