Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Notice Against Mob For Insulting Judge, Heckling Lawyers Inside Court Premises

The Calcutta High Court has issued contempt notice against a 'mob' which had gathered outside one of the courtrooms and heckled lawyers, including Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, as well as insulted Justice Biswajit Basu in a matter related to the ongoing cases on the 2016 SSC selection process. A full bench of the court comprising Justices Arijit Banerjee, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya...

Calcutta HC Declines To Quash SC/ST Act Case Against Ex-Visva Bharati VC For Saying He Won't Allow SC, ST Or OBC Staff To Enter His Office

The Calcutta High Court has declined to quash a case registered under the SC/AT (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against former Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati University, Prof Bidyut Chakraborty, and other office bearers who were accused of making casteist remarks against an employee of the university at a meeting.Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta held: "The Central Conference Hall of the...

Calcutta High Court Orders Identification Of Individuals Who Heckled Lawyers, Insulted Judge On HC Premises

The Calcutta High Court has ordered the Kolkata police to identify those who had allegedly heckled certain lawyers including Senior Advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, on the High Court premises, as well as made insulting remarks towards Justice Biswajit Basu.A division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice C. Chatterjee (Das) was approached by a group of lawyers who...

Central Govt Is Appropriate Authority For Industrial Disputes Involving Nationalized Companies Irrespective Of Contrary Notifications : Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench comprising of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) held that when an industry is nationalized and carried on under the authority of the Central Government pursuant to a statute like the Nationalization Act, the Central Government is the “appropriate government” under Section 2(a)(i) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for adjudication of industrial...

Calcutta High Court To Begin Hearing Appeals Against Single Bench Order Terminating Appointment Of Primary Teachers

The Calcutta High Court will begin hearing appeals by primary teachers whose appointments were cancelled by a single bench order, which set aside the appointment of over 30,000 primary teachers in schools across West Bengal.The appeal will be heard beginning on May 7, by a division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakrabrty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra.Upon cancelling the entire process, the...

Calcutta HC Directs Wife To Pay ₹1 Lakh To Husband For Defaming Him By Making False Allegations Of Remarriage In Newspaper

The Calcutta High Court's circuit bench at Port Blair has directed a woman to pay Rs 1 lakh to her husband for allegedly defaming him by posting a public notice on his alleged remarriage in a local newspaper, without any evidence to that effect.Justice Supratim Bhattcharya held: Thus Smti Ananta has neither revealed the source of obtaining the information nor she has been able to name the...

Composite Reference To Arbitration Can Be Made For Acceptance Of Offer At Consolidated Price Across Different Locations: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that the very acceptance of an offer at a consolidated price for works to be executed at different locations proves that the work orders issued were treated as part of a single transaction by the parties through their conduct therefore under such circumstances a composite reference of all work orders can be...

No Interim Relief U/S 9 Of A&C Act Without Exceptional Circumstances After Conciliation Fails & Arbitration Starts Under MSME Act: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that once conciliation fails under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSME Act), the Council may either conduct the arbitration itself or refer the matter to an arbitral institution. As per Section 18(3) of the MSME Act, the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration...

[POCSO Act] Trying To Grope Victim's Breast Doesn't Fall Under Definition Of Attempted Rape: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that the attempt of a man to grope a minor girl's breast in an inebriated state, did not tantamount to the offence of attempted rape under the POCSO act, but could be categorised as attempt to commit aggravated sexual assault due to there being no penetrative act.A division bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Biswaroop Chowdhury held:We have carefully...

Calcutta High Court Calls For West Bengal Govt's Response In PIL Challenging Deocha-Pachami Coal Project

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court led by Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam has directed the Government of West Bengal and the WBPDCL to file affidavits within three weeks, responding to an interim application filed in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the illegalities and violation of official contractors involved in implementation of coal/basalt mining at...

Appointment Of Arbitrator By GM Of Metro Rail In Dispute Between Railways & Contractor Is Barred U/S 12(5) Of Arbitration Act: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar has held that the appointment of an arbitrator by the General Manager of Metro Railways in a dispute between Metro Railways and the contractor is barred by Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act). Therefore, the General Manager cannot be permitted to appoint the arbitrator. Brief...

Calcutta High Court Allows Suvendu Adhikari To Visit Waqf Bill Violence Affected Area In Murshidabad

The Calcutta High Court has allowed BJP Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to visit areas in Murshidabad, which have been affected by large-scale violence during demonstrations against the Waqf bill which was recently passed by the parliament.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury allowed Adhikari's visit, while holding that, "they shall not take out any procession...