Tag: Calcutta High Court

Calcutta High Court starts hearing petition by Bidhannagar mayor Sabyasachi Dutta

source:telegraphindia.com The high court on Monday started hearing on Bidhannagar mayor Sabyasachi Dutta’s petition that challenged the legality of a no-confidence motion moved against him allegedly by some councillors of the municipal corporation. Justice Samapti Chatterjee asked the mayor to serve a notice on the corporation’s chairperson Krishna Chakrabarty asking her to take part in

Calcutta High Court curb on TET merit list

Source: telegraphindia.com The high court on Monday issued an interim order restraining the school service commission from publishing the merit list for appointment of assistant teachers for government-aided upper primary schools in Bengal. Justice Mausumi Bhattacharya, who issued the order, allowed the commission to proceed with its decision to conduct the personality test for the

Sacking of IRS official: Calcutta HC sets aside CAT order

Source: financialexpress.com Vindicating the central government’s stance, the Calcutta High Court on Friday nullified the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)’s Kolkata Bench, terming it as ‘usurpation of jurisdiction’. The CAT order on Wednesday had stayed the ‘compulsory retirement’ handed to an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) official under Section 56(j) of fundamental rules. The

Calcutta High Court on student safety

Source: telegraphindia.com The high court on Thursday directed the state government to file an affidavit on the measures taken by it to ensure students’ safety in schools. The court also sought a report from the authorities of a private English-medium school in Regent Park on the steps taken by it to strengthen students’ security after

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