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West Bengal

Post-Election Violence: SC Adjourns Hearing on West Bengal Govt’s Suit against CBI Probe

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned until May 1 the hearing on a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government, accusing the CBI of proceeding with its probe in post-poll violence cases... Read more »
West Bengal

SC seeks West Bengal Gov’s Response on Plea Alleging Inaction in Assenting Bills

The Supreme Court has sought the response of the West Bengal Governor’s office to a plea concerning alleged inaction in granting assent to the bills passed by the Assembly. The Bench A... Read more »
Manik Bhattacharya

Teachers Recruitment Scam: SC Grants Time to Jailed TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya to File Docs

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya time to present additional documents supporting his bail plea in a case concerning alleged irregularities in the recruitment of primary school teachers... Read more »
NIA

NIA Apprehends 11 More Accused in West Bengal Ram Navami Violence Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended 11 additional suspects in connection with the conspiracy surrounding the communal unrest during Ram Navami festivities in West Bengal last March, as announced by the... Read more »
Shahjahan Sheikh

West Bengal CID Takes Over Investigation of TMC Leader Shajahan Sheikh’s Cases

The investigation of cases filed against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shajahan Sheikh, who was arrested from Minakah in North 24 Parganas district, has been taken over by the West Bengal Crime Investigation... Read more »
West Bengal

‘62 Babies Born in West Bengal Jails in Last Four Years’: Amicus Curiae to SC

Sixty-two babies have been born in West Bengal jails over the past four years, with most of the women inmates expecting when brought into prison, the Supreme Court has been informed. Last... Read more »
West Bengal

SC Takes Cognizance Over Pregnant Women Prisoners in West Bengal Correctional Homes

The Supreme Court has taken cognizance of the matter concerning certain women prisoners held in correctional homes in West Bengal becoming pregnant. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Ahsanuddin Amanullah agreed... Read more »
Assam

Assam Accord: SC Questions Center’s Selective Citizenship Grant

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Centre’s decision to single out Assam and exclude West Bengal from the grant of citizenship under section 6A of the Citizenship Act, despite the latter... Read more »
Tribals

SC Urges Delimitation Commission Review for Limbu & Tamang Tribals  

The Supreme Court has emphasized that the Centre must deliberate on the reconstitution of the delimitation commission to guarantee proportional representation for the Limbu and Tamang tribal communities in Sikkim and West... Read more »
Elephant

Calcutta HC Seeks Report in Case of Pregnant Elephant’s Death During Translocation

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Forest Department, Government of West Bengal, to submit a report in a plea concerning the death of a pregnant elephant during the process of... Read more »
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