Calcutta High Court

In A First, Calcutta Court Allows Live Streaming Of Hearing On YouTube

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 13, 2020

In a seemingly unprecedented order, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed live streaming on YouTube the hearing in a pending case relating to a Parsi woman, saying the proceedings would have ramifications for the community across the country.

Calcutta High Court Grants Protection From Coercive Action To Mukul Roy Till April 23

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the police not to take any coercive action against BJP leader Mukul Roy in connection with its probe in a case of alleged extortion call by an unknown person.

CBI Probe Ordered Into Unnatural Death Of CRPF Soldier In Madhya Pradesh

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 5, 2020

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into the unnatural death of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier, hailing from West Bengal, at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh in 2015.

Amid Political Row Over Koregaon-Bhima Case, Worry For Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday January 30, 2020

The inquiry commission set up in Maharashtra to investigate the Koregaon-Bhima riots could call former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, one of the petitioners before the commissioner told reporters. The commission is headed by former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court JN Patel and former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sumit Malik and was set up to ...

In Bengal, A "Justice Clock" Soon Will Display Number Of Pending Cases

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

A ''Justice Clock'' will be installed at the Calcutta High Court on January 22, displaying the status of cases in subordinate courts of West Bengal, an official said in Kolkata.

"Stop Ads That Say NRC Won't Be Implemented": Court To Bengal Government

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday December 23, 2019

All ads that say West Bengal will not implement the amended citizenship law and the citizens' list should be taken off air, the Calcutta High Court told the government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today.

Court Asks Bengal For Report On Action Against Citizenship Act Protesters

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 17, 2019

The Calcutta High Court directed the state government on Monday to file a report on action taken regarding law and order situation in West Bengal, amid violent protests against the citizenship law.

Kolkata Metro Can Move Tunnel-Boring Machine Up To 5 Metres, Rules Court

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 18, 2019

The Calcutta High Court allowed the Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) today to move a tunnel-boring machine up to five metre in the city's Bowbazar area, where an aquifer burst in August during drilling operations, lead to several houses collapsing.

Direct Yamaraj To Bring Convicts "Back To Earth", High Court Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2019

Relatives of two convicts, whose prison terms in a murder case were upheld by the Calcutta High Court years after their demise, have prayed that it direct God of Death, Yamaraj, to send them back to earth to serve their sentences.

Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Gets Protection From Arrest

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday October 1, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar has been given protection from arrest by the Calcutta High Court in the in the Saradha chit fund scam. The IPS officer is accused of destroying evidence related to the Ponzi scheme when he was heading the probe.

Judgement On Rajeev Kumar's Anticipatory Bail Plea Likely On October 1

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

The Calcutta High Court is likely to pronounce its judgement on October 1 in the anticipatory bail plea of former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam case following conclusion of hearing today.

Calcutta High Court Bans Single-Use Plastic On Premises From October 1

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 25, 2019

The Calcutta High Court chief justice has ordered a ban on single-use plastic on its premises here as well as that of the circuit benches at Jalpaiguri and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the registrar general said on Wednesday.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop's Bail Plea In Saradha Scam Heard "In-Camera"

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 25, 2019

Former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's anticipatory bail plea in the Saradha chit fund scam case was heard ''in-camera'' by the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, on a plea by his counsel.

Saradha Case: Rajeev Kumar Says CBI "Hounding" Him, Seeks Pre-Arrest Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 24, 2019

Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar today claimed that the CBI was "hounding" him, while seeking anticipatory bail before the Calcutta High Court in the multi-crore Saradha chit-fund case.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Rajeev Kumar Files Bail Plea Over Saradha Scam Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 23, 2019

Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Monday filed an anticipatory bail petition before the Calcutta High Court in the multi-crore Saradha chitfund scam case, days after a district court rejected his prayer.