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4 days ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
Kolkata: Hearing a case of an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) plea by a woman who crossed the 50-year threshold, while her husband is within the age bar, the Calcutta High Court asked the Centre for its opinion. The petitioners were asked to serve notice to the Attorney General.
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6 days ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
The Calcutta High Court overturned the dismissal of an RPF constable who allegedly praised a constable for killing his superior during the 2018 Meghalaya election. The court cited a lack of fair hearing and instructed the RPF to conduct proper disciplinary hearings within eight weeks, as the constable denied making the comment.
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
NewsIndia NewsSex between consenting married adults not a crime: HCTrendingKOLKATA: A physical relationship between two married adults, if consensual since beginning, does not amount to luring somebody with a false promise of marriage and is not a criminal offence, Calcutta HC's Jalpaiguri circuit bench recently held. Justice Bibhas Ranjan De on Friday said: "Both parties are married and aware of each other's marital status.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Srishti Lakhotia
17 hours agoWhatsApp has become a growing hotspot for online scams, with cybercriminals using tactics like malicious links, OTP fraud, and even fake "digital arrests" to exploit users. The latest threat is a WhatsApp image scam, where attackers embed malware in innocent-looking image files. In a recent case, a …
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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
NewsMaintain peace and unity, imams tell waqf protestersKolkata: Imams on Sunday came together with a plea to maintain peace and unity while protesting against the waqf act amendments ahead of a meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee on April 16. "We want peace," All India Imam Association chairman Md Bakibillah Molla said, adding: "Appeal to all people of the state, specifically people who are protesting against the amended waqf act, to continue their protests in a peaceful and constitutional manner.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
Kolkata: Due to the unavailability of advocate general Kishore Dutta on Wednesday, the matter concerning an ailing woman ‘abandoned' at Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals for over two years will be heard on April 21. The husband of the woman was present in court during the proceedings.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
Kolkata: Confessions made during police interrogations in drugs bust cases under NDPS Act were maintainable in court, the Calcutta High Court's Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench held on Friday, refusing to quash criminal proceedings against a man, implicated based on the confession made by a co-accused, now deceased, to police. Not only did the deceased accused, while in police custody, mention the person's name but he also made a confessional, self-implicating statement.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
Kolkata: An allegation under Section 498A of the erstwhile IPC could not be "omnibus and vague"; it needed to be backed by evidence, Calcutta High Court said in a recent judgment, quashing criminal proceedings against a man and his mother, which his wife had lodged in 2022. IPC 498A, now replaced by BNS sections 85 and 86, deals with cruelty against a woman by her husband and in-laws.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Subrata Chattoraj |Srishti Lakhotia
Kolkata: In the backdrop of Calcutta High Court lawyers protesting his appointment, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was sworn in as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday. While seeking support from the bench, Justice Sharma said he looked forward to "building open, thoughtful dialogue" that advances justice "not only efficiently but also meaningfully".
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia
Calcutta High Court clarified that consumer forums cannot issue arrest warrants like a criminal court, but can only order civil detention to enforce judgments. This arose from a case where an arrest warrant was wrongfully issued against a branch manager by the District Consumer Forum for an automobile payment dispute. KOLKATA: A consumer forum cannot issue an arrest warrant like a criminal court. It can only issue detention orders like a civil court, Calcutta high court held in its recent order.
