Bengal gears up for Panchayat poll tomorrow under massive security blanket
Jul 08, 2023, at 03:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Amidst an atmosphere of palpable tension following unbridled pre-poll violence, West Bengal is gearing up for the three-tier Panchayat poll with single-phase voting on Saturday.
PIL filed in Calcutta HC challenging appointment of Bengal Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha
Jun 27, 2023, at 03:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was on Monday filed in Calcutta High Court challenging the appointment of West Bengal Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, court media reports said.
Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into 'tampering' of 'nomination papers'
Jun 22, 2023, at 07:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unprecedented scenario, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged tampering of nomination papers filed for the upcoming West Bengal panchayat polls, media reports said.
Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces in Bengal Panchayat poll
Jun 14, 2023, at 06:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday ordered the West Bengal State Election Commission to ensure the deployment of central paramilitary forces for the July 8 Panchayat polls in the state.
Mamata Banerjee congratulates new Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Justice T S Sivagnanam
May 11, 2023, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed heartfelt congratulations and conveyed her best wishes to Justice T S Sivagnanam, who was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
Bengal Ram Navami clashes to be probed by NIA
Apr 27, 2023, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that the communal clashes, which took place over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in two districts of West Bengal last month, will be probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), media reports said.
6 months after death, Calcutta HC orders IIT-Kharagpur student's body be exhumed for second autopsy
Apr 26, 2023, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court has ordered the exhumation and the second autopsy of the body of IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed, six months after his death, media reports said.
Bengal: ISF MLA Naushad Siddique gets bail after 40 days
Mar 02, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lone Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddique was on Thursday granted bail 40 days after he was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with a clash in the city's downtown, media reports said.
Jan 11, 2023, at 06:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of the Calcutta High Court has initiated a criminal contempt proceedings against lawyers for creating a ruckus inside the courtroom, media reports said.
Jan 10, 2023, at 12:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A group of lawyers Monday protested outside the chamber of Justice Rajashekhar Mantha of the Calcutta High Court and a few others blocked the entrance to his bench over some of his recent verdicts which led the functioning of the court proceedings to come to a halt.
Calcutta High Court picks CBI official DIG Shenvi to probe SSC scam
Nov 19, 2022, at 08:17 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Friday picked CBI official DIG Ashwin Shenvi to head the newly reconstituted CBI Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged teachers recruitment scam in government-aided schools across West Bengal, court sources said on Saturday.
CBI files charge sheet in Bengal SSC scam, names ex-minister Partha Chatterjee
Oct 01, 2022, at 03:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress heavyweight and former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was among 16 persons named in a charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday in a case related to the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.
Calcutta HC declares Mamata govt's key doorstep ration scheme 'illegal'
Sep 29, 2022, at 02:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court Wednesday declared the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government's doorstep ration scheme "illegal", media reports said.
Govt appoints 9 Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of Calcutta HC
Aug 28, 2022, at 10:10 pm
New Delhi: The Central government has appointed nine Judicial Officers as the Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, a statement said on Sunday.
Jun 30, 2022, at 05:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday held that the present West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC), headed by the ruling TMC MLA Nirmal Maji, is an illegal body and it is running unlawfully.
SSC Scam: Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt to provide teaching job to petitioner Babita Sarkar
Jun 25, 2022, at 03:50 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal School Service Commission to provide an appointment letter within 10 days to the petitioner, Babita Sarkar, in place of dismissed state junior education minister Paresh Chandra Adhikari's daughter Ankita Adhikari, who got job allegedly by unfair means.
May 14, 2022, at 02:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a major embarrassment for the Mamata Banerjee government, a judicial probe committee's report on Friday stated that West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) had flouted all norms while recruiting 381 Group-C staff, reports said.
Calcutta HC directs CBI to probe TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh's murder
Apr 08, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the murder of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh along with the Bogtui massacre in which nine people were burnt alive on March 21 in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Calcutta HC directs CBI to quiz former advisor of SSC
Apr 01, 2022, at 01:04 am
Kolkata/UNI: A single bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to question former School Service Commission (SSC) advisor SP Sinha concerning alleged irregularities in the appointment of teachers in government-aided schools.
Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Birbhum arson
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the arson, which killed at least eight people at Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
In rare order Calcutta High Court allows woman to terminate pregnancy after 35 weeks
Feb 18, 2022, at 06:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a rare order, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed a woman to terminate her pregnancy after 35 weeks, reports said.
Calcutta HC allows West Bengal govt to hold Gangasagar Mela amid COVID-19
Jan 08, 2022, at 01:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the West Bengal government to go ahead with the Gangasagar Mela, which attracts lakhs of people, amid the massive surge in COVID-19 in the state, media reports said.
Voting for Kolkata Municipal Corporation election begins
Dec 19, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Polling for the much-anticipated Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election began at 7 AM here on Sunday.
Central force not needed in Kolkata civic polls, says Calcutta HC; BJP to move SC
Dec 18, 2021, at 05:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Agreeing with the single bench’s verdict, the division bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday night ruled no central force was needed for the Dec 19 civic polls in Kolkata.
Supreme Court allows green crackers during festivities in Bengal, cancels Calcutta HC's order
Nov 02, 2021, at 01:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has set aside the Calcutta High Court's ruling, allowing the use of green crackers with relatively less-polluting materials during the upcoming festivities, media reports said.
Supreme Court to hear appeal against Calcutta High Court cracker ban
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court vacation bench will hear the appeal against the Calcutta High Court's order banning firecrackers during the festive season in West Bengal on Monday.
Double vaccination compulsory to participate in Durga puja rituals: Calcutta HC
Oct 08, 2021, at 03:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta high court on Monday eased some of the restrictions imposed on Durga Puja celebrations while allowing local people to take part in puja rituals, such as "pushpanjali" and "sindur khela", only if they have received two doses of vaccine, according to media reports.
No stay on Bhabanipur bypoll where Mamata Banerjee contesting: Calcutta HC
Sep 28, 2021, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the upcoming Bhabanipur byelection, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate to continue with her post, media reports said.
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved its order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed questioning the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s decision to conduct a bypoll in Bhabanipur assembly seat amid pandemic where Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee is a contestant.
Bengal post-poll violence probe: Former Calcutta HC Chief Justice Manjula Chellur to head SIT
Sep 03, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Calcutta High Court Friday appointed its former Chief Justice Manjula Chellur as the head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which the court set up to probe into the allegations of post-poll violence in West Bengal.