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West Bengal polls: Congress demands deployment of more Central forces

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sought an increase in the number of phases, over which the panchayat polls will be held on July 8, from one to at least six.

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023

West Bengal panchayat elections | Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to deploy more Central forces than in 2013

The Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to deploy central forces not less than the forces deployed in the 2013 panchayat elections in the State.

The Hindu · Jun 21, 2023

Bengal panchayat polls | SC refers to State’s ‘history of violence’ to confirm deployment of Central forces to secure July polls

The Supreme Court on June 20 dismissed petitions filed by the West Bengal Government and the State Election Commission against the Calcutta High Court order to requisition Central security forces for panchayat elections.

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023

Calcutta HC directs second post-mortem of BJP worker killed at Moyna

The BJP worker was allegedly killed at Moyna in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district in the early hours of Tuesday.

The Hindu · May 3, 2023

Trinamool grappling with repeated Calcutta HC orders of probe by central agencies in West Bengal

The developments centering cases relating to West Bengal school job scam has brought the focus on the repeated directions by the Calcutta High Court ordering investigation by central agencies in scams, irregularities and incidents of violence in the State

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2023

Abhijit Gangopadhyay: a judge who follows his own style in justice delivery

Justice Gangopadhyay is not only popular in political circles, recently posters hailing his Bengali pride were put up by citizen’s associations in different parts of Kolkata

The Hindu · Apr 29, 2023

School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order

The Supreme Court on April 28 directed the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign proceedings in the West Bengal school job-for-bribe scandal from Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to another High Court judge.

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2023

Justice TS Sivagnanam appointed Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC

The Union Law Ministry on Thursday notified the appointment of Justice TS Sivagnanam as Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court with effect from March 31. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 30, 2023

Justice Dipankar Datta Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge

Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice Dipankar Datta on Monday took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 12, 2022

Expert committee formed for buffer zone study in Kerala

Former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan to chair the panel

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022