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HC commutes death sentence in 2022 Berhampore murder

Kolkata, June 11 -- Observing that the nature of the crime cannot be classified as the 'rarest of rare cases', the Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence of Susanta Chowdhury to life impr... Read More


No Article 226 plea if alternative remedy exists in criminal case: HC

Kolkata, June 10 -- In a case relating to alleged illegal arrest and custodial torture, the Calcutta High Court noted that an order of the criminal court, even if it is suffering from infirmity, canno... Read More


HC junks urgent hearing plea on SSC recruitment notification

Kolkata, June 9 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the plea for an urgent hearing of the case challenging the West Bengal School Service Commission's (SSC) recent recruitment notification. ... Read More


'Suspension issued sans giving petitioner opportunity to be heard': HC allows suspended MBBS student to sit for exams

Kolkata, June 8 -- A Calcutta High Court's vacation bench has directed the state to allow a suspended second year MBBS student, accused of impersonating other candidates in the NEET exam, to sit for h... Read More


State govt mulls steps to tackle hazardous waste crisis at Digha; project aims to eliminate hazardous waste within 15 days

Kolkata, June 6 -- The state government has initiated a critical environmental cleanup to remove approximately 1000 metric tons of legacy contaminated mixed waste from the Digha dump yard. Sources in ... Read More


La Martiniere repair: HC directs KMC to conduct fresh inspection on June 8

Kolkata, June 5 -- Relating to repair work to be executed in the heritage buildings of La Martiniere for Boys and Girls, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to... Read More


'Biomining of Dhapa waste can avert Howrah-like disaster': Environment experts bat for use of bioplastics

Kolkata, June 3 -- The faster the waste from Dhapa dumping ground is processed the lesser will be the risks relating to land subsidence similar to the one that recently took place in Howrah, said Kaly... Read More


'Informant as investigating officer does not vitiate probe without proven bias': High Court in 1988 case

Kolkata, June 2 -- The Calcutta High Court, in a recent ruling, clarified that an informant acting as the investigating officer (IO) does not inherently vitiate an investigation unless bias is proven.... Read More


State to survey women-led MSMEs for training & support

Kolkata, June 2 -- To empower and promote women entrepreneurs under World Bank-funded 'Raising and Accelerating MSME Productivity' (RAMP) programme, the state government will survey about 5,000 women-... Read More


Lawyer's absence no ground to dismiss criminal appeals, says HC

Kolkata, June 1 -- In dealing with a case relating to a Negotiable Instruments Act, the Calcutta High Court observed that criminal appeals cannot be dismissed on merits due to an appellant's absence o... Read More