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Calcutta HC to decide fate of LET militant on death row on Monday
Kolkata: All eyes will be on Calcutta High Court’s division bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay, which will pronounce its verdict on the death sentence awarded to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET)…
- India
School fee disputes virtually resolved’, Calcutta HC disposes of petitions
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday disposed of a bunch of petitions involving parents of students and 145 schools with regard to fees for online classes during the Covid-19 pandemic, as…
- India
Current CJI has been able to restore public confidence in judicial system: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday was all praise for the current Chief Justice of India, U.U. Lalit, and said that he has been able to restore the public…
- India
SC affirms HC’s quashing of Calcutta University VC re-appointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the Calcutta High Court judgment quashing the re-appointment of Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University. Banerjee was re-appointed by the…
- India
‘Hurt Hindu sentiments’: Calcutta HC directs police to submit report on controversial poem
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Detective Department, Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, to submit a comprehensive report on an investigation into a complaint against poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay…
- India
BJP rally to Nabanna: HC asks Bengal govt to refrain from unnecessary arrests
Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to refrain from further unnecessary arrests and harassments of any individual in connection with the BJP’s march…
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Teacher recruitment scam: Trinamool MLA approaches SC challenging CBI probe
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress legislator and former president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE), Manik Bhattacharya, on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court upholding…
- Kolkata
Replace illegally appointed teachers with waiting list candidates: Calcutta HC to WBSSC
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBBSC) to identify those who secured teaching jobs in state-run schools, terminate their services…
- India
Calcutta HC refuses to pass any interim order in Maneka Gambhir’s contempt plea
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order in the contempt of court petition filed against Enforcement Directorate (ED) by Maneka Gambhir, the sister-in-law of Trinamool Congress’s…
- India
Supreme Court stays PIL in Calcutta HC on assets of Trinamool Congress leaders
Kolkata: As a Supreme Court division bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit, on Friday stayed the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) at the Calcutta High Court on the assets of…
- India
8 children trafficked everyday in 2021; experts call for strong anti-trafficking law
New Delhi: Eight children were trafficked every day in the country in 2021 and were exploited, experts quoted the NCRB report, demanding a strong anti-trafficking law in the light of the worrying…
- India
Will take action against CBI, ED officials in Bengal if my officers harassed: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday threatened to take legal action against central agency officials posted in West Bengal if the Union government does not stop harassing the bureaucrats…
- India
PIL in Calcutta HC questions assets of top BJP leaders
Kolkata: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioning the assets of 24 top BJP leaders, including some Union ministers. Those named in the PIL…
- India
PIL in Calcutta HC against screening of ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’
Kolkata: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court on Monday against the screening of movie “Lal Singh Chaddha”, starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor, in the state…
- India
ED investigation results in loss of prestige: Firhad Hakim
Kolkata: West Bengal Urban Development & Municipal Affairs Minister, and Kolkata Mayor, Firhad Hakim, on Saturday said he is scared of loss of prestige and social position “that is inevitable while one…
