High Court admits PIL alleging pre-poll arrests of TMC workers

Kolkata, April 20 -- A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court alleging a covert plan to arrest political workers-most of whom are claimed to be associated with ... Read More

Cal HC orders compensation for 2001 rape survivor, upholds conviction

Kolkata, April 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for rape in a 2001 case from West Midnapore, holding that a survivor's testimony can be sufficient even amid serious lap... Read More

SC fixes deadline to add tribunal-cleared voters in electoral roll

Kolkata, April 16 -- Exercising its special powers under Article 142, the Supreme Court has allowed the preparation of a supplementary electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, ensur... Read More

Cal HC: Housing finance firms can't use SARFAESI for loans below Rs 20L

Kolkata, April 16 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that housing finance companies cannot invoke the SARFAESI Act to recover loans of less than Rs 20 lakh, holding that they are bound by the same t... Read More

Calcutta High Court junks AAI plea in Behala airport land dispute

Kolkata, April 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with an arbitral award in a dispute over land at Behala Airport, holding that courts cannot reassess facts like an appellate forum... Read More

TMC, ISF to battle Bhangar where violence maintains status quo

Kolkata, April 15 -- "What is the city but the people?" The line from Shakespeare's Coriolanus rings true in Bhangar Assembly constituency, where the electorate lives under simmering tension, with the... Read More

Calcutta HC upholds conviction in 2015 Tiljala murder case

Kolkata, April 9 -- A missing pair of Adidas shoes turned into a crucial link in a murder case as the Calcutta High Court upheld the conviction of two men in the 2015 killing of a young man in Kolkata... Read More

SIR raises exclusion risks for Bengal's tribal voters: Study

Kolkata, April 9 -- In the wake of over 90 lakh deletions from electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a recent study has raised concerns that documentation gaps could dispropo... Read More

Cal HC grants bail to Sarada chief Sudipta Sen

Kolkata, April 8 -- The Calcutta High Court granted bail to Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen, citing his 13-year detention without trial as punitive and a violation of his right to a speedy trial. T... Read More

No kidnapping offence sans lawful guardianship, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, April 7 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a man accused of kidnapping a minor girl, holding that the prosecution failed to prove she was taken from the lawful custody... Read More

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