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1 week ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia |Subrata Chattoraj |Saikat Ray
NewsCity Newskolkata NewsKolkata HC pulls up KMC for demolition drive without prior noticeTrendingKolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has temporarily halted the demolition of LMNOQ Sky Bar, following Calcutta High Court's directives. The court is reviewing the legality of KMC's actions, particularly the absence of a formal demolition notice.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Subrata Chattoraj |Srishti Lakhotia
TrendingKolkata: No rallies are allowed on the Pahalgam attack for one week, the Calcutta High Court reiterated while denying permission to Kalighat Bahumukhi Seva Samiti to conduct a protest rally from Rashbehari crossing to Triangular Park on Friday evening. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh said that if they were conducting a meeting in the hall, he would not interfere but would not allow any rally on the "Kashmir matter" on the streets.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia |Subrata Chattoraj
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday urged all political forums to refrain from holding any programme over the next week, "keeping the country's current situation in mind". The HC observations came after the Centre on Thursday told it that due to Army training on a ‘war-footing basis' at Brigade Parade Ground, they could not allow All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) to stage an anti-Waqf demonstration there on Saturday (April 26).
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1 month 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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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia |Subrata Chattoraj
NewsCity Newskolkata NewsRG Kar case: No gang-rape proof in medical report, CBI tells Calcutta high court; judge flags missing injury details in postmortem reportTrendingCBI informed Calcutta High Court that medical reports in the RG Kar junior doctor's rape-murder case confirmed rape, not gang rape. The investigation focuses on alleged conspiracy and evidence destruction. The court asked CBI to produce case diaries and a witness list by April 23, questioning why the probe is taking time.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Subrata Chattoraj |Srishti Lakhotia
NewsCity Newskolkata NewsWas gang-rape angle considered in RG Kar case, Calcutta HC asks CBITrendingCalcutta high court has asked the CBI to clarify whether the R G Kar incident last August was a gang rape and to provide the case diary for further investigation. The victim's parents suspect more individuals are involved, linking the crime to hospital corruption.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Subrata Chattoraj |Srishti Lakhotia
TrendingKolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Ayan Sil in the multi-crore municipalities recruitment case, stating that given the gravity of the offence, "it will send a wrong signal to society."The HC also noted that releasing him on bail was likely to derail the probe. The division bench of justices Debangsu Basak and Smita Das De heard the bail plea. Sil had already been granted bail in the cash-for-school jobs case.
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2 months ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Srishti Lakhotia |Dhananjay Mahapatra |Subrata Chattoraj
New Delhi/Kolkata: The President on Monday appointed Calcutta HC Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Bagchi is scheduled to become the Chief Justice of India on May 26, 2031, the second from the HC to rise to the top post in 40 years. He is likely to take oath on March 17. Justice Bagchi will be the fifth Calcutta High Court judge, who did not serve as any HC chief justice, to be elevated to the Supreme Court directly post-Independence.
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2 months ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Subrata Chattoraj |Srishti Lakhotia
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday criticised state education minister Bratya Basu's security arrangement on the day his convoy was attacked at Jadavpur University. The court asked, "How many PSOs (personal securities) of the minister were injured?" Justice Tirthankar Ghosh told senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee that ministers had personal securities and "if someone touched the minister's body, it should have been by crossing the personal security concerned".
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2 months ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Subrata Chattoraj |Srishti Lakhotia
NewsCity Newskolkata NewsSiraj-ud-Daulah palace: HC seeks inspection by 3-member panelTrendingKolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the constitution of a three-member committee, with the Murshidabad DM as its convener, to inspect the present condition of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah's Hirajheel Palace. The HC directive came during the hearing of a PIL filed by the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah Smriti Surakkha Trust.
