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New judges for Delhi, Calcutta High Courts

Nine additional judges of the Madras High Court have been elevated as permanent judges.

The Hindu

Bangladeshi trafficking victim’s repatriation cannot be stalled: Calcutta High Court

The survivor has been in Liluah Home at Howrah for safe custody since December 2017.

The Hindu

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee questions ‘1% of judiciary’ for CBI probes in Bengal

Trinamool leader says ‘1%’ in the judiciary are ‘working hand in glove’ with the BJP at the Centre

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School recruitment scam, a major worry for Trinamool government

With two Ministers in the dock, protests gather momentum in West Bengal

The Hindu

Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA to probe alleged forced religious conversion case in Malda district

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Authority (NIA) to probe an alleged case of forced conversion in West Bengal's Malda district.

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West Bengal recruitment scam: CBI registers FIR against five officials

The FIR follows the directions of a division bench and a single bench of the Calcutta High Court after the court took note of the irregularities in the recruitment process.

The Hindu

Calcutta High Court rejects TMC leader’s election petition over citizenship

Alo Rani Sarkar’s name appears in Bangladesh’s electoral roll; dual citizenship not applicable in India, court says

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Calcutta High Court asks CBI to probe construction on Kolkata's Tripura House premises

Justice Amrita Sinha also imposed a penalty of ₹44 crore on the owner and developer of the building, with each being asked to pay ₹22 crore, for felling a large number of trees within the premises

The Hindu

Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into Tripura House heritage tag downgrade

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into how Tripura House, an iconic grade-I heritage property at 59 Ballygunge Circular Road, was downgraded to grade-II and its gate, portico, fountain, driveway, garden were razed to allow construction of a high-rise, flouting heritage norms and disregarding objections…

The Times of India

Calcutta HC keeps off GTA polls issue

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to intervene in the proposed elections to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration.

The Times of India

Watch SSC office data room like a hawk, Calcutta HC tells CBI

KOLKATA: Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked CBI to keep a “hawk eye” on the room containing SSC data, telling the agency to padlock it and post two CRPF personnel as guards by 7pm. The HC sought a short compliance report by 2pm on Friday and said SSC could only…

The Times of India

School appts: Partha in SC against ‘coercive steps’ by CBI

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress minister Partha Chatterjee filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking protection against coercive steps by CBI during investigation into the “massive irregularities” in appointments in state-aided schools. The apex court is likely to hear it on Friday.

The Times of India

For the first time in its history, Calcutta HC has 6 women judges on bench

KOLKATA: In a first, the Calcutta High Court will have six women judges presiding over proceedings at the same time.

The Times of India

West Bengal: ‘Paresh Adhikary sent email to CBI seeking time’

KOLKATA: The CBI on Thursday questioned minister of state for education Paresh Adhikary for nearly three hours, 36 hours since he went missing en route to Kolkata from north Bengal after Tuesday’s Calcutta High Court order to appear before the agency in connection with an alleged irregularity in a school…

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West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee appears before CBI in recruitment scam

Partha Chatterjee was the State Education Minister when the alleged appointments were made

The Hindu

SSC scam | Calcutta High Court refuses to hear Minister’s plea seeking stay on Order to appear before CBI

The division Bench refused to hear the plea, saying that since the appeal has not been affirmed or filed in the registry of the court, it cannot hear the prayer

The Hindu

2.34 lakh cases pending at Calcutta High Court, 41% judges’ posts vacant

The Calcutta High Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 72 judges, is functioning with only 39 judges, according to data provided on its website

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Chidambaram faces protests by lawyers claiming allegiance to Bengal Congress

They were upset that the Congress leader was representing a firm in a corruption case filed by State Congress chief

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Law and order in turmoil

The immediate task for West Bengal’s government is to restore the reputation of the police force

The Hindu

Judicial appointments for Calcutta, Himachal HCs

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Mamata Banerjee pulls up Bengal police officers for violence, sexual assault case

State government facing loss of face because of your negligence, she says

The Hindu

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29

Addressing a press conference, the association's convener Kabir Shankar Bose said a candle light tribute march has been organised for families of the victims

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Trinamool government trying to say no one killed Anish Khan: CPI(M)

SIT has reportedly indicated that death of the 28-year-old student leader may be “non-homicidal”

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Calcutta High Court orders forensic audit of CCTV footage of Contai municipal poll

The court was hearing a PIL plea by BJP’s Soumendu Adhikari alleging violence, malpractices in the election

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587 awarded victim compensation in West Bengal in six years, 60% for offences under POCSO

SLSA has disbursed ₹15.81 crore to the victims and their families, in six years

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