Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Sandeshkhali sexual abuse and land grabbing allegations
Apr 10, 2024, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing levelled against now arrested erstwhile Trinamool Congress (TMC) local leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his ades by local women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, media reports said.
Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into recruitment of teachers by GTA
Apr 10, 2024, at 05:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the recruitment of teachers by the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in the hill areas of West Bengal, media reports said.
Apr 05, 2024, at 02:47 am
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the Bengal government while hearing a string of petitions filed on the Sandeshkhali violence, media reports said.
In a setback, SC dismisses Mamata govt plea against Calcutta HC oder over CBI probe for Sandeshkhali
Mar 12, 2024, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Supreme Court Monday dismissed its plea against the Calcutta High Court order that transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into an attack on a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Mask is off: Mamata Banerjee on former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly's BJP switch
Mar 08, 2024, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has lashed out at former Calcutta High Court judge-turned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Abhijit Ganguly, who took on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) while delivering his judgements in the massive teacher recruitment scam in the state.
Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly joins BJP
Mar 07, 2024, at 06:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly, whose several orders and observations in the teacher recruitment scam were critical of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a couple of days after quitting from his judiciary duties.
CBI gets custody of suspended Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan after court reprimand
Mar 07, 2024, at 02:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After the tug of war between the West Bengal Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the federal agency Wednesday evening finally got the custody of Sandeshkhali strongman and suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan following a Calcutta High Court order for the second time.
Calcutta HC transfers Sandeshkhali case to CBI
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday transferred the Sandeshkhali case stemming from the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers allegedly by the followers of erstwhile Trinamool Congress leader from West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Sheikh Shahjahan, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly announces his decision to join BJP
Mar 05, 2024, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ending all speculations, former Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly on Tuesday cleared he will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.
Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Ganguly resigns, may contest Lok Sabha polls
Mar 05, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly, who had delivered some landmark judgements in the West Bengal recruitment scams, resigned on Tuesday.
Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay to resign on Tuesday to join politics
Mar 04, 2024, at 01:50 am
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who had ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal last year, on Sunday said that he will resign from his position on March 5.
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:30 am
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Feb 28, 2024, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are free to arrest Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, media reports said.
Calcutta HC grants bail to ex-Sandeshkhali CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, raps govt over his arrest
Feb 28, 2024, at 04:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday granted bail to former Sandeshkhali CPI(M) MLA Nirapada Sardar, who was arrested by the Bengal Police, for his alleged involvement in the violent protests in pockets of the North 24 Parganas district.
Sandeshkhali incident: Calcutta HC says Sheikh Shahjahan can be arrested, rejects TMC's claim
Feb 26, 2024, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said police are not restrained from arresting absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader in the Sandeshkhali incident, rejecting the ruling party's claim.
'Why name lions after Sita and Akbar?' Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to rename them
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday asked the West Bengal government to rename the lion "Akbar" and lioness "Sita", whose names caused controversy after both animals were kept in the same enclosure at Siliguri's Safari Park.
After police stop, Calcutta HC allows BJP MLAs Suvendu Adhikari, Shankar Ghosh to visit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Upholding its single-bench order, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Suvendu Adhikari and Shankar Ghosh to visit violence-hit Sandeshkhali in West Bengal after they were stopped by police in Dhamakhali in the morning.
Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari, five other BJP leaders head to violence-hit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A six-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team comprising Leader of Opposition and MLA Suvendu Adhikari are heading to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where women have alleged to have been sexually harassed by local Trinamool Congress leaders.
Women getting pregnant in West Bengal prisons, 196 babies born: Calcutta High Court told
Feb 09, 2024, at 08:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a shocking claim, an amicus curiae informed the Calcutta High Court that women prisoners are getting pregnant inside the jails across the state of West Bengal, media reports said.
Jan 28, 2024, at 05:56 am
Kolkata/New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday halted all proceedings before a single judge and a division bench of the Calcutta High Court due to an unusual conflict, media reports said.
SC to start a special hearing tomorrow over judge vs judge row in Calcutta HC
Jan 27, 2024, at 06:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will start a special hearing on Saturday after it took suo motu cognisance of Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's accusation against a colleague.
Calcutta HC allows Mamata's all-faith rally on Ram Temple inauguration day, rejects BJP's plea
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold her already announced all-faith rally on January 22, rejecting the plea filed by Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari.
Abhishek Banerjee moves Supreme Court seeking 'restraint' on Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's remarks
Jan 11, 2024, at 05:40 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a "restraint" on Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay from making "politically motivated" statements in sub-judice cases, media reports said.
Calcutta High Court affirms Harsh Vardhan Lodha's chairmanship in MP Birla Group
Dec 15, 2023, at 12:30 am
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court's division bench has ruled in favour of Harsh Vardhan Lodha continuing as Chairman of MP Birla Group, barring administrators to Priyamvada Devi Birla’s Estate from interfering with day-to-day operations of companies
Calcutta HC tells Kolkata Police not to take any action against Bengal BJP MLAs
Dec 05, 2023, at 08:45 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court has granted protection to a section of BJP legislators against any action, like arrest or any coercive move, after the Kolkata Police filed FIRs against the lawmakers for alleged dishonour of the National Anthem in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Court sources said on Tuesday.
Calcutta High Court forms special bench to hear all Bengal school job scam cases
Nov 18, 2023, at 03:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court Friday formed a two-judge special bench to complete all hearings within six months in relation to the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in the West Bengal government-sponsored schools across the state.
Calcutta HC says it can't stop media from reporting on TMC's Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira
Oct 11, 2023, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court has opined that it cannot stop media from reporting on Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee, even as some reporting appeared to be of defamatory nature, court sources confirmed on Wednesday.
Kamduni gangrape & murder: Calcutta HC acquits death penalty awardee, Bengal govt moves SC
Oct 07, 2023, at 06:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday decided to move the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court acquitted a capital punishment awardee and commuted the death sentence of two others to life imprisonment over the gang rape and murder of a 21-year-old college student at Kamduni in North 24 Parganas, an incident that shook West Bengal 10 years ago.
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the Jadavpur University (JU) authorities to ensure the eviction of all passed-out or former students or illegal occupants from the hostel rooms on campus within 24 hours, court sources said.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari moves SC against Calcutta HC order allowing FIRs against him
Jul 27, 2023, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Aug 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari's plea challenging a July 20 order of Calcutta High Court vacating a two-year-long restraint on West Bengal police in registering FIRs against him.