JUSTICE SABYASACHI BHATTACHARYYA
HC bars BJP from running ads against TMC, slams ECI
A single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya restrained the BJP from publishing any kind of advertisements that breached the model code of conduct till June 4 or until further notice. "This court is surprised that no resolution worth the name has been arrived at regarding the said complaints to date, more so, since most of the phases of the electoral process are already over and only two phases are left and the entire election process shall be concluded by June 4," Justice Bhattacharya said in his order on a petition of the Trinamool Congress.
Birla-Lodha Dispute: Calcutta HC clarifies power and scope of APL Committee
The Calcutta High Court, in the prolonged legal battle over Priyamvada Devi Birla's estate, ruled against granting full powers to the administrator pendente lite (APL) committee. The court clarified that the APL committee can only exercise powers held by Priyamvada Birla during her lifetime, focusing solely on her shares.
Blow to Birlas: Harsh Vardhan Lodha to continue as Chairman of MP Birla Group, rules Calcutta HC
A single judge of the Calcutta High Court had earlier given full authority to a panel of three administrators — one each nominated by the Birla and Lodha families and a retired judge — to take control of the entire estate of the late Priyamvada Devi Birla, former chairperson of the MP Birla Group, who died on July 3, 2004. The judge in September 2020 passed an order directing the removal of Harsh Vardhan Lodha as the chairman of the MP Birla Group on the basis of a contentious concept of “extended estate”.
Calcutta High Court refuses former Bengal chief secy's plea to move CAT case from Kolkata to Delhi
The Calcutta High Court on Friday set aside the transfer order of shifting the case filed at Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) bench from Kolkata to Principal bench in Delhi by former chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay.
Cal HC orders ban on sale and use of firecrackers
This order thus nullifies a recent notification by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board that allowed the use of "green" fire crackers for a limited period of time on Diwali and Kali puja.
2nd anniversary of abrogation of Article 370: What is SC’s view?
The nullification of Article 370 has been a long-standing BJP campaign promise. Therefore, the GoI decision can be seen as principled politics. But it is also a complex constitutional question, perhaps the most complex since Kesavananda Bharati’s case.
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Passport not mandatory for foreigners to apply for Indian citizenship: Calcutta HC
Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya disposed of a petition by granting the petitioner liberty to file an application before the authority as contemplated in Rule 11 of the Citizenship Rules 2009, upon furnishing explanation for the non-availability of the passport.
HC reiterates Poker is a game of skill
The ongoing crusade of poker being classified as a game of skill rather than chance, received further impetus in late August. The Calcutta High Court reiter...
Centre sends back names for 2 Calcutta High Court judges
The Centre’s move further delays the filling of vacancies in the Calcutta High Court, which currently functions with less than half its sanctioned strength of judges
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