Criminal cases must rely on proof not public perception, declares Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Oct. 8 -- Observing that criminal proceedings cannot be influenced by public sentiment or social media debate, the Calcutta High Court has directed the state Criminal Investigation Department... Read More

Bengal govt plans Rs 2.88 cr green firecracker manufacturing hubs

Kolkata, Oct. 8 -- The Bengal government has initiated a plan to promote environment-friendly fireworks by setting up two green firecracker manufacturing clusters-one at Panchkhuri in West Midnapore a... Read More

Can't deduct tax shortfall from contractor dues: Cal HC upholds Rs 28.18 cr arbitral award against SAIL

Kolkata, Oct. 7 -- Upholding an arbitral award of Rs 28,17,71,054 against Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the Calcutta High Court ruled that an employer's right to recover a tax-credit shortf... Read More

E-governance: State to fully digitise primary teacher recruitments

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- In a bid to ensure complete transparency, speed and accountability, the Bengal government plans to fully digitise recruitment drives conducted by the West Bengal Board of Primary Ed... Read More

Written undertaking not to torture wife confirms cruelty: High Court

Kolkata, Oct. 6 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that written undertakings executed by a husband promising not to torture his wife serve as strong corroboration of cruelty under Section 498A of the... Read More

State govt plans ANPR camera surveillance network in Sector V

Kolkata, Oct. 5 -- In a bid to strengthen surveillance and improve traffic management in the city's IT hub, the state government is set to launch an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) project i... Read More

HC mandates child custody affidavit, sets new norms for infants & toddlers

Kolkata, Oct. 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has directed that every parent seeking custody or visitation rights must now file a sworn child custody affidavit along with their pleadings, disclosing esse... Read More

Bengal prisons top nation in foreign prisoners: NCRB data

Kolkata, Oct. 3 -- Prisons in West Bengal are grappling with one of the sharpest overcrowding crises in the country, according to the latest 'Prison Statistics India 2023' released by the National Cri... Read More

HC: Weapon recovery valid without paperwork in 2009 Birbhum murder

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentences of four men convicted of murdering a farmer in Birbhum, ruling that weapons recovered at the accused's instance can be accept... Read More

Dying declaration valid sans doctor's fitness note, says HC

Kolkata, Sept. 25 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the absence of a doctor's written certificate declaring a patient fit to make a statement does not by itself invalidate a dying declaration,... Read More

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