Calcutta HC restrains Mamata Banerjee from making defamatory remark against Guv
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.