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According to Registrar General Rai Chattopadhyay, the Calcutta High Court has agreed to increase judicial activity from yesterday, September 8 and has also ordered the district courts to take appropriate action to deal with pending cases. Upon consideration of the recommendation by the High Court’s COVID Committee comprising senior judges,

The Calcutta High Court took notice of the unnatural deaths of elephants, bison and other wild animals in North Bengal. There are reports of action taken against people for the killing of bison. Newspapers have also reported regarding the same. Some of the reasons for the unnatural deaths could be

The petitioner of the present case, Nisi @ Nishi Prodhan v. The State of West Bengal, is the wife of a deceased employee who worked for Berhampore Municipality. He belonged to the Group ‘D’ category. She approached this court to claim the pension amount which is due from 2011. The bench

ETV Journalist faces arrest for the publication of an article about police officers accepting bribes. The article highlights that the police officers are accepting bribes from trucks transporting sand. The article sparked turmoil, and the journalist faced arrest on the account of the same. The Calcutta High Court grants anticipatory

The petitioners in the case are owners of an online news portal. There is an action taken against them based on the FIR registered on 28th 2020. Calcutta High Court finds it to be the hasty action on behalf of the police and quashes the FIR. Facts of the case

The petitioners’ are the tenants who have rented out the office space where the water connection of the premises has stopped since 18 June 2020. The Calcutta High Court directs the respondent to ensure water supply immediately on the basis of the balance of equity principle. Facts of the Case

The Petitioner is a news reporter who has applied for an anticipatory bail in the Calcutta High Court. The bail is against the arrest that is likely to happen. The Respondents insisted that the petitioner is taken into custody because of the article published by him. The publication is on

A shelter home for children, Subhayan Home, is located near the new COVID center. This  decision of the authority of locating its new COVID center near children, has put the children of the Home at risk. The Calcutta High Court questioned the safety of children in the Home. The Advocate

The Petitioner approached the Court through a Public Interest Litigation. The main concern of the Petitioner is in the streaming of the web series Paatal Lok. The Calcutta High Court heard the case on 24th July 2020. The Court decided to let the competent authority rule the matter. Facts of

Calcutta High Court holds that the claimant can make a copy of the seized documentsunder GST laws. The present case is under section 67(5) of the GST act. The appellant has claimed to have made numerous requests for the procedure. However the respondent did not reply regarding the same. Facts