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Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Involving Registered Sale Deed and Power of Attorney

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...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Investigation into Alleged Steel Cartel, Rejects Interim Stay Plea

Calcutta High Court Upholds Investigation into Alleged Steel Cartel, Rejects Interim Stay Plea

Court finds substantial compliance with Competition Act provisions as Commission's suo motu case and Madras High Court's...

Calcutta High Court Upholds ITAT's Deletion of Rs.11.35 Crore Addition in Income Tax Case of Suresh Kumar Banthia

Calcutta High Court Upholds ITAT's Deletion of Rs.11.35 Crore Addition in Income Tax Case of Suresh Kumar Banthia

Court Finds No Substantial Question of Law in Revenue's Appeal Against ITAT's Order Deleting Unexplained Cash Loan Addit...

Calcutta High Court Registers Suo Motu PIL Following Attack on Advocate Inside Court Premises; Directs State to Strengthen Court Security

Calcutta High Court Registers Suo Motu PIL Following Attack on Advocate Inside Court Premises; Directs State to Strengthen Court Security

Court appoints Amicus Curiae, impleads multiple State and police authorities, bar bodies, and calls for immediate withdr...

Calcutta High Court Declares Settlement Agreement Linked to Earlier Sale-of-Goods Dispute as Commercial Dispute

Calcutta High Court Declares Settlement Agreement Linked to Earlier Sale-of-Goods Dispute as Commercial Dispute

Court holds that payment obligation under settlement to satisfy decretal dues arising from prior decree remains a "comme...

Calcutta High Court Awards Compensation to Family of Man Killed in Train Fall, Says Missing Ticket Not Fatal to Claim

Calcutta High Court Awards Compensation to Family of Man Killed in Train Fall, Says Missing Ticket Not Fatal to Claim

Court sets aside Railway Claims Tribunal order, holds accidental fall from train was an untoward incident and negligence...

Calcutta High Court Orders Limited DNA Testing in Newborn Baby Swapping Allegation, Balancing Privacy and Child Welfare

Calcutta High Court Orders Limited DNA Testing in Newborn Baby Swapping Allegation, Balancing Privacy and Child Welfare

Court emphasizes scientific determination of biological identity while safeguarding children's emotional well-being and ...

Calcutta High Court Orders Partial De-Freezing of Sohel Molla's Bank Account, Limits Freeze to Disputed Transaction Amount

Calcutta High Court Orders Partial De-Freezing of Sohel Molla's Bank Account, Limits Freeze to Disputed Transaction Amount

Court holds entire account freeze unjustified under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 106; directs Axis B...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Garnishee Orders Against SBI and RBI in ESIC Recovery Case

Calcutta High Court Quashes Garnishee Orders Against SBI and RBI in ESIC Recovery Case

Court Holds Garnishee Orders Infructuous Following Division Bench's Stay and Direction for Fresh Hearing under Employees...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Imposes Cost on Litigant for Personal Attacks

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Contempt Petition Against Judicial Officer, Imposes Cost on Litigant for Personal Attacks

Court reiterates that contempt jurisdiction cannot substitute appeal or revision; personal allegations against judges ar...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Six-Month Sentence for Insult to Woman's Modesty in Raj Kumar Jaiswal Case

Calcutta High Court Upholds Six-Month Sentence for Insult to Woman's Modesty in Raj Kumar Jaiswal Case

Court affirms conviction under IPC Section 509, emphasizing credibility of victim's testimony despite minor discrepancie...

Calcutta HC asks appropriate bench to hear Abhishek Banerjee's plea over alleged probe leaks

Calcutta HC asks appropriate bench to hear Abhishek Banerjee's plea over alleged probe leaks

He submitted that investigating officers cannot disclose details of an ongoing investigation to the media and pointed ou...

Calcutta High Court Orders Reconsideration of Kidney Transplant Approval Denial in Unrelated Donor Case

Calcutta High Court Orders Reconsideration of Kidney Transplant Approval Denial in Unrelated Donor Case

Court Rules Authorization Committee Cannot Reject Transplant Solely on Documentary Discrepancies When No Commercial Tran...

Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt how many people crossed Indo-Bangla border in 1970s

Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt how many people crossed Indo-Bangla border in 1970s

The state counsel said the Centre had issued guidelines on May 2, 2026, for identifying illegally staying Bangladeshi na...

Calcutta High Court Declares Recent OBC Notifications in West Bengal Void Ab Initio; Invalidates Related OBC Certificates

Calcutta High Court Declares Recent OBC Notifications in West Bengal Void Ab Initio; Invalidates Related OBC Certificates

Court holds State's executive orders re-declaring 77 and 37 classes as OBCs unauthorized under 2012 legislation; candida...

Centre opposes plea before Cal HC seeking resumption of prayers at mosque inside Kolkata airport

Centre opposes plea before Cal HC seeking resumption of prayers at mosque inside Kolkata airport

Stating that the authorities have pointed out that the security arrangements in place for the people to participate in p...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Election Commission's Decision; Dismisses Congress's Plea on Nomination Discrepancy

Calcutta High Court Upholds Election Commission's Decision; Dismisses Congress's Plea on Nomination Discrepancy

Court Denies Writ Petition Against Candidate's Nomination Acceptance; Maintains Judicial Non-Interference in Ongoing Ele...

Calcutta High Court Orders Further Investigation into Casteist Facebook Insults

Calcutta High Court Orders Further Investigation into Casteist Facebook Insults

Special Court's Acceptance of Final Report Quashed; Digital Offences to be Traced by Cyber-Forensic Team...

Calcutta High Court Quashes GST Registration Cancellation for Non-disclosure of Bank Details

Calcutta High Court Quashes GST Registration Cancellation for Non-disclosure of Bank Details

Court Orders Restoration of GST Registration, Citing Severe Civil Consequences and Urges a Pragmatic Approach...

Calcutta High Court Grants Injunction to Ambica Beri in Dispute with Forum Atmosphere Flat Owner's Association

Calcutta High Court Grants Injunction to Ambica Beri in Dispute with Forum Atmosphere Flat Owner's Association

Court Allows Appeal, Permits Beri to Exercise Membership Rights Amid Arbitration Proceedings...

Calcutta High Court Mandates Compensation for Custodial Deaths

Calcutta High Court Mandates Compensation for Custodial Deaths

Court Directs Disbursement of Compensation Under West Bengal Correctional Services Scheme, 2019, for Inmates' Heirs...

Calcutta High Court Orders Independent Medical Examination for Recruitment Candidate Over Tattoo Removal Burns

Calcutta High Court Orders Independent Medical Examination for Recruitment Candidate Over Tattoo Removal Burns

Court Intervenes in Recruitment Disqualification Due to Tattoo Removal Burns on Saluting Limb...

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging FIR Over Fake Caste Certificate

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging FIR Over Fake Caste Certificate

Court Upholds Legitimacy of FIR Filed by Advocate, Emphasizes Alternative Remedy of Pre-Arrest Bail for Petitioner...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Flat Owners' Right to Object to Unauthorized Durga Puja Celebrations

Calcutta High Court Upholds Flat Owners' Right to Object to Unauthorized Durga Puja Celebrations

Court bars local club from organizing Durga Puja in common area without flat owners' consent...

Calcutta High Court Awards Compensation for Illegal Detention

Calcutta High Court Awards Compensation for Illegal Detention

Joy Krishna Nag to Receive Rs.5.36 Lakh for Unlawful Custody and Mental Agony...

Calcutta HC orders absconding BDO Prasanta Barman to surrender by Oct 8

Calcutta HC orders absconding BDO Prasanta Barman to surrender by Oct 8

The high court had cancelled Barman's bail on December 12, 2025, and directed him to surrender before the court of the a...

On what basis was Abhishek Banerjee's security cover downgraded: Cal HC to Bengal govt

On what basis was Abhishek Banerjee's security cover downgraded: Cal HC to Bengal govt

He claimed that this security cover was suddenly withdrawn following the West Bengal assembly election results in May th...

Calcutta High Court Quashes Pre-CIRP Tax Adjustments Against Ultra Tech Cement

Calcutta High Court Quashes Pre-CIRP Tax Adjustments Against Ultra Tech Cement

Court rules Income Tax Department's actions as illegal, orders refund of adjusted amounts with interest...

Calcutta HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute

Calcutta HC Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute

Allegations under Sections 498A/406 IPC and SC/ST Act deemed vague and unsupported by evidence, says High Court...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Enforcement Directorate's Authority for Further Investigation Under PMLA

Calcutta High Court Upholds Enforcement Directorate's Authority for Further Investigation Under PMLA

Court dismisses writ petition challenging further investigation by ED, affirms no prior court permission required under ...

Calcutta High Court Overturns Interim Stay on E-Auction for Ferry Ghat Settlement

Calcutta High Court Overturns Interim Stay on E-Auction for Ferry Ghat Settlement

Court Clarifies Panchayat Samiti's Authority in Managing Ferry Ghats, Upholds E-Auction Process...

Calcutta High Court Quashes CGST Demand Post Resolution Plan Approval

Calcutta High Court Quashes CGST Demand Post Resolution Plan Approval

Court Upholds Extinguishment of Pre-Effective Date Tax Claims in Insolvency Cases...

HC sets aside kidney transplant permission refusal, asks committee to reconsider patient's request

HC sets aside kidney transplant permission refusal, asks committee to reconsider patient's request

The court noted from the statements of the donor, the donor's husband, and the recipient that they have known each other...

Cal HC transfers evidence destruction case to CBI from state police

Cal HC transfers evidence destruction case to CBI from state police

The young medic was raped and murdered in the hospital on the night of August 9, 2024, which led to massive protests and...

Cal HC declines interim resumption of prayers at mosque inside Kolkata airport

Cal HC declines interim resumption of prayers at mosque inside Kolkata airport

Maintaining that previously there was no security concern regarding the prayers at the mosque, Dutta prayed for an inter...

Calcutta High Court Upholds Enhanced Compensation in Fatal Accident Case

Calcutta High Court Upholds Enhanced Compensation in Fatal Accident Case

Court Directs Insurance Company to Pay Rs. 5 Lakhs to Victim's Family, Emphasizes "Pay and Recover" Principle...