Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- Excluding married daughters from compassionate appointment is discriminatory as the test must be financial dependency and not marital status, the Calcutta High Court has ruled. Ju... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 5 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that even in matters arising out of contractual obligations, the conduct of a public authority must satisfy the test of Article 14 of the Constitut... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has tightened its building rules, introducing stricter norms on building heights and holding architects, engineers and surveyors liable for ... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 4 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that investigating officers are empowered to summon documents under Section 94 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), provided they fin... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that refusing to allow forensic tests in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and thereby risking contamination... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentences of four men found guilty of murdering a villager in Murshidabad's Kanakpur during a violent mob attack in April... Read More
Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a construction site worker convicted of murdering a six-year-old girl in 2019, while acquitting him of rape charg... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- With Durga Puja approaching, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has drawn up an elaborate plan to ensure that the city runs smoothly during the festive season. KMC sources co... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- Nearly 28 years after a young woman was brutally killed on the night of 'Jamai Shasti', the Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of her husband, ruling that the chain o... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 29 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of a Purulia man sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged murder of his parents in 2012, holding that the prosecution had... Read More