Narco sample forensics sans Magistrate certification invalid: Cal HC

Kolkata, Nov. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of Nigerian national James Kevin Edward in an NDPS case after finding that the forensic examination of the seized narcotic samp... Read More

Bengal govt plans real-time pollution tracking across industrial parks

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- The Bengal government is all set to install real-time environmental monitoring and suppression systems across its industrial parks, aiming to strengthen pollution control and bring... Read More

'Hospital bed-head notes valid as dying declaration'

Kolkata, Nov. 20 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a victim's statements recorded in hospital bed-head tickets-when made before doctors, nurses and support staff who found the patient consciou... Read More

Strict proof mandatory in power theft charge: HC

Kolkata, Nov. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that prosecutions for electricity theft must meet strict standards of proof, as it set aside a 2005 conviction after finding that the raid, seizure... Read More

KMC clarifies birth cert rules for orphaned, street-born kids

Kolkata, Nov. 19 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday clarified that birth certificates may be issued to orphans and children born on the streets with no trace of their parents if a... Read More

KMC can revise old property valuations for past errors: HC

Kolkata, Nov. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) decision to revise the annual valuation of a property for the period 2006-2011, holding that the civic ... Read More

State can't take over property as ownerless to evict lessee, says Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Nov. 17 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside a 2019 order that sought to take over a central Kolkata premises as an ownerless property, holding that the state cannot treat a property as '... Read More

Quantity of fake notes can't prove trafficking: Calcutta HC

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- A larger bench of the Calcutta High Court has held that the seizure of a large quantity of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from an individual does not by itself amount to traffic... Read More

KMC moves MPLADS projects to Centre's e-SAKSHI portal

Kolkata, Nov. 16 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has revamped the way MPLADS-funded projects are processed, making it compulsory for every bill, approval and fund release to go through the ... Read More

Juveniles entitled to anticipatory bail: Cal HC majority bench

Kolkata, Nov. 14 -- A three-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court held by a 2:1 majority that a juvenile or "child in conflict with law" is legally entitled to apply for anticipatory bail under Secti... Read More

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