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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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