Calcutta HC Upholds Land Acquisition for Metro Construction Under Eminent Domain
Calcutta HC allows land acquisition for metro railway, affirming eminent domain over private property rights under Article 300A with fair compensation ensured.
Calcutta High Court Directs CBI to Probe Objectionable Comments in RG Kar Rape-Murder Case
The Calcutta High Court directs the CBI to investigate offensive social media comments about the victim in the RG Kar rape-murder case, with cooperation from the state police's cyber cell.
Calcutta High Court Criticizes State for Appointing Dr. Sandip Ghosh to New Post Amid Outrage Over Victim-Blaming Allegations
The Calcutta High Court has criticized the State’s decision to reward Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, with a new post hours after he resigned amid allegations that he engaged in victim-blaming of the 31-year-old junior doctor found
Calcutta High Court: Section 354A IPC Charges Inapplicable to Women
The Calcutta High Court recently ruled that charges of sexual harassment under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) cannot be applied to women, as the provision explicitly refers to “a man.” Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta reviewed the provision, which begins with,
Calcutta High Court Debates Aadhaar’s Role in Citizenship
The Calcutta High Court has heard arguments regarding whether an Aadhaar number is proof of citizenship or domicile. Senior counsel Laxmi Gupta, representing the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), argued that it does not, citing the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Act. Gupta
Dispute Between Dabur India and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Resolved, To blur Real Fruit Juice Packaging
A year-old litigation between Dabur India and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee ended on June 18, with Rathee agreeing to blur the packaging of Dabur’s product, Real fruit juice, in his videos. The video showed the impact of packaged fruit juices on health compared to
Calcutta High Court: Protecting Wives’ Rights and Dignity
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a woman should not be forced to pay the legal costs of a divorce lawsuit her husband has filed against her when she moves out of the marital residence owing to disagreements or extraordinary circumstances. In
Calcutta High Court has ordered freedom of a Pakistani national after serving his entire term
Issue: Concerning the preservation of foreign nationals’ human rights and dignity, the Calcutta High Court struggles with the legal situation of a Pakistani person who is incarcerated after his sentence has been served since his home country will not recognize him. Facts of
Cant differentiate between permanent and contractual employees on the issue of maternity benefits: Calcutta HC
Issue: A plea was filed by the petitioner who had been appointed as the executive intern at the RBI. The period of the same was for 3 three years from 2011. She had challenged the failure on the part of the bank to
Calcutta HC sets aside the excommunication of a member of the Agrahari Sikh Community: says it violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution
Recently, the Calcutta High Court set aside the order ‘Gurudwara Chhota Singh Sangat’ excommunicating a man from the Agrahari Sikh community due to an alleged dispute between his son and daughter-in-law. A single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya further directed three respondents to
