NEW DELHI: There has been no forward movement on the names reiterated by SC collegium headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud for appointment as HC judges as he demits office as the chief justice of India on Nov 10.The collegium had in Jan 2023 reiterated the names of advocates Saurabh Kirpal for elevation as a…
KOLKATA: A murder convict who spent seven years in jail was acquitted last month by Calcutta HC, which, after going through evidence, found serious lacunae in establishing beyond doubt that he had committed the crime.The incident dates to April 23, 2015, when Kolkata resident Ranadip Banerjee, alias Rinku, was accused of murdering his elder brother,…
KOLKATA: Courts do not have a magic wand to provide instant justice, Calcutta HC observed Sunday while hearing a case related to murder and alleged rape of a nine-year-old in Bengal’s Joynagar two days ago that sparked violent protests.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh made the observations during an emergency Sunday hearing, pointing out that the bigger problem…
KOLKATA: Deeming the inordinate delay in completing a trial unacceptable, Calcutta HC has granted bail until Nov-end to a man incarcerated in jail for 11 years and seven months for allegedly killing his two daughters and dumping their bodies on a roadside in 2012.“Given the conduct of prosecution, we are not sure when the trial…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought a hearing and stay in Supreme Court on Calcutta high court’s ruling which invalidated the reservation granted to these castes from April to September 2010 and 37 additional castes were included under a 2012 law.The apex court will hear the plea on August 27.(This is a…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its disapproval to the statements made by the Calcutta high court, which advised teenage girls to “control their sexual desires and not give in to two minutes of pleasure.” The apex court overturned the high court’s decision that acquitted an individual charged under the Protection of Children…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to provide comprehensive data regarding the social and economic backwardness of the 77 castes included in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list. The Court also sought details on the inadequate representation of these castes in public sector jobs.The top court’s order came as…
KOLKATA: An FIR about a May 2016 custody death was finally lodged on Wednesday on Calcutta HC‘s intervention, eight years after a Barrackpore additional chief judicial magistrate had told the deceased’s mother’s that if “even for the sake of argument we assume that the deceased died as a result of torture by police while in…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta HC has restrained Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, newly elected Trinamool MLAs Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar, and ex-MP Kunal Ghosh from “making any defamatory or incorrect statement by way of publication and on social platforms” against governor CV Ananda Bose till August 14, when it hears the latter’s defamation suit next.Justice…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday found itself engulfed in a chaotic environ as a medley of senior advocates and lawyers appearing for various parties attempted to speak in one voice as soon as it took up a petition filed by West Bengal govt challenging a Calcutta HC order cancelling appointment of 25,000 teachers and…
