Calcutta High Court
High Court in West Bengal, India
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The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It is located at Esplanade Row West, Kolkata, West Bengal. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is somewhat based on the Lakenhal in Ypres in Flanders, Belgium.
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Sandeshkhali row: Bengal refuses to hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI, matter in SC | Oneindia News Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:35Published | |
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned as Calcutta HC judge, to join BJP | Oneindia News Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:36Published | |
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Cash-for-jobs: Calcutta HC scraps all but one of 25,758 school hirings in BengalOn Monday, the Calcutta High Court invalidated nearly all of the 25,758 appointments made by Bengal's School Service Commission (SSC) in 2016, except for one, and instructed approximately 1,600 of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Suraj & Tanaya: Bengal proposes new names for lions Akbar, SitaState govt suggests renaming lions Akbar and Sita to Suraj and Tanaya, following objections from right-wingers. Calcutta HC's Jalpaiguri circuit bench advises avoiding controversial names. VHP opposes..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Calcutta HC to CBI: Probe plaints of crimes against women, land grab in SandeshkhaliCalcutta HC orders CBI probe into crimes in Sandeshkhali, including former TMC leader Shahjahan's case. CBI to investigate complaints, set up portal, and conduct thorough inspections as court monitors..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NIA staff get high court interim relief against arrest by Bengal copsCalcutta HC granted interim protection to NIA officers facing charges over 2022 blast suspects' arrests in Bengal until April 29. HC directed responses from state and NIA on FIRs, permitted digital..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into alleged crimes against women, land grabbingThe court also directed CBI to submit a comprehensive report to it on the next date of the hearing.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
High court: Shameful if even one Sandeshkhali plaint trueCalcutta High Court expressed concern over Sandeshkhali sexual harassment allegations during a PIL hearing, warning Bengal's credibility as the 'safest state for women'. Advocate Priyanka Tibrewal..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Kangana, Calcutta High Court ex-judge, Sita Soren, Jitin Prasada in BJP 5th listWith BJP basking in the glory of fulfilling one of its oldest promises of building Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Arun Govil, an actor who played Lord Ram in the popular āRamayanā serial, is in the list of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sandeshkhali row: SC refuses to interfere with Calcutta HC order directing CBI probeA bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, however, ordered expunging certain remarks and observations made against the state government and the police in the March 5 order of the high court.DNA - Published | |
Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan handed over to CBI after Calcutta HC's orderThe CBI team arrived at Bhabani Bhaban Police Headquarters in Kolkata to take custody of Sheikh Shahjahan.DNA - Published | |
Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt to hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI by 4:15 pmThe Bengal government earlier refused to hand over custody of Shahjahan to the CBI despite a Calcutta High Court order Tuesday to the police's criminal investigation department, or CID.DNA - Published | |
Sandeshkhali case: Calcutta HC says no stay on arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan SheikhTMC leader Shajahan Sheikh is accused of atrocities in Sandeshkhali.DNA - Published | 'Ashamed, sorry' for judges' row, says Calcutta HC chief justiceChief Justice T S Sivagnanam of Calcutta high court said on Tuesday that he was "ashamed and sorry" for "an untoward situation" last week involving two benches and Bengal's advocate general. He..IndiaTimes - Published |
Calcutta HC judges differed on proceedings in teacher recruitment scam too, SC stepped inThe controversy between two judges of the Calcutta high court extends beyond the fake caste certificate scam. It also involves a hearing related to the teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal. The..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court transfers to itself Calcutta HC proceedings in caste certificate scamAiming to curb possible escalation of sparring between Calcutta HC judges, the Supreme Court on Monday shifted to itself all proceedings before HC on caste certificate scam in admissions to West Bengal..IndiaTimes - Published |
West Bengal fake caste certificate matter: Supreme Court stays proceedings in Calcutta High Court, issues noticeThe apex court has listed the matter for January 29 for further hearing.DNA - Published | Certificate scam case: SC stays Calcutta HC proceedings, issues notice to Bengal govtIn a special hearing, a five-judge bench stayed all proceedings before single-judge and division bench of Calcutta HC in a matter relating to caste certificate scam, which saw unsavoury judge vs judges..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court 5-Judges bench to hear Calcutta High Court judge vs judge rowSeriously concerned over the judicial indiscipline reflected in political insinuations and personal jibes during an unsavoury 'judge vs judges' spectacle in Calcutta HC, CJI D Y Chandrachud has..IndiaTimes - Published | CBI probe into medical admissions: SC takes suo moto cognisance of Calcutta HC orderSC took suo moto cognisance of an order passed by a single bench of the Calcutta High Court that termed as "illegal and ignored" an order of the division bench in a case of alleged irregularities in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Calcutta High Court judge 'overrides' div bench order, scraps with AGA conflict between two benches of Calcutta High Court over whether CBI should probe an alleged fake caste certificate scam in Bengal boiled over Thursday. The controversy erupted the previous day after..IndiaTimes - Published | ED in Calcutta HC against Sandeshkhali joint probeIndiaTimes - Published |
Calcutta HC faces juvenileās pre-arrest bail dilemmaFour division benches of the Calcutta High Court have jointly appealed to the chief justice to establish a larger bench to address a legal dilemma regarding whether a juvenile involved in a criminal..IndiaTimes - Published | Marathons more important than political rallies: Calcutta HCCalcutta high court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam asks ISF to hold rally in Kolkata indoor stadium instead of Esplanade. Bengal government challenges ISF rally in front of Victoria House. CJ prioritizes..IndiaTimes - Published |
HC junks ED plea for CBI probe into attack on its team in BengalCalcutta High Court forms joint SIT, comprising CBI and Bengal police, to investigate the attack on ED officers in Sandeshkhali. The SIT will report directly to the court and is required to submit its..IndiaTimes - Published | If committed to justice, arrest Sandeshkhali attackers: Calcutta HCCalcutta High Court urged the arrest of those accused of the Sandeshkhali attack for justice to be served. Prime accused Sheikh Shahjahan, who has been in hiding, also appealed to the court. The court..IndiaTimes - Published |
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Judge calls for 'new beginning', Kolkata lawyers end boycottJustice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's visit to the Calcutta High Court Bar Association office prompted the association to end their boycott. The boycott was initiated after Prosenjit Mukherjee, a member of..IndiaTimes - Published | Calcutta HC: Education qualification not essential for getting electedIndiaTimes - Published |
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'Sexual urges' advise to girls: Supreme Court slams remark made by Calcutta High Court judgeThe Supreme Court criticized certain aspects of the Calcutta High Court's ruling, deeming its remarks highly objectionable. Justices emphasized that judges should refrain from expressing personal views..IndiaTimes - Published | Outgoing Allahabad HC Chief Justice lashes out at ā18 transferOutgoing Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker of the Allahabad high court expressed his hurt at his transfer from the Chhattisgarh HC in 2018, alleging that it was ill-intentioned and designed to harass..IndiaTimes - Published |
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After flood of poll pleas, Cal HC says it's not political platformIndiaTimes - Published | Panchayat poll: Calcutta HC orders probe into pullout 'threats'IndiaTimes - Published |
Panchayat Polls: Calcutta HC asks SEC to deploy over 82,000 central forces personnelIndiaTimes - Published | TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before CBI amidst heavy security deploymentTMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, who appeared before the CBI at its Kolkata office on Saturday morning, where he had been called as part of the agency's probe into the school jobs scam, has decided to..IndiaTimes - Published |