Top Law News Calcutta High Court Admits Dengue PIL, asks State about Measures September 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Friday admitted a public interest litigation related to the current dengue outbreak in West Bengal, and asked the state government to file an affidavit in two weeks on the steps it has taken to prevent the disease. The petitioner, Basabi Roy Chowdhury, asked the court for a proper policy and constitution […] Read more » Advocate Subrata Mukherjee asks State about Measures Basabi Roy Chowdhury Calcutta High Court Admits Dengue PIL chief justice J.N. Patel dengue inadequate infrastructure Justice Jaymalya Bagchi paracetamol to state-run hospitals public interest litigation related vigil and contain the dengue outbreak
Top Law News Court-appointed panel to control Birla estate August 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Thursday ordered the vesting of the control of the estate of late Priyamvada Birla with a three-member committee of administrators which it appointed earlier. “The division bench of Chief Justice J.N. Patel and Justice Soumitra Pal today held that the estate of the deceased (Priyamvada Birla) would vest in the committee […] Read more » A.C. Chakrabarty Birla's counsel N.G. Khaitan chartered accountant R.S. Lodha chief justice J.N. Patel Counsel for the Lodhas Court-appointed panel to control Birla estate Debanjan Mondal Justice C.K. Thakkar Justice Soumitra Pal M.K. Sharma M.P. Birla empire Priyamvada Birla
Top Law News Court refuses to stay honorarium to Imams May 6, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Friday refused to stay the payment of honorarium by the West Bengal government to Imams in the state till a suit is pending in court. The high court was hearing a public interest litigation, filed by the BJP, which challenges the ex-gratia payment on the ground that a Supreme Court directive […] Read more » chief justice J.N. Patel honorarium to Imams Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarty
Top Law News Court bans devotees’ entry to Kalighat ‘garbha griha’ April 21, 2012 / April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court on Friday banned the entry of devotees to the ‘Garbha Griha’ (sanctum sanctorum) of Kalighat’s Kali Temple, saying the large number of visits was defacing the shrine. A division bench of Chief Justice J.N. Patel and Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarti, however, allowed any two priests on a day to enter the ‘Garbha […] Read more » Calcutta High Court chief justice J.N. Patel Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarti Kalighat's Kali Temple
Top Law News Blame game over delay faced by new Bengal judges April 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The swearing-in ceremony of seven new judges of the Calcutta High Court had to be deferred by several hours Monday, leading to a blame game as to who was responsible. While the West Bengal law minister said the delay was caused by the governor not signing the required papers, a senior High Court official said […] Read more » Calcutta High Court chief justice J.N. Patel chief minister Mamata Banerjee Law Minister Moloy Ghatak
Top Law News Calcutta High Court stays compensation to hooch victims’ families February 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed the payment of compensation declared by the West Bengal government to the families of victims of last December’s hooch tragedy in South 24 Parganas. The division bench of Chief Justice J.N. Patel and Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarti stayed the payment of compensation for eight weeks in a public interest litigation […] Read more » Calcutta High Court chief justice J.N. Patel December's hooch tragedy Justice Sambuddha Chakrabarti
High Profile Cases Singur case referred to Calcutta High Court chief justice November 1, 2011 / November 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of the Calcutta High Court Tuesday referred Tata Motors’ appeal in the Singur land case to the chief justice after the West Bengal government counsel argued that the bench did not have the power to determine the case. ‘As per court list, this matter cannot be determined by this bench. It’s our […] Read more » Calcutta High Court chief justice J.N. Patel Justice I.P. Mukerji Justice Joymalya Bagchi Justice K.J. Sengupta Singur case