Top Law News Cal HC asks Centre, Bengal govt to reply on allegations of ill-prepared lockdown easing June 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court has directed the Centre and the West Bengal government to file separate reports on allegations that the lockdown was being eased without taking necessary steps to curb the spread of coronavirus. A division bench comprising Chief Justice T B N Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee directed the Union of India and the […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T B N Radhakrishnan ill-prepared lockdown easing Justice Arijit Banerjee
High Profile Cases Calcutta HC : No Police Man can seize Driving License except when in Uniform. March 11, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A person is not obliged to hand over his driving licence on demand to a Police Officer who is not in his uniform, in view of Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.”, held Calcutta High Court in one of its recent judgement. The decision came out in (Suryaneel Das v. State of West Bengal & Ors) The […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988.
High Profile Cases Ensure law & order during trade unions’ strike: Calcutta High Court to WB govt January 8, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to take necessary steps for ensuring law and order in the state in view of a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions on Wednesday. The high court was hearing a PIL moved by a practising lawyer seeking a direction to the state […] Read more » AICCTU AITUC AIUTUC Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan CITU Ensure law & order during trade unions' strike HC HMS INTUC Justice Arijit Banerjee LPF SEWA TUCC UTUC WB govt
High Profile Cases Top Law News Bhatpara TMC councillors move appeal against Calcutta High Court. January 6, 2020 / January 6, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Trinamool Congress councillors on Friday moved an appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, challenging a single bench order that set aside a no-confidence motion brought by the party against the chairman of Bhatpara Municipality. The division bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Protik Prakash Banerjee directed that the matter would be […] Read more » Bhatpara Municipality Bhatpara TMC councillors BJP chairman Sourav Singh Calcutta High Court justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Justices Dipankar Datta
High Profile Cases Bhatpara TMC councillors move appeal against Calcutta High Court. January 3, 2020 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Trinamool Congress councillors on Friday moved an appeal before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, challenging a single bench order that set aside a no-confidence motion brought by the party against the chairman of Bhatpara Municipality. The division bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Protik Prakash Banerjee directed that the matter would be […] Read more » Calcutta High Court justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Justices Dipankar Datta
High Profile Cases Calcutta High Court stresses on mediation to reduce backlog of cases. November 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With the number of pending litigations before it touching 2.29 lakh, the Calcutta High Court is stressing on alternative dispute redressal mechanism like mediation to reduce the backlog. The high court is encouraging litigants involved in various disputes, from commercial to matrimonial issues, to go for mediation to resolve their differences, instead of fighting their […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice Harish Tandon reduce backlog of cases.
Corporate Law News Metro project: Calcutta High Court gives permission to move tunnel-boring machine up to 5 metres November 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court allowed the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) on Monday to move a tunnel-boring machine up to five metres in the city’s Bowbazar area, where an aquifer burst in August during drilling operations, leading to several houses collapsing. The KMRC had moved the high court seeking its permission to move the machine […] Read more » Calcutta High Court KMRC Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation tunnel-boring machine
Top Law News Saradha scam: Calcutta High Court vacates order granting protection from arrest to ex-top cop September 13, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Friday vacated its order granting protection from arrest to former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. The court also rejected Kumar’s prayer for quashing of a CBI notice that sought his appearance for questioning in the case. Kumar, who is currently the West […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Saradha scam
Top Law News Calcutta High Court to hear Mukul Roy’s anticipatory bail plea on Friday September 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Friday will hear an anticipatory bail plea of BJP leader Mukul Roy in a case of alleged payout for a railway panel membership. His protection from arrest will expire on Thursday midnight. A division bench of justices S Munshi and S Dasgupta, before whom Roy’s anticipatory bail plea was mentioned […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Justice S Dasgupta justices S Munshi Mukul Roy's anticipatory bail plea
Top Law News Calcutta High Court grants interim protection to MP Soumitra Khan who has joined BJP February 19, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Monday gave MP Soumitra Khan, who had recently joined the BJP after quitting Trinamool Congress, interim protection from arrest for four weeks in connection with cases of allegedly taking money on the promise of giving jobs. Hearing an application by the Bishnupur MP for anticipatory bail in connection with the […] Read more » Calcutta High Court MP Soumitra Khan
Top Law News Calcutta High Court partially stays WB notification banning motorcycle sale to people without driving licence September 13, 2018 / September 13, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court today partially stayed a West Bengal Transport Department notification banning sale of motorcycles to those who do not have a driving licence. A consortium of motorcycle manufacturers challenged the state transport department’s notification that provided guidelines on sale of two-wheelers to people claiming that it was impractical since a section of […] Read more » banning motorcycle sale in West Bengal banning motorcycle sale to people without driving licence Calcutta High Court top legal news
Top Law News Calcutta High Court, directed government, no slaughter of animals in any open public place August 23, 2018 / August 23, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Kolkata: The West Bengal High Court directed Mamta Banarjee, government to insure that there was no slaughter of animals in any open public place. The High Court also directed the state authorities to do needful exercise to ensure that the provisions of West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act 1950 were implemented prior to the observance of […] Read more » Calcutta High Court Chief Justice of West Bengal High Court J Bhattacharya featured slaughter of animals
