Tag: Calcutta High Court

What They Don’t Teach Us in Law School

There was a big seminar on legal education and the future of national law schools the other day with constitutional heavyweights in attendance. Five-year law, it was said, has captured the national imagination. In 1991, when I was leaving the safe ecosystem of Kolkata (then Calcutta) for law school in Karnataka, I had to grapple

Relief for Mamata Banerjee as Supreme Court says no to re-election on over 20,000 Bengal panchayat seats

Source – indiatvnews.com In a major relief for Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to order re-polling on over 20,000 panchayat seats in West Bengal which were won uncontested by the Trinamool Congress in May. Setting aside the Calcutta High Court order allowing filing of nomination papers through e-mail, WhatsApp in West Bengal

MAMATA MUST SHUN THE CULTURE OF VIOLENCE

Source – dailypioneer.com This refers to the editorial, “In violence they believe” (May 20). Earlier, when the Left was in power, it was synonymous with politics of hate and vengeance in West Bengal. Now, with the turn of the tide, it is the Trinamool Congress (TMC) that holds all the aces. From beating up opposition party

Cryptocurrency: No Stay On The RBI Circular, Says The Supreme Court

Source – inc42.com As the cryptocurrency firms, enthusiasts and organisations like IAMAImoved the various courts against the RBI circular dated April 6, the Supreme Court of India, upon hearing a related-case, has directed to club all the petitions pending across various courts in this regard. The Supreme Court has also refused to put any stay on the RBI circular, till the matter

Supreme Court Vacancies: Who Will Be The Next Six?

Source – livelaw.in The Supreme Court collegium of five senior Judges, which met on Friday, agreed “in principle”  that it would reiterate its previous recommendation – returned by the Centre for reconsideration – on appointing the chief justice of the Uttarakhand high court, Justice K.M.Joseph, as a judge of the apex court. But it has decided

Calcutta High Court Clarifies the Scope of ‘New And Original Design’ and the Responsibility Of Controller In Issuing Orders In Two Recent Decisions

Source:- spicyip.com The Calcutta High Court in two recent decisions has clarified some important aspects of the Designs Act, 2000 (“the Act”). Both cases were appeals to the High Court against the orders of the Controller of Designs, under Section 36 the Act. Case No. 1: Controller Must Pass Reasoned Orders In Krishna Plastic Industries