HC Asks TMC Govt To Clear Stand On ‘Threat Culture’ In Medical Colleges

28 Sep 2024

The Calcutta High Court has asked the West Bengal government to respond to serious allegations about a threat culture in state-run medical colleges and hospitals. This directive follows a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a doctor and a social worker, who reported instances of bribery, corruption, sexual harassment, and...

SC overturns Calcutta HC’s directive for adolescent girls to ‘control sexual urges’

20 Aug 2024

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India overturned a controversial Calcutta High Court judgment that had advised adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges" and acquitted a man accused of raping a minor with whom he later married. The apex court, led by Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan,...

Calcutta HC Orders Ex-RG Kar Principal to Submit Leave Application Amid Appointment Controversy

13 Aug 2024

The Calcutta High Court has instructed Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College, to submit a leave application by 3 pm on Tuesday. This directive follows protests triggered by Ghosh's immediate appointment as principal of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata after his resignation. Ghosh...

Calcutta HC Orders Dr. Sandip Ghosh on Leave Amid Outcry Over Doctor’s Murder

13 Aug 2024

The Calcutta High Court has mandated that Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the former head of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, take an extended leave. This follows the tragic incident last week in which a doctor was raped and murdered at the hospital. Dr. Ghosh, who had resigned in the...

HC restrains Mamata from making ‘defamatory statement’ against Guv

17 Jul 2024

A single bench judge of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to make any ‘defamatory statement’ or ‘incorrect statement’ against West Bengal Governor Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose. A bench of Justice Krishna Rao which was hearing a petition filed by Bose stated...

HC to hear Governor’s defamation case on Monday

11 Jul 2024

The Calcutta High Court will hear the defamation petition filed by Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. Justice Krishna Rao on Wednesday granted leave for the defamation plaint to be registered before his court. He directed that Bose’s application for an interim order for...

Sandeshkhali Case: Supreme Court Upholds CBI Probe Order, Rejects West Bengal’s Plea

08 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court dismisses West Bengal government's appeal against Calcutta High Court's decision to order a CBI probe into allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. In Sandeshkhali, an island in Sundarbans, tensions have escalated amid allegations of sexual assault and land grabbing involving local Trinamool Congress leaders....

Ensure return of poll violence victims by Tuesday: Cal HC

22 Jun 2024

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal Government to take steps to ensure that people displaced due to post-poll violence in the State return to their homes by Tuesday. It directed the police to keep a strict vigil in the areas where violence had taken place and...

HC Denies Bail To Former WB Education Minister Partha Chatterjee

02 May 2024

The Calcutta High Court has rejected the bail plea of former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, who is embroiled in the cash-for-jobs recruitment scandal involving the illegal appointment of Assistant Teachers under the West Bengal Board of Primary Education. The decision came from a single bench of the High Court, which...

SC to hear Plea Against Calcutta HC’s Decision on Axing 25,753 School Jobs

28 Apr 2024

The West Bengal government has filed a plea challenging Calcutta's high court order on canceling 25,753 teaching and non-teaching appointments made by WBSSC in 2016. The Supreme Court will hear the plea on Monday. According to the details provided by the top court, the bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices...