Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Refuses Electricity Connection to Dilapidated Manicktala Premises, Citing Safety Risks
Court says tenancy claims and local clearances cannot override danger to life and property at building already marked fo...
Calcutta High Court Directs Customs and DGFT to Correct Shipping Bills for MEIS Benefit
Court says genuine exporters cannot be denied incentive due to inadvertent “N” entry in EDI system; orders amendment to ...
Nandigram bypoll: Cal HC to hear plea over 'discrepancy' in BJP nominee's age
The state's advocate submitted that of the six other criminal cases in which Pradhan sought protection, the previous TMC...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Tribunal’s Finding: Bullion Purchases Not Entirely Bogus Despite Vendor Irregularities
Income Tax Appeal Dismissed; Gross Profit Rate of 0.15% in Bullion Trade Confirmed as Reasonable Finding of Fact...
ISF moves Calcutta HC seeking freeze on 'envelope' symbol after EC allotted it to another party
The bypolls to the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats are scheduled for October 6, with campaigning ending on Octobe...
Cal HC to hear ISF's petition challenging ECI's decision to replace symbol
The poll body allotted the 'envelope' symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Democratic Trinamool Congress over a tussle b...
Naushad Siddiqui moves petition before Cal HC challenging ECI's decision to replace symbol
The poll body allotted the 'envelope' symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Democratic Trinamool Congress over a tussle b...
HC asks WB govt counsel to let Cong''s Nandigram bypoll candidate to contest properly if he gets bail
The orders by the two lower courts effectively ended Pradhan's opportunity to canvass for himself, unless he can secure ...
Cal HC dismisses 'sand mafioso' Tulu Mondal's revisional petition against arrest warrant
The high court had on August 20 dismissed a petition by Mondal seeking quashing of the FIR against him in connection wit...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Interim Injunction in ITC's Trademark Dispute Over "Gold Flake"
Court Rules Suit Maintainable Despite Jurisdictional Objections; Affirms Secondary Meaning of "Gold" in Plaintiff's Mark...
Mahua Moitra moves Calcutta HC alleging police inaction over egg-throwing incident
In a plea, her counsel Arka Nag claimed police did not act properly to ensure Moitra's security during the alleged incid...
Cal HC extends order allowing TMC Mamata camp to make daily expenses from bank accounts till January
The state's counsel submitted to the court that Rs 30 crore was deposited in the three accounts after lodging of the com...
Cal HC to hear Cong's Nandigram bypoll candidate's protection plea on Sep 22
Adhikari resigned from the Nandigram seat in May, opting to retain Bhabanipur after defeating Mamata Banerjee in the ass...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Defamation Complaint Against Media Personnel for Faithful Reporting Without Malice
Court emphasizes that mere reproduction of complainant's own words, absent editorial malice, does not constitute defamat...
Calcutta High Court Protects Bona Fide Purchaser from Liability in Duty-Free Import Licence Fraud Case
Court holds that a bona fide transferee of a Duty-Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) licence, without knowledge of fraud a...
Calcutta High Court Dismisses Delay Condonation Application of Income Tax Department in PwC Appeal; Cites Lack of Bona Fides and Inordinate Delay
Court holds that overburdened department and Covid disruptions do not constitute "sufficient cause" for delay of over 4 ...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Income Tax Reassessment Proceedings Against McNally Bharat Engineering, Upholds Insolvency Code Moratorium
Court Rules Reassessment Under Sections 148A and 148 of Income Tax Act Violates Moratorium under Section 14 and Approved...
Calcutta High Court Rules Single Judge May Hear Disciplinary Enquiry Report Cases Without Larger Bench Reference
Court Clarifies Chapter V Rule 2 of Original Side Rules Is Directory, Not Mandatory; Administrative Enquiry Reports by S...
Calcutta High Court Rules Against Forcible Eviction Without Due Process in University Quarters Dispute
Court Clarifies that University Authorities Cannot Evict Unauthorized Occupants Using Police Force Without Legal Proceed...
Calcutta High Court Directs Return of Child to Petitioners in Adoption Dispute, Emphasizes Child's Best Interest Over Procedural Lapses
Child Welfare Committee's Custody Assumption Quashed as Child Does Not Qualify as 'In Need of Care and Protection' under...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitration Clause, Dismisses Writ Petition Over Delayed Payment in Construction Contract Dispute
Court emphasizes arbitration as alternative dispute resolution; refuses writ intervention in factual disputes concerning...
Calcutta High Court Awards Compensation for Accidental Death Due to Falling from Train Despite Passenger Negligence
Court holds that mere negligence of passenger while boarding or de-boarding does not bar compensation under Section 124A...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Compensation for Minor Driving Without License in Fatal Road Accident Case
Insurance Company Directed to Pay Rs. 6.5 Lakhs to Victim's Family Despite Driver's Age and Lack of License; Interest Aw...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Winding-Up Order of Pranabananda Cooperative Bank, Emphasizes Natural Justice
Court Rules Registrar of Cooperative Societies Violated Statutory Procedures and Principles of Natural Justice; Society ...
Calcutta High Court Rules No GST Liability on Pre-GST Services Despite Post-Facto Approval and Late Billing
Court directs West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company to pay Rs. 19.91 lakh with interest to contractor for 2...
Calcutta High Court Rules Police Not Competent to Decide on Unauthorized Dairy Farms; Directs Petitioner to Approach Pollution Control Board
Court emphasizes environmental regulatory authority's role in addressing health hazards caused by unauthorized dairy uni...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Demolition Order of Unauthorized Construction on Plot No. 404
Division Bench directs enforcement of demolition under West Bengal Panchayat Act after appellants fail to prove lawful r...
Cal HC directs Child Welfare Committee to return child to adoptive parents
The hospital asked the petitioners to approach the CWC for the child's adoption and told them that the petitioners would...
Calcutta High Court Directs Demolition of Unauthorized Buildings, Orders CBI Probe into Money Trail and National Security Concerns
Kolkata Municipal Corporation to submit detailed roadmap for demolition; CBI tasked with preliminary enquiry into large-...
Calcutta High Court Allows Writ Petition on Customs Classification of "Obscene Adult Sex Toys," Emphasizing Protection of Fundamental Trade Rights
Court Holds Alternative Remedy Not Absolute Bar; Customs Authority Cannot Impose Subjective Morality to Declare Goods Pr...
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Fire Safety Evacuation Order Against Trinamool Congress Offices, Directs Fresh Inspection and Compliance Opportunity
Court holds that authorities failed to consider petitioner's detailed reply and did not provide reasonable time for rect...
Calcutta High Court Rules Suit Involving High Sea Sales of Metallurgical Coke as Commercial Dispute Under Commercial Courts Act, 2015
Bench directs transfer of suit to Commercial Division, recognizing interpretation and enforcement of mercantile document...
Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Section 498A IPC Following Mutual Consent Divorce and Settlement
Court Holds Continuation of Criminal Case Post-Divorce and Settlement as Abuse of Judicial Process, Emphasizes Binding N...
Cal HC allows Mamata Banerjee's Sreerampur rally at court ground on Sep 26
Disposing of the appeals by the state and the private owner as withdrawn, the division bench had last week requested the...
Cal HC dismisses PIL over Mamata Banerjee's comments at public rally
Mamata Banerjee's counsels Kalyan Bandopadhyay and Arka Kumar Nag submitted before the court that the petitioner could n...
Cal HC sets aside fire dept order to vacate 2 floors of building housing Abhishek Banerjee's office
Opposing the petition, the state’s Advocate General Surojit Nath Mitra had argued before the court that several fire saf...