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Lawyers seek contempt of court proceedings against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for saying that Calcutta High Court is purchased, judges are biased

Plea filed in Calcutta High Court seeking action Against CM Mamata Banerjee for saying HC had been 'purchased' and judges are biased

Teacher recruitment scam: West Bengal govt moves SC challenging HC order cancelling over 23,000 recruitments

West Bengal Government moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void

Will recommend EC not to hold polls in such constituencies: Calcutta HC issues warning saying it won’t allow polls in seats that saw communal violence during Ram Navami

"If people cannot enjoy and celebrate in peace, any festival, even for 8 hours, we will recommend Election Commission of India not hold parliamentary elections in such constituencies," Calcutta High…

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Calcutta HC declares 2016 SSC recruitment null and void, orders fresh appointments

All appointments by the SSC in the categories of teachers of classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 and group-C and D staffers through the State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) where…

‘This pertains to a policy matter’: Calcutta HC dismisses a Muslim woman’s plea seeking direction to make it mandatory for Muslim girls to pass Class 12 before Nikah

Calcutta HC dismissed a PIL seeking a ruling by State authorities that no Muslim girl should be allowed to marry till she completes Class XII.

sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in: CBI creates email ID for Sandeshkhali residents to register complaints of crimes against women & land grabbing cases

This comes after the Calcutta High Court's order directing a court-monitored CBI investigation of rape cases and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.

“It is astounding”: Calcutta HC bars West Bengal police from arresting NIA officials in Bhupatinagar case, slams police for adding baseless charges

Calcutta High Court stopped the West Bengal Police from detaining NIA officials in a case booked for allegedly violating women's modesty

Calcutta HC orders court-monitored CBI probe into sexual assault, land grabbing allegations against TMC leaders in Sandeshkhali, instructs to launch portal to file complaints

While transferring the probe into Sandeshkhali incident to CBI, the court emphasised the need for an impartial investigation into these allegations.

Sandeshkhali: Calcutta High Court slams West Bengal government, says 100% responsibility lies with ruling party

The bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya made these remarks during the hearing of the Sandeshkhali case.

Sheikh Shahjahan, currently in the custody of CBI, begged the court to protect him from arrest by ED in ration scam, plea rejected by Calcutta HC: Details

HC dismissed plea by suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh for anticipatory relief in multi-crore ration distribution scam