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KOLKATA: Calcutta high court has directed Bengal govt to hand over to BSF by March 31 land parcels earmarked and paid for by the Union govt across nine border districts for a project to secure the porous India-Bangladesh boundary with barbed-wire fencing.The order came on a PIL filed by a former Deputy Chief of Army…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “disturbed” about commotion that occurred at Calcutta high court during hearing on disruption at Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC.Aftershocks of the showdown between ED and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court last week, prompting Justice…
KOLKATA: Aftershocks of the showdown between Enforcement Directorate (ED) and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over raids on Trinamool-linked political consultancy I-PAC jolted Calcutta high court Friday, prompting Justice Suvra Ghosh to postpone hearing petitions filed by either side till Jan 14 on grounds of “enormous disturbance and commotion” in the courtroom.The judge, seemingly annoyed…
The Calcutta high court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the Enforcement Directorate’s plea seeking registration of an FIR against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea seeking registration of an FIR against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, citing…
Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was publicly sung for first time on December 27, 1911 December 27, 1911– the day a song first heard at a Congress session in Calcutta began a chapter that would culminate in becoming India’s National Anthem, and become a shared national voice.Composed by Rabindranath Tagore, originally in Bangla, the hymn…
File photo (Picture credit: ANI) KOLKATA: Foreign courts can hear divorce and maintenance proceedings of a marriage solemnised in India if one of the spouses resides in that country, the Calcutta high court has said while setting aside a lower court order putting an injunction on a UK district court order in favour of the…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court Wednesday decided against scrapping the recruitment of 32,000 teachers for state-run primary schools, setting aside the order of Justice Abhijit Ganguly, who has since become a BJP MP, report Subrata Chattoraj & Poulami Roy.In 2023, Justice Ganguly, while cancelling the appointments based on 2014 Teacher Eligibility Test, said the jobs were…
Kolkata’s historic Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE), one of India’s oldest bourses, is gearing up to celebrate its last Kali Puja and Diwali as a working exchange on October 20. The move comes as the exchange edges closer to a voluntary exit after years of legal battles and regulatory challenges.Trading at the CSE was suspended in…
Calcutta High Court now mandates psychiatric evaluations for parents in child custody cases. Judges are advised to look beyond a child’s stated preference, considering potential parental influence. ‘Play therapy’ will be used to assess a child’s mental state and detect any ‘parental alienation syndrome,’ ensuring the child’s welfare is paramount. KOLKATA: Family courts can suo…
