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Aadhaar card 'not' proof of citizenship or domicile, says UIDAI in HC. Here's why In Calcutta HC, Joint Forum against NRC challenges Aadhaar Act 2023 regulation 28A. UIDAI counsel Gupta, Justices Sivagnanam, Bhattacharyya discuss Aadhaar’s non-citizenship proof, Foreigners Act, technical errors. ASG Chakraborty, PMO involved, sin...
05 Jul, 2024, 11.04 AM ISTHC allows Suvendu Adhikari to hold dharna outside Raj Bhavan on July 14 The Calcutta High Court allowed Suvendu Adhikari to organize a peaceful protest outside Raj Bhavan for four hours. Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition, plans to sit with 300 post-poll violence victims.
03 Jul, 2024, 10.31 PM ISTBengal Governor Ananda Bose files defamation suit against Mamata Banerjee for unsavoury remarks West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose filed a defamation case against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and certain TMC leaders at the Calcutta High Court. This action came in response to Banerjee's statement claiming that women had expressed fear about ...
29 Jun, 2024, 10.43 AM IST
Calcutta Municipal Corporation and Kolkata Police kickstart efforts to identify hawking zones in city Mayor-in-Council and MLA Debasish Kumar was in Gariahat on Friday, with Municipal officers and police personnel, to get on ground information about the hawkers through surveys. “We have created forms and we are jotting down details about the hawkers...
28 Jun, 2024, 07.02 PM ISTBandhan Employees' Welfare Trust to move court following allegation against Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Bandhan Employees' Welfare Trust, managed independently by employees, faces baseless allegations. Trust members seek explanations on financial matters, with legal action initiated against disruptors. The Trust aims to resolve disputes through legal ...
26 Jun, 2024, 01.13 PM ISTCalcutta HC orders Bengal Govt to ensure safe return of displaced post-poll violence victims by Tuesday The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure the safe return of displaced victims of alleged post-poll violence by Tuesday. A Division Bench, headed by Justice Harish Tandon, reviewed the situation and numerous petitions...
22 Jun, 2024, 10.40 AM ISTBengal told to ensure post-poll violence victims' safe return A division bench headed by Justice Harish Tandon reviewed the situation with numerous petitions being submitted in the court and ordered the police to be more active in helping the displaced. "There are certain locations where the houses were vandal...
21 Jun, 2024, 11.48 PM ISTEnsure return of people displaced by post-poll violence to their homes: Cal HC to Bengal govt The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to ensure the safe return of people displaced by alleged post-poll violence in the state. The court instructed stringent vigilance by police in affected areas to prevent further incidents. ...
21 Jun, 2024, 06.14 PM ISTBJP forms committee of 4 MPs to look into post-poll violence in West Bengal BJP president J P Nadda formed a committee, including Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal, and Kavita Patidar, to investigate alleged political violence in West Bengal and accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of inaction. The party con...
15 Jun, 2024, 01.35 PM ISTHC allows Suvendu Adhikari to visit Raj Bhavan Coming down heavily on Kolkata Police, the HC. wondered whether the Governor was under "house arrest". "Is the Governor under house arrest? If not, why were these people not allowed to meet the Governor despite prior permission," the court questione...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.58 AM ISTNot allowed to meet Guv, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to move HC today Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari will appeal to Calcutta High Court after 200 BJP activists, led by him, were denied entry to Raj Bhavan to meet Governor CV Ananda Bose amid postpoll violence.
13 Jun, 2024, 11.50 PM ISTCalcutta HC directs CISF to check if police-installed CCTV cameras infringe on BJP leader Arjun Singh's privacy The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to investigate whether CCTV cameras installed by West Bengal Police in front of former BJP MP Arjun Singh's house are infringing on his privacy. Singh alleged that the...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.55 PM ISTBJP's Suvendu Adhikari moves Calcutta HC over post-poll violence in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, has approached the Calcutta High Court, alleging numerous incidents of post-poll violence in the state following the Lok Sabha elections. A division bench led by Chief Justice T...
10 Jun, 2024, 02.00 PM ISTSC refuses to entertain BJP plea challenging Calcutta HC order on ads against TMC The petition was dismissed as withdrawn as a bench of justices JK Maheshwari and KV Viswanathan said it was not inclined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order. Significantly, the bench verbally observed that prima facie the advertisements ...
28 May, 2024, 12.25 AM ISTSuccumbing to the low charms of Calcutta high court India’s oldest high court is a microcosm of Kolkata’s current state of affairs
25 May, 2024, 11.00 PM ISTBJP slams Rahul, Mamata over reservation issue; accuses INDIA bloc of appeasement politics BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused Rahul Gandhi and Congress of being aligned against lower castes, emphasizing the need for change.
23 May, 2024, 04.36 PM ISTCalcutta HC order slap in face of those indulged in vote bank politics: Chhattisgarh CM Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai praised Calcutta High Court's move to revoke OBC status of classes in West Bengal, criticizing 'religion-based' quotas as appeasement politics.
23 May, 2024, 02.35 PM ISTHC cancels all OBC certificates issued in Bengal after 2010; CM Mamata says 'I won't accept the order' Detailing the process in which the West Bengal government acted while adding new classes of OBC, the court observed, "Records would reveal that on or about 8th February, 2010 it was published on all leading newspapers that the government has announc...
23 May, 2024, 11.12 AM ISTCalcutta HC grants bail to Sandeshkhali BJP worker Piyali Das The Calcutta High Court granted bail to Piyali Das, a Sandeshkhali BJP worker, who surrendered three days ago due to a criminal case. Das was accused of obtaining a woman's signature, which was later used as a complaint of sexual assault against TMC...
17 May, 2024, 02.45 PM IST'Very happy' Mamata Banerjee welcomes Supreme Court order staying Calcutta High Court verdict on school jobs scam Mamata Banerjee welcomes SC order staying Calcutta HC verdict, while Abhishek Banerjee praises truth triumph. SC defuses BJP 'EXPLOSIVE', TMC vows to stand with people against corruption claims in school recruitment.
08 May, 2024, 06.39 PM IST