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 East Kolkata Wetlands has once again come under the judicial scanner, with the Calcutta High Court on Monday sharply rebuking the state government over alleged large-scale illegal construction and land-filling activities in the ecologically sensitive zone.
The order, issued through a formal notice, also bars grant of fresh leave during the period without prior approval of the high court.
Expressing reservations over the agency’s approach, a Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the West Bengal government to approach the Calcutta High Court for reconsideration of its January 20 order.
While constituting a high-level committee to finalise a binding payment schedule, a Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra partly upheld the 2022 Calcutta High Court judgment, which had ruled in favour of state government employees and directed payment of DA at par with Central government employees.
The Calcutta High Court sought a written response from the Election Commission on the condition of infrastructure at polling stations across West Bengal on Friday, amid allegations that many booths lack basic facilities.
