Srishti Lakhotia

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia

NewsCity Newskolkata NewsHate-speech: Cal HC judge gets death threats on X after denying bail to influencerTrendingKolkata: Multiple X handles have posted death threats to Calcutta High Court's Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee after the judge on Tuesday refused to grant interim bail to a social media influencer in a hate-speech case. The reply threads to these posts turned into a hotbed of vitriol as multiple posts hurled abuses at the judge.

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia

News City News kolkata News Cal HC bats for more centres of excellence for rare diseases in state Trending Kolkata: Persons suffering from rare diseases should be treated as a "class of themselves", the Calcutta High Court observed while suggesting the state increase the monthly stipend from Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000.The division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Chaitali Chatterjee (Das) has now requested Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Ashoke Kumar Chakraborti to examine the...

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia

NewsCity Newskolkata News‘Can’t hurt sentiments under freedom of speech’: No Calcutta HC relief yet for Instagram influencer Sharmishta PanoliTrendingThe Calcutta High Court addressed a plea for interim bail by a woman arrested for allegedly posting hate speech on X, emphasizing that freedom of speech doesn't justify hurting others' sentiments. Justice Chatterjee withheld immediate relief, pending review of the case diary.

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia

News City News kolkata News Freedom of speech does not mean one can hurt others’ sentiments, says Calcutta HC Trending Kolkata: Freedom of speech and expression did not mean one could hurt the sentiments of others, a Calcutta High Court vacation said on Tuesday while hearing a plea for interim bail moved by a South Kolkata woman arrested by Kolkata Police last week for allegedly posting a hate speech against a community on X.Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee did not give any immediate relief...

3 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia

Kolkata: A post office peon, who was arrested in connection with the issuance of 29 passports against 10 Aadhaar cards, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on the grounds that his delivering the passports to an unauthorised person was at most a "dereliction of duty".Justice Suvra Ghosh on May 16 granted bail to the peon, Biswajit Ghosh. He was alleged to be part of a racket that issued 29 passports on the basis of 10 Aadhaar cards.