High Court: Mere breach of tenancy agreement not cheating

Kolkata, April 25 -- Observing that mere breach of the tenancy agreement does not constitute the offence of cheating, the Calcutta High Court quashed a criminal proceeding against a tenant who alleged... Read More

Wards 1 to 141: KMC eyes revision of base unit area value of property tax

Kolkata, April 24 -- In a bid to increase its property tax collection, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has proposed to reconstitute the Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) for revising the base un... Read More

Trial pending for 43 years, HC quashes theft case against man

Kolkata, April 24 -- Observing that the trial is pending for 43 years violating Article 21 (right to speedy trial), the Calcutta High Court quashed an alleged Railway property theft case against a man... Read More

Mere suspicion of assumption can't lead to conviction: HC in 1995 case

Kolkata, April 23 -- Observing that mere suspicion of assumption cannot lead to the conviction, Calcutta High Court set aside the judgement and order of the trial court that convicted a man in 1995 un... Read More

Moratorium under IBC would override FEMA provisions: HC

Kolkata, April 22 -- Observing that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) prohibits initiation of suits or continuation of pending suits or proceedings against the corporate debtor following the in... Read More

HC acquits man in 2011 case, cites lack of 'enticement' or 'taking away'

Kolkata, April 21 -- Observing that the offence of kidnapping cannot be said to have been committed without the essential ingredients of "taking away" or "enticement", Calcutta High Court acquitted a ... Read More

NCB team attacked during Howrah raid: HC rejects 'misidentification' plea of 'drug dealer'

Kolkata, April 20 -- Primarily relying on evidence relating to call data record and mobile tower location, Calcutta High Court ruled out an alleged "misidentification" allegation and refused to quash ... Read More

'High vacancy, infra deficiency mars Bengal's forensic capabilities'

Kolkata, April 20 -- The recently published 'India Justice Report 2025' has flagged the urgent need for Bengal to ramp up its forensic capabilities by overcoming the significant challenges of high vac... Read More

Irrigation dept to survey rivers & canals for better planning & dev

Kolkata, April 18 -- The Irrigation and Waterways (I&W) department is planning to undertake hydrographic, bathymetric and topographic surveys of the rivers, canals, reservoirs and hydraulic structures... Read More

'Benefit of doubt for accused if police, public witnesses' evidence differs'

Kolkata, April 18 -- Observing that an accused is entitled to benefit of reasonable doubt in case of discrepancy between the evidence of the police witness and the public witness, Calcutta High Court ... Read More

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