The Latest Breaking News from the Calcutta High Court

Calcutta HC seeks response from SEC on concerns raised by Opposition for panchayat polls

The Calcutta High Court sought a response from the West Bengal State Election Commission on concerns raised by leaders of the Opposition parties for panchayat polls.

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2023

HC seeks answers from Centre, State on failure to pay MGNREGA wages in West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court on June 6 asked the Union Government and the West Bengal Government to submit reports on the non-payment of wages to workers enrolled in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in the State. 

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023

West Bengal govt moves Supreme Court challenging Calcutta HC order in municipality recruitment scam

NEW DELHI: In connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam, the West Bengal government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court order which had refused to put a stay on the investigation conducted by the CBI and ED.

The Times of India · Jun 2, 2023

SC does not intervene in Calcutta HC order to hand over Ram Navami violence probe to NIA

The Supreme Court on Friday did not intervene in an order of the Calcutta High Court handing over the probe into incidents of violence during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The Hindu · May 20, 2023

WB primary education board challenges HC order cancelling jobs of thousands of teachers

West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Tuesday moved an appeal before the Calcutta High Court against an order of it cancelling jobs of around 32,000 untrained primary school teachers, claiming that they have obtained Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) within the specified time thereafter.

The Hindu · May 17, 2023

HC allows West Bengal primary education board to challenge order cancelling 36,000 appointments

The Calcutta High Court on May 15, 2023 granted permission to the West Bengal Board of Primary Education to file an appeal against an order that cancelled the appointment of around 36,000 primary teachers in State government-sponsored and -aided schools

The Hindu · May 15, 2023

Calcutta HC sets aside recruitment of 36,000 primary school teachers in WB

The court directed that the State government would have to start and complete the recruitment process within the next three months.

The Hindu · May 12, 2023

Calcutta HC to hear Abhishek Banerjee‘s application in teacher recruitment case on May 15

The Calcutta High Court on May 12 said it will hear on Monday next an application by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in a teacher recruitment case by one Soumen Nandy, in which a judge had directed the CBI to not keep a public speech by him outside the ambit of…

The Hindu · May 12, 2023

Disquiet at Santiniketan: protests at Visva-Bharati over eviction notice to Amartya Sen

Disquiet at Santiniketan: protests at Visva-Bharati over eviction notice to Amartya Sen. The controversy surrounding the Nobel laureate's ancestral home is part of a larger ideological battle to claim Bengali culture and politics

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

Calcutta HC sets up SIT to probe death of teenager at Kaliaganj

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) be formed to look into the unnatural death of a girl at Kaliaganj on April 21 in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district.

The Hindu · May 11, 2023