Calcutta HC restrains Mamata Banerjee from making defamatory remark against Guv
Jul 17, 2024, at 06:30 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from making any defamatory remark against Governor CV Ananda Bose, noting the freedom of speech is "not an unfettered right" under which such statements can be made.
Analysis: Calcutta HC's cancellation of Mamata govt OBC list reignites Muslim vote bank debate
May 24, 2024, at 05:45 am
When the Calcutta High Court said on Wednesday that the Muslim community was treated as a "commodity for political ends" by the West Bengal government which classified 77 classes of Muslims as backward between 2010 and 2012, it triggered a debate on appeasement and vote bank politics vis-a-vis social uplift of the real backward people.
May 08, 2024, at 01:21 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a stay on Calcutta High Court’s order, which cancelled the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal's government-run and government-aided schools, media reports said.
Sandeshkhali: Bengal Police refuse to hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI, ED attaches his properties
Mar 06, 2024, at 03:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Police Tuesday refused to hand over the case of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) even after the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the same, media reports said.
Calcutta HC grants permission to Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali tomorrow
Feb 29, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted permission to the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali on Thursday.
Calcutta HC allows BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that West Bengal Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari could visit areas of Sandeshkhali where prohibitory orders Section 144 CrPC has not been extended.
PIL filed in Cal HC seeking deployment of Central armed forces at restive Sandeshkhali
Feb 17, 2024, at 11:01 pm
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking judicial intervention for the deployment of the central armed forces in the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's bordering district of North 24 Parganas, court sources said on Saturday.
PIL filed in Cal HC seeking deployment of Central armed forces at restive Sandeshkhali
Feb 17, 2024, at 09:26 pm
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court seeking judicial intervention for the deployment of the central armed forces in the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's bordering district of North 24 Parganas, court sources said on Saturday.
Sandeshkhali row: Calcutta HC cancels prohibitory order, opposition intensifies movement
Feb 14, 2024, at 06:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The oppositions-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), CPI(M) and Congress-on Tuesday intensified their movement separately on the Sandeshkhali issue in Bengal where the women were allegedly being tortured by some TMC local leaders, even as Calcutta High Court set aside the prohibitory order imposed by the state administration under section 144 Cr PC at the troubled-torn area in North 24 Parganas, official sources said.
Calcutta HC set up a joint SIT to probe attacks on ED officials, look for Shahjahan Sheikh
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:34 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials and central forces in front of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas on Jan 5.
Bengal Police cannot take any coercive action against ED: Calcutta HC on Sandeshkhali violence
Jan 12, 2024, at 04:10 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: A single bench of Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal Police to not take any coercive action against Enforcement Directorate (ED) personnel on the FIRs lodged against the central probe agency in relation to violent incidents in Sandeshkhali of North 24 Parganas district last week.
Bengal govt challenges Calcutta HC stay against BJP MLAs in National Anthem disrespect case
Dec 14, 2023, at 06:08 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The West Bengal Government on Wednesday moved to a double bench of Calcutta High Court challenging its single bench order asking the Kolkata Police to refrain from any action against some opposition BJP legislators till January 17 for allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem in the state Assembly.
Jul 25, 2023, at 05:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court Monday allowed the deployment of central forces in West Bengal for another ten days to thwart any eventuality after the Panchayat poll violence.
Calcutta HC says appointments of VCs to state-run universities by Bengal Guv valid
Jun 29, 2023, at 05:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday pronounced that there is legality in the orders, issued by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, appointing interim vice-chancellors in 11 state-sponsored universities across the state.
West Bengal: Police deny permission to Rath Yatra in Sankrail, Calcutta HC slams move
Jun 21, 2023, at 01:03 am
Howrah/IBNS: A local Jagannath temple at Manikpur village in Howrah's Sankrail had sought permission to hold Rath Yatra in the area which was denied by the local police, citing the law and order situation.
May 20, 2023, at 06:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A division Bench of the Calcutta High Court Friday put an interim stay on the order of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay for termination of the services of 32,000 primary teachers in different state-run schools in West Bengal on charges of irregularities in recruitment.
SC seeks report on Calcutta HC judge's alleged interview on Bengal job scam to media
Apr 24, 2023, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a report from the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court on whether Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay gave an interview to a news channel about the case related to the school recruitment scam in West Bengal.
'Slap me if I have done something wrong': Mamata Banerjee urges HC not to cancel appointments
Mar 15, 2023, at 03:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As the Calcutta High Court has cancelled appointments of more than 4,800 undeserving candidates in connection with the multi-crore recruitment scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged the judiciary not to cancel jobs, citing that two people have died by suicide in the state (after losing jobs).
CBI arrests former SSC advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha, chairman Ashok Saha in Bengal
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested former School Service Commission (SSC) advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha and former SSC chairman Ashok Saha in connection with the West Bengal teaching staff recruitment scam.
Calcutta HC allows Abhishek Banerjee to travel to Dubai for eye treatment
Jun 02, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to travel to Dubai for his eye treatment after he was barred by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), media reports said.
CBI grills Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari for 3 hours in SSC scam
May 20, 2022, at 06:33 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday quizzed West Bengal Minister of State for School Education Paresh Chandra Adhikari for about three hours in connection with the alleged illegal appointment of his daughter as a teacher in a government-sponsored school.
Bengal school recruitment scam: Calcutta HC orders CRPF to take over security of SSC building
May 19, 2022, at 06:24 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a midnight hearing, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take over the security of the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) building in Kolkata by 12:30 AM so that none can tamper or destroy any evidence in connection with the alleged government-aided school recruitment scam.
CBI quizzes West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee for 3.5 hours in alleged school recruitment scam
May 19, 2022, at 03:46 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was on Wednesday quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for 3.5 hours in connection with the alleged government-aided school recruitment scam.
Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe in Hanskhali rape case
Apr 13, 2022, at 05:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the alleged gang-rape and death of a minor girl at Hanskhali in West Bengal's Nadia district, media reports said.
Calcutta HC Justice moves Supreme Court after Division Bench stays some of his recent orders
Mar 31, 2022, at 05:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unprecedented event in the history of the Calcutta High Court, West Bengal's apex court's Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay has approached the Supreme Court after a Division Bench of the same court stayed some of his recent orders.
Sep 02, 2021, at 04:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing CBI investigation into the allegations of post-poll violence in the state.
Mamata Banerjee writes to Calcutta HC seeking change of judge in Nandigram case
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Calcutta High Court seeking that her petition challenging the election win of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari from the state's Nandigram constituency be re-assigned to a different court.
Ganga Sagar mela is possible if Covid-19 restrictions are honoured: Calcutta HC
Jan 09, 2021, at 01:01 am
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court observed on Friday that the court would give green light to hold Ganga Sagar Mela if the state government enforce restrictions to combat covid-19.
Calcutta High Court rejects Bengal govt's plea against Visva-Bharati's fencing of Poush Mela ground
Oct 01, 2020, at 04:50 am
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of the state government seeking a stay on the fence erected by Visva-Bharati authorities around the Poush Mela ground.
Calcutta HC asks the government of file an affidavit on doctors' strike within a week
Jun 14, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Kolkata, Jun 14 (UNI) A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court today restrained from issuing an order on the on-going strike by junior doctors, but suggested the state government to find out an immediate solution to the crisis that had crippled the health services across the state since Tuesday.