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Calcutta High Court | Fundamental duty to protect animals from cruelty; Directions issued to SP for finding out stolen pig from Court premises

Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. disposed of a writ petition with certain directions to police authorities in relation to an investigation

Published on July 20, 2022August 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court| Order XLI, Rule 5(1) of the CPC grants the court discretion to stay the execution of a decree for ‘sufficient cause’; Award by arbitral tribunal upheld

    Calcutta High Court: Shekhar B. Saraf, J. upheld the award granted by the Arbitral Tribunal holding that the award holder

Published on June 27, 2022June 27, 2022By Editor_4
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Calcutta High Court| State Legal Service Authority can’t run away from compensating victims by citing insufficient funds; directions issued

Calcutta High Court: Moushumi Bhattacharya, J. heard a petition and issued directions relating to a matter of non- payment of victim compensation

Published on June 24, 2022August 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Calcutta High Court │ Mere visiting the house of sex worker as ‘customer’ cannot be presumed to be living on earnings of sex workers; proceedings quashed

Calcutta High Court: Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J. allowed a revisional application which was filed for quashing of the proceeding under Sections 3,

Published on June 22, 2022June 22, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC │ Primary Teachers Welfare Association allowed to take out a peaceful procession; Directions issued

Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. took up a petition which was filed with an allegation that the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata

Published on June 13, 2022June 12, 2022By Editor_4
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Appointment of 2 new Additional Judges at Calcutta High Court–Notified

President appoints (i) Smt. Shampa Dutt (Paul), to be an Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court for a period of two

Published on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Cal HC | Not providing an opportunity to file a reply to the show-cause notice violation of principle of natural justice; Case remanded back to the Assessing Officer for fresh assessment

Calcutta High Court: Md. Nizamuddin, J. allowed a petition which was filed challenging the impugned assessment order under Section 147 read with

Published on May 25, 2022May 25, 2022By Editor_4
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5 Additional Judges to be Judges of Calcutta High Court

President appoints (1) Miss Justice Kesang Doma Bhutia, S/Shri Justices (2) Rabindranath Samanta, (3) Sugato Majumdar, (4) Bivas Pattanayak, and (5) Ananda

Published on April 29, 2022April 29, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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SC Collegium | Proposal for appointment of 5 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court as Permanent

Published on April 25, 2022April 25, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

14-yr old girl subjected to penetrative sexual assault by man who called her grand daughter: Is girl’s complaint vital to form basis of conviction? Cal HC explains

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak, JJ., in a penetrative sexual assault case of a 14-year-old

Published on February 8, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

S. 37 of the NDPS Act mandates a more stricter approach than an application for bail sans the NDPS Act: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Bibhas Ranjan De and Debangsu Basak, JJ., while addressing a bail application in a case

Published on February 4, 2022February 11, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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On reconsideration, SC Collegium has reiterated its earlier recommendation for elevation of 2 Judicial Officers as Judges in Calcutta HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has, on reconsideration, resolved to reiterate its earlier recommendation for the elevation of the following two Judicial Officers

Published on February 2, 2022February 2, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Daughter-in-law who obtains compassionate appointment by stating that she will take responsibility of her mother-in-law is bound by that undertaking: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: 80-year-old widow approaches Court to seek direction towards her daughter-in-law to provide for her maintenance as she had taken

Published on January 21, 2022January 28, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Appointments of 3 Additional Judges of Bombay HC, 1 Judge of Calcutta HC and extension of term of 1 Additional Judge of Bom HC [Read Details]

President appoints the following as Judges /Additional Judge of the following High Courts, w.e.f. the date they assume charge of their respective

Published on January 3, 2022January 3, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Sexual perversity is a social menace’: Cal HC upholds order of framing charges against Stepfather; Lays guidelines for effective protection of child victim’s identity under POCSO Act

Calcutta High Court: While expressing that, Sexual perversity is not only a personal disease, but also a social menace; The act itself

Published on December 24, 2021December 31, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Man in detention without trial for almost 41 years, compensation granted: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, CJ and Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J., awarded compensation to a person who was remained

Published on December 9, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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False promise of marriage | Can mere failure to keep a promise without anything more lead to irresistible conclusion that promise had been dishonestly made from inception? Cal HC decides

Calcutta High Court: While addressing a matter under Section 376 of Penal Code, 1860 Division Bench of Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Pattanayak,

Published on December 9, 2021December 24, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

‘Citizens must refrain from taking law in their own hands’: Cal HC observes while granting anticipatory bail to petitioners apprehending arrest for rioting, vandalism, etc.

Calcutta High Court: Expressing that, “Time has come that every dutiful citizen of the country must realize their duties and accountability to

Published on November 20, 2021November 20, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Appointments & TransfersNews

Three Additional Judges appointed to Calcutta High Court

President appoints 3 Additional Judges to Calcutta High Court for a period of 2 years with effect from the date they assume

Published on November 17, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Law on Defamation | Calcutta High Court stresses on essentials of offence of defamation in light of harm caused to reputation of person: Read the detailed report

Calcutta High Court: In a case wherein directors of the Board of society had published defamatory statements against the Vice Chairman of

Published on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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