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Cal HC denies mint workers' 19% pay hike

India, July 23 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the rejection of a long-pending demand by workers of the Kolkata, Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh mints for a 19 per cent salary hike linked to an increa... Read More


Cal HC protects 36 yr-old shop below Bijon Setu from eviction

Kolkata, July 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a doctor occupying a shop beneath Bijon Setu cannot be evicted without due process of law, while making it clear that the state and civic aut... Read More


Calcutta HC acquits father in minor daughter's 'rape' case

Kolkata, July 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man convicted of repeatedly raping his minor daughter, holding that while medical evidence proved the girl had been pregnant and had engaged... Read More


'Kolkata home sales rise 3 pc, office rents jump 15 pc in H1'

Kolkata, July 9 -- Kolkata's residential property market remained resilient in the first half of 2026, with housing sales rising despite fewer project launches, while the office market saw slower leas... Read More


KMC asks schools to ensure mandatory Census duty for staff

Kolkata, July 8 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has urged the District Inspector of Schools (Primary Education), Kolkata, to issue a circular directing all headmasters, headmistresses, teac... Read More


Baruipur encounter revives focus on SC guidelines in police firing

Kolkata, July 8 -- The police encounter that killed one of the accused in the Baruipur gangrape-murder case has turned the spotlight back on the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in People's Union for C... Read More


Banks can't rely on inconclusive audits for fraud action: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, July 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has quashed a show-cause notice issued by the State Bank of India proposing to classify businessman Monoranjan Roy's loan account as fraudulent, holding that... Read More


Cal HC asks KMC to decide fate of fire-struck Tiljala tannery

Kolkata, June 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed that no business shall be carried out from the fire-struck disputed tannery premises in Tiljala until the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) a... Read More


Tenants can't oppose property bifurcation: HC

Kolkata, June 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) bifurcation of a north Kolkata property, holding that tenants cannot challenge such ... Read More


Cal HC refuses to halt KMC demolition in Narkeldanga

Kolkata, June 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) demolition programme relating to an alleged illegal construction at Narkeldanga, holding ... Read More