The People’s Union For Civil Liberties has petitioned the Calcutta High Court regarding the brutal rape and murder of a 2nd-year PG medical student at RG Kar College and Hospital in Kolkata.... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court on Friday observed that the mob violence at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital represented a significant failure of state machinery. Consequently, the court directed the police... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (August 13) ordered the transfer of the investigation into the alleged rape and death of a woman doctor to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A... Read more »
The Central government approved a one-year extension for nine additional judges of the Calcutta High Court on Monday (August 5). The judges—Justices Biswaroop Chowdhury, Partha Sarathi Sen, Prasenjit Biswas, Uday Kumar, Ajay... Read more »
The Supreme Court collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, has recommended to the Centre that the term of nine additional judges of the Calcutta High Court be extended... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court has established a Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centre (VWDC) at the district court in Mayabunder, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The aim of setting up the VWDC is to protect... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order directing a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land... Read more »
A contractual woman employee at Raj Bhavan, who has alleged molestation by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has approached the Supreme Court challenging the “blanket immunity” afforded to him under Article... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday has adjourned hearing of a defamation suit by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose till Thursday against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over alleged comments made by... Read more »
The activities in the Calcutta High Court were delayed or obstructed after many lawyers close to the ruling political party, Trinamool Congress, prohibited hearings in protest against the three new criminal laws... Read more »