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Calcutta high court

Ex-Calcutta HC judge joins BJP; Didi warns

Within hours, chief minister Mamata Banerjee warned Gangopadhyay of facing the “people’s verdict” in future

08 Mar 2024 1:35 AM

AA Edit | Cooling-off period needed before judges join politics

Calcutta HC judge's rapid resignation to join politics prompts debate on judiciary's independence and proximity to political parties

07 Mar 2024 12:00 AM

Calcutta HC hands over Sandeshkhali probe to CBI

While passing the order, a division bench also directed the state police to hand over Shahjahan to the CBI by 4.30 pm on Tuesday

06 Mar 2024 1:00 AM

SC rejects plea against Calcutta HC: WB

The apex court also observed that the tenor of the high court order was to ensure a free and fair election in the state

21 Jun 2023 1:33 AM

AA Edit | No interviews by judges, please

The apex court chided the potential error, saying firmly that judges “have no business” granting interviews to media on pending matters

26 Apr 2023 12:25 AM

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Calcutta HC: Make ED party in PIL to probe 19 TMC leaders' assets

Shameek Bhattacharya pointed out that the TMC cannot call it a conspiracy of the Centre since the directive came from the judiciary

08 Aug 2022 11:30 PM

Birbhum killings: HC orders CBI probe in TMC leader's murder

The high court had earlier ordered a CBI investigation into the killings of the nine people at Bogtui village

08 Apr 2022 12:44 PM

Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Birbhum killings

The court directed an SIT formed by the West Bengal government to hand over case papers and accused persons arrested by it to the CBI

25 Mar 2022 12:14 PM

Calcutta HC gives TMC leader cover from arrest by CBI

Additional solicitor general SV Raju who appeared for the CBI however argued that Mr Mondal needs to be grilled in the case

04 Feb 2022 1:57 AM

Calcutta HC sets aside CBI probe order in SSC job scam

The HC division bench constituted a three-member inquiry panel which will be headed by a retired HC judge Ranjit Kumar Bag

07 Dec 2021 7:45 AM

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SC set aside Calcutta HC order, says no to blanket ban on firecrackers

Court directed the West Bengal government to strengthen the checking of firecrackers coming from other states at the state’s entry point

02 Nov 2021 8:48 AM

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files three more FIRs, total 31 cases registered

The saffron camp also claimed that many homes of party activists have been destroyed, and women raped in various parts of the state

31 Aug 2021 3:58 PM

Faizan Mustafa | The ‘recusal’ in Mamata’s case: Can a judge be truly impartial?

Justice Chanda initially had not agreed to recuse himself, saying that doing so would mean giving in to a media trial

09 Jul 2021 12:15 AM

Judge recuses self from hearing Nandigram poll plea, Mamata fined Rs 5 lakh

Justice Chanda directed that the amount be deposited to the Bar Council of West Bengal within two weeks

07 Jul 2021 1:02 PM

Narada case: Calcutta HC allows affidavits of Mamata Banerjee, Moloy Ghatak

The Calcutta High Court on June 9 had refused to accept the reply-affidavits of Banerjee

30 Jun 2021 1:44 PM

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Calcutta High Court orders house arrest of four leaders held in Narada case

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has pleaded for a stay on the execution of the order

21 May 2021 12:56 PM

Calcutta High Court upholds Durga Puja verdict but relaxes certain guidelines

the bench modifies its previous guidelines for the puja committees

21 Oct 2020 7:39 PM

AA Edit | Rein in festive cheer

Experts have been warning for quite some time about the festivals torpedoing the efforts to contain the pandemic

21 Oct 2020 9:54 AM

Calcutta High Court declares all West Bengal Durga Puja mandaps 'no entry zones'

A division bench of Justices Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee passed the order which will cover around 34,000 pujas

20 Oct 2020 11:55 AM

Calcutta HC junks Roy’s anticipatory bail petition

He was chargesheeted in the case alongwith Labhpur MLA Monirul Islam on December 4.

11 Dec 2019 2:40 AM

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