Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Declines to Supervise Chorbagan Stampede Probe, Says Chief Justice Must Decide on Sitting Judge for Inquiry Panel
Court notes West Bengal has already moved to set up a Commission of Inquiry into the Durga Puja pandal tragedy that kill...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit for Specific Performance Due to Plaintiff's Failure to Prove Readiness and Willingness
Power of Attorney Holder Cannot Substitute Plaintiff's Testimony on Personal Knowledge, Court Reaffirms Strict Standards...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award in Dispute Over Market Complex Construction at Digha-Shankarpur
Court Rules Arbitral Tribunal Erred in Treating Incomplete MOU as Conventional Contract, Awards Patently Illegal and Per...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction in Cheque Dishonour Case, Exempts Imprisonment but Maintains Compensation
Petitioner's defence of lost cheque and lack of written loan agreement rejected; courts affirm statutory presumptions un...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Penalty Orders for Delayed Action in GST Vehicle Detention Case
Court rules penalty orders passed 175 days after notice under Section 129(3) CGST/WBGST Act are barred by limitation and...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Maintainability of Cross-Objections in Income Tax Appeals Under Section 260A
Division Bench Rules That Procedural Provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Apply to Income Tax Appeals, Affirming Respon...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentences in Child Murder Case; Body Found Concealed in Neighbours' Room
Conviction affirmed against Malay Ghosh and wife for murder and evidence concealment of 6½-year-old Tamalika, based on s...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Family Settlement in Trade Name Dispute, Rules Suit Maintainable Before Commercial Division
Court Declines Interim Injunction Restricting Trade Name Use but Orders Defendant to Maintain Accounts and Share Monthly...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction in Murder of Wife and Child, Commuting Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment
Court Reliance on Circumstantial Evidence and Extra-Judicial Confession, Cites Mitigating Factors in Commutation of Sent...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Transfer of Income Tax Case from Kolkata to Delhi, Citing Lack of Structural Nexus
Court holds isolated business transaction insufficient for inter-state transfer under Section 127 of Income Tax Act, dir...
Calcutta High Court Awards Rs. 8 Lakh Compensation in Railway Accident Case, Overturning Tribunal's Dismissal
Court holds that death due to fall from running train is an untoward incident under Railways Act; mere non-recovery of t...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Divorce on Grounds of Mental Cruelty and Prolonged Separation in Arup Kumar Sur v. Anandamoyee Sur
Court affirms that long separation and lack of spousal and paternal duties amount to mental cruelty under Section 13(1)(...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Foreigners Act Conviction but Protects Appellant from Deportation Pending Citizenship Application
Despite appeal being non-maintainable before High Court, court directs appellant to be housed in holding centre post-rel...
Calcutta High Court Refuses to Quash Case Involving Alleged Deception, Assault, and "Love Jihad" Claims
Court holds that prima facie evidence discloses cognizable offences; departmental exoneration insufficient to halt crimi...
Calcutta High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail for Former West Bengal Minister Indranil Sen in Corruption and Diversion of Funds Case
Court Finds Prima Facie Nexus Between Petitioner, Shell Entities, and Tender-Awarded Companies; Denies Custodial Protect...
Cal HC says inquiry commission headed by retired judge be appointed into Chorbagan stampede
The bench said a retired judge of the high court can be chosen by the West Bengal government to head the inquiry commiss...
CPI(M) moves Calcutta HC over alleged attempt to remove Jadavpur Durga Puja bookstall
The CPI(M) alleged that the temporary bookstall was targeted on Saturday over the issue of permission, claiming that its...
Calcutta High Court Finds No Mosque on Rooftop, Raises Security Concerns Over Keys Held by Advocate
Court orders addition of advocate as respondent to explain custody of rooftop room keys; Security Committee to review se...
Calcutta High Court Affirms Conviction but Reduces Sentence of Bangladeshi National Under Foreigners Act, Directs Repatriation
Appellant who pleaded guilty and served 1½ years of a 3-year sentence to be released immediately and repatriated to Bang...
Calcutta High Court Rejects Bail Plea of Former Minister Sujit Bose in Money Laundering Case
Court Upholds Enforcement Directorate's Stand on Ongoing Investigation and Emergence of New Evidence, Citing Failure to ...
Calcutta High Court Overrules Primogeniture Custom in Mankiary Estate Dispute, Upholds Hindu Succession Act
Court dismisses first appellate decree favoring traditional succession, emphasizes mandatory joinder of all co-owners in...
Cal HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of ex-TMC minister Indranil Sen in cheating case
The court, however, granted him pre-arrest bail in connection with another case registered at Chandannagar police statio...
HC says govt expected to create atmosphere for different political views, allows CPI(M) bookstall
The petitioner's lawyer claimed that a stall by the Hindu Jagran Manch has been set up where the CPI(M) has traditionall...
CPI(M) plea on bookstall near Durga Puja pandal HC says opposition voice should not be stifled
Questioning whether those stalls received permission from the concerned authorities, the court asked the AG to show one ...
Calcutta HC denies anticipatory bail to actor Soham Chakraborty
A complaint was lodged against Chakraborty at Balurghat police station in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur district, follo...
Calcutta HC asks Mahua Moitra to file supplementary affidavit for enhanced security
Appearing for the West Bengal government, Additional Advocate General Rajdeep Majumdar submitted that Moitra, being a me...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Possession Notice, Directs Bank to Restore Property to Petitioners Amid Title Dispute
Court holds that disputed title issues under SARFAESI Act must be decided by Civil Court, grants petitioners two months'...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation in ITC's Trademark Infringement Suit Against SMM Tobacco
Division Bench dismisses ITC's appeal seeking exemption from mediation under Commercial Courts Act, 2015, emphasizing th...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Employees Union's Right to Hold Durga Puja on Railway Ground; Orders Demarcation for Coexistence with Athletic Club
Court sets aside cancellation of permission granted to Bharatiya Rail P. Shramik Union, emphasizing natural justice and ...
Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail to Former West Bengal MLA in Corruption Case Amidst Delay in Complaint
Court cites inordinate eight-year delay in lodging complaint and co-accused already on bail; stringent bail conditions i...
Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to French Refugee Arrested at India-Bangladesh Border with Stringent Conditions
Court Upholds Foreign National's Right to Bail Under Article 21, Imposes Registration and Surety Conditions Following Su...
Calcutta High Court Rules Share Purchase Agreement Not a Commercial Dispute; Bars Subsequent Suit on Same Cause of Action
Bench holds share purchase agreement distinct from shareholders' agreement under Commercial Courts Act; rejects suit for...
Cal HC refuses bail prayer of former Bengal minister Sujit Bose
Bose, a former minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, was arrested by the ED after it registered an ECIR (enforceme...
Calcutta High Court Quashes FIR Against Peaceful Protesters Citing Lack of Prima Facie Offence
Court holds that mere peaceful protest and slogan shouting without specific unlawful acts cannot sustain criminal charge...
Set up bookstalls during Kali Puja: Calcutta HC on denial of nod for 2 CPI(M) Durga Puja stalls
Their lawyer Shamim Ahmed told the court that permission has been denied this year on the ground that "there is a direct...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Involving Registered Sale Deed and Power of Attorney
Court holds that continuation of criminal case alleging cheating and breach of trust amounts to abuse of process, emphas...