India - High Court of Calcutta

Exemption from Educational Qualifications for Promotion Violates UGC Norms & Article 14: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta HC Delivers Verdict: No 'Grandfather Clause' for Faulty Degrees in Teacher PromotionsIn a significant ruling for government service recruitments, theCalcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Port Blair has dismissed a writ petition by theUnion of IndiaandAndaman & Nicobar authorities, u...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta HC Directs DoPT to Approve DRM Regularisation Scheme, Evolves Umadevi Principles: UoI Bound Despite Non-Party Status

"Cannot Maintain Double Standards": Calcutta HC Slams Centre Over Selective Court Order Compliance in Andaman DRM RowIn a landmark ruling that underscores the binding nature of judicial directives on the Union government, the Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Port B...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Appointing Authority Can Impose Dismissal Despite Being Appellate Authority If Higher Forum Exists: Calcutta High Court

Appointing Authority Wears Two Hats: Calcutta HC Greenlights Dismissal with Higher Appeal BackupIn a significant ruling for government service discipline, the Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Port Blair has overturned a Central Administrative Tribuna...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

False Criminal Cases by Wife, Arrest & 17-Yr Separation is Mental Cruelty for Divorce: Calcutta High Court

False Cases, Arrests, and a 17-Year Rift: Calcutta HC Seals Fate of Strained MarriageIn a significant ruling on matrimonial discord, the Calcutta High Court's Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Supratim Bhattacharya dismissed an appeal by Saranjit Kaur Hura...

16 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Private & Public Ltd Cos Must Be Treated Equally for Excise Licence Fee Exemptions on Routine Management Changes: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High CourtLevels the Playing Field: No Discrimination in Excise Fee Waivers for Company Management ShiftsIn a landmark ruling that underscores equality even in the tightly regulated world of liquor licensing, theCalcutta High Court's Division Bench ofJustice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyyaa...

26 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Acquisition for Employment Generation Valid Despite Lessee Change: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court Upholds Land Acquisition for Industrial Park as Valid Public PurposeIntroductionIn a ruling that underscores the robustness of public purpose acquisitions under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, a Di...

09 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

18-Month Delay in Judgment Not Sole Ground to Set Aside: Calcutta HC

18-Month Delay in Judgment Not Sole Ground to Set Aside: Calcutta High Court Rules In a significant ruling addressing the perennial issue of judicial delays in India, the Calcutta High Court has held that an 18-month gap between the conclusion of arguments and the delivery of a judgment does ...

30 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta HC: Executors Can Sue Pre-Probate to Protect Estate in Copyright Cases Under Succession Act Sections 211, 227

Calcutta High Court Upholds Injunction Against Publisher in Narayan Debnath Copyright Dispute; Affirms Executors' Pre-Probate Rights Introduction In a significant ruling on copyright enforcement and estate protection, the Calcutta High Court has upheld a trial court's interim injunction restr...

24 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Bank Can't Freeze Accounts Solely Over ROC Management Dispute: Calcutta HC

Bank Cannot Freeze Company Accounts Solely on ROC's 'Management Dispute' Tag: Calcutta High Court Introduction In a significant ruling for corporate and banking law, the Calcutta High Court has held that a bank cannot arbitrarily freeze a company's bank accounts merely based on a "management ...

09 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

ED Seeks Calcutta HC Relief Against Mamata's Interference in Raids

ED Seeks Calcutta HC Intervention in Alleged Obstruction by Mamata Banerjee During I-PAC Raids In a dramatic escalation of center-state tensions, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Calcutta High Court, accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of obstructing its mon...

09 Jan 2026