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Bank officials not liable without proof of intent, says Calcutta HC

Kolkata, Oct. 30 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that negligence or procedural lapses by a bank officer cannot amount to criminal conspiracy in a loan fraud unless there is clear evidence of inte... Read More


Severity of injury not enough to prove attempt to murder: HC

Kolkata, Oct. 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the gravity of an injury, however severe, cannot by itself justify a conviction for attempt to murder unless the prosecution proves that the ... Read More


Rash driving not essential to prove negligence: HC in city bus accident

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that proving rash driving is not essential to establish criminal negligence under Section 304A IPC, while upholding the conviction of a private bus... Read More


High Court upholds Rs 232.44 Cr arbitral award against Railways

Kolkata, Oct. 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld an arbitral award directing the Railways to pay Rs 232.44 crore with interest to a private investor under the Wagon Investment Scheme (WIS), reje... Read More


NCLAT allows KMC to recover Rs 52L property tax dues

Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- Holding that municipal bodies can possess statutory charges that qualify as security interests under insolvency law, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has allowed... Read More


'Can't hide key facts in China trade probe under confidentiality'

Kolkata, Oct. 24 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the Indian government cannot withhold crucial information from industries affected by trade investigations by calling it "confidential." The... Read More


Calcutta High Court cancels 'PROTIFIX' trademark for copying 'PROTINEX'

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- Ordering the removal of the trademark 'PROTIFIX' for being deceptively similar to the long-established nutrition brand 'PROTINEX', owned by Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte. Ltd, t... Read More


State plans major housing project in New Town to boost urban expansion

Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- As part of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's push to expand affordable and well-planned housing infrastructure across the city's fast-growing eastern corridor, the state government ... Read More


State invites bids for Rs 19.82 cr nature interpretation centre

Kolkata, Oct. 22 -- The Bengal government has invited fresh bids to build a Nature Interpretation Centre (NIC) at Nalban Bheri in Salt Lake, as part of a larger initiative to promote public awareness ... Read More


Gramophone-era music contracts can't decide digital song ownership: High Court

Kolkata, Oct. 22 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that music contracts signed in the 1970s for gramophone records cannot automatically decide who owns a song on digital platforms today. Vacating ... Read More