The Calcutta High Court has held that an inordinate delay in filing a First Information Report would necessitate a preliminary inquiry prior to arrest and investigation.
The Calcutta High Court has said it is the fundamental right of a reporter to publish news of “any illegal” activity “in an honest way” and “proper reporting” can help the administration act against offenders, while allowing plea for anticipatory bail.
The Supreme Court Collegium on 14th July, 2020 has approved the proposal for appointment of Additional Judges of Punjab & Haryana High Court, Calcutta High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court as Permanent Judges
The Calcutta High Court yesterday (July 13) said no to a plea by ten medical students who wanted the second and third professional examinations for MBBS courses in the state deferred, because of the pandemic. The exams started today.
The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in Bhopal has registered a case to investigate the unnatural death of a CRPF constable from Hooghly’s Tribeni (West Bengal), who was found hanging in his training camp at Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh in 2015.
He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court at Calcutta in September, 2017. The Government had extended his term as Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court earlier this year.
The Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Administration to strictly adhere to the notification banning Chinese nylon and plastic manjha for kites.
The High Court of Calcutta has held that cruelty to wife for dark complexion by her husband and in-laws will be an offence of cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, while sustaining the conviction of a man for murder of his wife.
A bench headed by the Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan has directed the Labour Commissioner or any Principal Officer including the Principal Secretary of the department to ensure that the wages of the jute mill workers are paid as soon as possible.
The Calcutta High Court has extended the duration of all interim orders passed by the High Court and subordinate courts in the State till September 30, in wake of the current pandemic.