Hearing on West Bengal Panchayat poll ends in Calcutta High Court; verdict tomorrow
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court will pronounce the verdict on West Bengal Panchayat poll on Friday, as the hearing of petitions seeking an extension of nomination filing deadline ended on Thursday.
Approach Calcutta HC to seek extension of nomination filing deadline, SC tells BJP, CPI-M
New Delhi, Apr 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Bharatiya Janata Party and CPI-M to approach the Calcutta High Court to seek an extension of nomination filing deadline for the panchayat polls in West Bengal, scheduled to be held in May, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee receives D.Litt, says her life is full of negligences
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday received an honourary D.Litt degree from Calcutta University amid the ongoing hearing of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court against the conferment of the title.
PIL in Calcutta HC against CU's decision to award Mamata Banerjee with D.Litt
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): Challenging Calcutta University (CU)'s announcement to confer West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with its prestigious D.Litt (Doctor of Letters) degree, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Calcutta High Court, reports said.
Calcutta High Court stays withdrawal of central forces from Darjeeling
Darjeeling, Oct 17 (IBNS): Following the appeal by the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday stayed the withdrawal of central paramilitary forces from violence-hit Darjeeling till October 27, media reports said.
Calcutta High Court slams Bengal govt over Durga immersion row, verdict on Thursday
Kolkata, Sep 20 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday criticized Mamata government's curb on the immersion of goddess Durga idol on Ekadashi (Oct 1) for Muharram celebration in the state.
Bengal govt extends Durga immersion time on Vijaya Dashami, Calcutta High Court seeks more
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IBNS): West Bengal government on Friday announced to partly relax restrictions on Durga idol immersion, reports said.
Calcutta HC judge sentences CJI, 7 other SC judges to 5 years in prison
Kolkata, May 8 (IBNS): Calcutta High Court judge Chinnaswamy Swaminathan Karnan, who is currently facing contempt of court proceedings for defying orders of the Supreme Court, on Monday awarded five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh each to Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and seven other judges of the Supreme Court,
Fire breaks out at Calcutta High Court's new building, no casualty
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out at the new building of Calcutta High Court on Thursday afternoon, reports said.
Calcutta High Court grants conditional bail to BJP leader Jay Prakash Majumder
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): State BJP vice-president and spokesperson Jay Prakash Majumder, who was arrested by Bidhannagar City Police in January for allegedly cheating TET (Teachers' Eligibility Test) candidates, was granted conditional bail from the Calcutta High Court on Friday.
Footage is more important than Mathew Samuel's character: Calcutta HC on Narada case
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said that the court is more concerned about the Narada sting footage than the character of Narada News's CEO Mathew Samuel.
Demonetisation: Calcutta High Court seeks report from Centre
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS): A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Central government to submit a detailed report on demonetisation before the next day of hearing in the case, which has been set on Nov 25.