Calcutta High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Who Raped Minor, Burned Her Dead Body

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (June 24) commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for the rape and murder of a minor girl to life imprisonment, after noting that he did not have any criminal antecedents or past unsocial behaviour and was of "advanced age of 58 years". The court however upheld the conviction of the appellant by the trial court, observing that...

Eden Gardens Not A 'Public Street', Imposing Ad Tax Without Regulations Violates Rule Of Law: Calcutta High Court Quashes Demand Notice

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Justice Kausik Chanda has held that without framing Regulations or without the budget estimate prescribing the rates at which advertisement tax may be levied by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), computation and imposition of such tax would be arbitrary. It would have no rational basis. It would then be open to KMC to quantify...

Calcutta High Court Directs Bengal Govt To Prevent Illegal Transportation Of Elephants Outside State Borders

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure that elephants are not taken out of the state in an illegal manner.Justices Ravi Kishan Kapur and Arindam Mukherjee were taking up a matter concerning three elephants who had been taken out of the state illegally and had been taken across the border to Bihar.In directing the authorities to repatriate the elephants,...

RG Kar Victim's Parents Move Calcutta High Court Seeking Permission For Counsel To Visit Crime Scene

Parents of the trainee-doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar hospital have moved the Calcutta High Court seeking an urgent hearing in the ongoing case before the High Court and permission for their counsel to visit the scene of occurence on the hospital premises.The petitioner's counsel Phiroze Edulji approached a bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh seeking that the...

Calcutta High Court Directs Authorities To Consider Applicant's Transgender Identity Card For Passport Application

In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court has directed the Regional Passport Office, Kolkata to consider the petitioner's application for a new passport along with her transgender identification card.Justice Amrita Sinha held: "The petitioner shall take steps in accordance with law for the purpose of obtaining the passport. The transgender identity card of the petitioner shall be...

'Chief Justice Could Not Have Initiated Suo Moto Contempt Case In Administrative Capacity': TMC Leader Kunal Ghosh Tells Calcutta High Court

A three-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justices Arijit Banerjee, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Rajarshi Bharawaj on Monday took up an ongoing suo moto contempt matter pertaining to an alleged commotion created on court premises by TMC leader Kunal Ghosh and others.The matter was taken up by the Chief Justice, who had constituted the three-judge bench to look into the issue....

Calcutta HC Declines Urgent Listing Of Contempt Plea Against State Continuing Recruitment Of OBC A & B Candidates Despite Stay On New OBC List

The Calcutta High Court has denied a plea to urgently list a contempt application filed against the West Bengal government's alleged decision to continue with the recruitment process consisting of OBC A and B category candidates, despite the High Court's order staying the government notification to begin the process of identifying new OBC classes, after it had struck down all OBC classes...

Arbitrator Can't Be Impleaded In Application U/S 36(2) Of A&C Act Unless Prima Facie Case Of Fraud Or Corruption Is Established: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Aniruddha Roy has held that when an application under Section 36(2) seeking unconditional stay of the award on the ground of fraud or corruption is pending adjudication, the question of impleading the person who delivered the award does not arise at such a premature stage. Unless the court, upon examining the application, arrives at a prima...

Injunction Can't Be Granted In Absence Of Any Risk Of Assets Dissipating Or Pleadings Indicating Frustration Of Award: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that at this stage, the petitioner is adequately secured under the schedule to the deeds of hypothecation agreement. The respondent remains fully operational and continues its business activities. There is nothing in the pleadings to suggest that the respondent has attempted to remove or alienate its assets in a...

Beneficiary Of Fraud Can't Be Supported By Public Money: Calcutta HC Restrains State From Paying Stipend To Staff Whose Jobs Were Cancelled By SC

The court noted that by providing stipend to those whose appointments were deemed fraudulent by the Supreme Court, the State was attempting to overreach the order of the Apex Court.

Calcutta High Court Seeks Report On 'Cataract Eye-Surgery' At Govt Hospital Which Led To Alleged Loss Of Vision

The Calcutta High Court has sought a report from the State government on a cataract eye-surgery at the State General Hospital, which allegedly led to the patient complaining of a loss of vision in their eyes.Justice Amrita Sinha directed: "Learned Additional Government Pleader representing the State is directed to obtain necessary instruction and file a report before this court in respect of...

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Moves Calcutta High Court Challenging Notification Prohibiting Entry Of Central Security Forces Into WB Assembly

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and the Chief Whip of the BJP have moved the Calcutta High Court challenging a notification issued by the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly prohibiting the entry of Central Security Forces into the premises of the Assembly over certain incidents which had occurred on the porch of the assembly.Reportedly, on 6th May, when...