The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from holding a state-wide Bengal Bandh, and called the bandh ‘illegal,’ reported ANI. Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice H Bhattacharyya ruled that the PIL was inadmissible because the petitioner, Sanjoy Das, … Read more
BJP leader Agnimitra Paul accused Mamata Banerjee’s government of being with criminals. Agnimitra Paul’s statement came after Calcutta HC’s judgment which declared the entire panel of 2016 SSC recruitment is null and void. Agnimitra Paul said, “Why are Mamata Banerjee and her government is so concerned about protecting those people who got jobs by giving … Read more
Kolkata: Expressing displeasure over violence during the recent Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked “what is the use of conducting elections when people cannot celebrate an occasion in peace for 8 hours” and said it may propose deferment of the Lok Sabha polls in Baharampur constituency. … Read more
Against the backdrop of a nationwide debate on judicial probity, on March 7, Abhijit Ganguly sat beside Bengal’s leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari and state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar.Only 48 hours ago, Ganguly had resigned as a Calcutta HC judge, having courted controversies. His penchant for ordering CBI and ED probes, dragging TMC and its … Read more
Several women in Sandeshkhali had accused Sheikh and his supporters of land-grab and sexually assaulting them under coercion. (PTI File) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the alleged crimes against women and forcible land-grab in Sandeshkhali. Sandeshkhali has become one of the biggest issues in West Bengal ahead of Lok … Read more
Former Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay today announced that he is joining BJP, hours after resigning as judge of Calcutta High Court. Earlier in the day, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay announced his resignation from the Calcutta High Court, citing personal reasons. Addressing a press conference, he said he would join the BJP on March 7. … Read more
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says, “…Resign from the post of a judge in High Court Calcutta. For the last two or more years I have been dealing with some matters, especially education matters, regarding which a huge corruption has been discovered and unearthed. A large number of important persons in the education sector of this government … Read more
The Calcutta High Court has urged the West Bengal Zoo Authority to consider changing the names of a lioness and a lion in the safari park in Siliguiri. The court questioned why there was a need to create controversy by giving them names such as ‘Sita’ and ‘Akbar’. The court also raised the question of … Read more
