Source: moneycontrol.com The Supreme Court August 13 slapped cost of up to Rs 1 lakh on seven states for failing to file responses regarding setting up of human rights courts despite its January 2018 direction. The top court imposed cost of Rs 1 lakh each on Rajasthan and Uttarakhand while noting that neither have they
Source: telegraphindia.com City civil court on Friday refused to issue any interim stay on the decision of the synod of Church of North India (CNI) to remove Reverend Ashoke Biswas, former bishop of the Calcutta diocese, from the post. The synod, headquartered in Delhi and the highest decision-making body of the CNI, had replaced Biswas
Source: outlookindia.com Kolkata, Aug 5 Retired Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee, nephew of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Pprasad Mookerjee, on Monday expressed happiness at the Centre repealing the Constitution”s Article 370, saying the objective for which his uncle fought and died have now been accomplished. “I am happy that the causes, for which my uncle Syama
Source: thestatesman.com The Division Bench of Chief Justice T B N Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee of Calcutta High Court rejected two Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the ownership of Biswa Bangla logo. The PILs sought investigation by central agencies into the controversial “Biswa Bangla” trademark, which was created by chief minister Mamata Banerjee for
Source: telegraphindia.com The high court on Wednesday granted bail to a lifer who had been in jail for the past 20 years for allegedly shooting at a jewellery trader, snatching his belongings and killing his driver in 1999. The division bench of Chief Justice T.B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee said the appeal moved by
Sourcec: hindustantimes.com Whether it’s the Durga Puja committees, the Calcutta high court bar association or the Bengali film industry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been making inroads everywhere since it stunned poll pundits by winning 18 of 42 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. On July 23, BJP-backed candidates won a majority of
Source: ndtv.com KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday appointed an administrator on the La Martiniere schools’ board of governors to oversee its functions till disposal of a petition before it by four deposed members. A division bench comprising justices I P Mukerji and Md Nizamuddin appointed Justice (retired) Tapan Kumar Dutt of the Calcutta
Source: telegraphindia.com he Bengal government’s panel of lawyers in Calcutta High Court, including advocate general Kishore Dutta, boycotted the court of Justice Samapti Chatterjee on Monday, saying the judge was not hearing their submissions properly. Justice Chatterjee said in an open court that she wasn’t bothered with the boycott. “The state panel lawyers have decided
Source: theleaflet.in THE Calcutta High Court has dismissed a public interest petition seeking to declare the worship of Lord Rama and the chanting of “Joy Sree Ram” (Jai Shri Ram) a fundamental right. Citing an incident that had occurred on May 30, 2019 in Bhatpara, 24 Paragana, West Bengal, where seven people were arrested for chanting Joy Sree Ram while Chief Minister
Source: telegraphindia.com he BJP on Friday sought the intervention of Calcutta High Court for the peaceful conduct of a no-trust vote at Bongaon municipality, alleging that the Trinamul chairman and his followers had stonewalled the process despite the court’s orders. Moving a petition on behalf of Dipendra Bairagi and 10 other BJP councillors, advocate Ashok
