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‘Honour, gratitude, not unbridled right’: Calcutta High Court denies freedom fighter pension to daughter over 22-year delay
May 09, 2026 11:27 am
The Calcutta High Court was hearing the plea of an unmarried daughter of a participant of the Quit India Movement who died in 1996.
No payout yet for land ‘forcibly’ acquired in 1970s: Calcutta High Court flays govt, orders fresh acquisition procedures
May 08, 2026 6:16 pm
The dispute traces back to land requisition proceedings initiated in 1975-76 under the West Bengal Land Act, 1948, for the construction of the Sabong-Mohar ODR road in Paschim Medinipur.
Calcutta HC agrees to hear PILs challenging forest rights clearance for Great Nicobar project
May 09, 2026 5:24 am
The Centre and the Andaman and Nicobar Island administration had raised preliminary objections regarding maintainability of these petitions.
Post-poll violence: PIL filed in Calcutta HC over use of bulldozer to raze shops
May 08, 2026 3:48 am
The petition has sought the court’s intervention in the use of bulldozers in Hogg Market as well as incidents of post-poll vandalism and political violence in various parts of the state.
‘Onus of proof on petitioner’: Calcutta High Court denies relief to Bangladeshi Hindu woman overstaying in India
May 08, 2026 12:17 pm
The Calcutta High Court refused to quash proceedings against the Bangladeshi woman, holding that she must prove her claim of being compelled to flee from her homeland due to religious persecution.
Child’s right to ‘conducive atmosphere’ outweighs cruelty claims, says Calcutta High Court, quashes case against husband
May 08, 2026 12:10 pm
The Calcutta High Court was hearing a criminal revision plea filed by the husband seeking quashing of an FIR lodged by his wife alleging cruelty over the removal of their child in her absence.
‘Legal brainstorming’ behind 6-month FIR delay: Calcutta High Court quashes cruelty case against woman's in-laws
May 04, 2026 1:39 pm
The Calcutta High Court was hearing the plea of the woman’s sister-in-law and her husband seeking the quashing of criminal trials against them.
Poll results tomorrow, one Bengal seat to vote again later
May 03, 2026 11:25 am
Supreme Court declines TMC plea after EC flags circular on both Central, state staff for counting
Setback for TMC: Supreme Court dismisses plea against deploying central government staff for counting in Bengal
May 02, 2026 2:41 pm
The Election Commission’s counsel termed the TMC’s apprehensions ‘completely misplaced’ and said it was following its circular, which also provided for state government employees in the counting process.
14 or 8? Calcutta High Court dismisses aspirant’s plea over this tricky reasoning question
May 01, 2026 5:21 pm
The petitioner had filed a plea against the answer to a reasoning question in a recruitment exam which asked: In a family, there are seven sisters and each sister has one brother. How many children are there in total in the family?
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