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Cal HC orders scrutiny over Bedia Tribe ST certificate cancellations

Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed the cancellation of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates of seven siblings, holding that an alleged illegal cancellation without following the... Read More


Lab test of food samples not mandatory in all cases: Experts

Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- Amid claims by some food operators that laboratory testing is mandatory before authorities can destroy food, legal experts highlight that the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, l... Read More


Year-long custody cannot become punishment: HC

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Prolonged incarceration of an undertrial cannot become "punitive detention", the Calcutta High Court has observed while granting bail to Yogesh Dua, who had been in custody for mor... Read More


Future harassment fear no ground to delay POSH complaint: Cal HC

Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that mere fear of facing sexual harassment in future cannot be treated as an incident of harassment or extend the time limit for filing a complaint... Read More


KMC forms SOP to tackle unauthorised change of use of bldgs

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has laid down a detailed standard operating procedure (SOP) for dealing with unauthorised change of use, including provisions for demolition, rete... Read More


Loan default alone not cheating: Calcutta HC in UCO bank 'fraud'

Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- A loan default or a later settlement at a lower amount cannot by itself constitute cheating unless dishonest intention existed when the loan was obtained, the Calcutta High Court h... Read More


Copyright no licence to publish forever: HC

Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to restrain a publisher from printing, selling and distributing two books, holding that the plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case, b... Read More


Cal HC tells KMC to register birth of woman born in 1977

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- A birth not registered within the prescribed period can still be recorded decades later if the statutory procedure is followed and the fact of birth is established, the Calcutta Hi... Read More


Prolonged occupation no right to Railway land: Calcutta HC

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Prolonged occupation of Railway premises cannot by itself confer a right to remain in possession after expiry of a licence, the Calcutta High Court has held while rejecting shopkee... Read More


Minor's consent no mitigating factor in POCSO: Calcutta HC

Kolkata, Aug. 27 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the 10-year rigorous imprisonment awarded to a 24-year-old man under the POCSO Act for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-and-10-month-o... Read More