Calcutta HC Cancels 5L Muslim OBC Certificates. Can Mamata Take Advantage?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC Cancels 5L Muslim OBC Certificates. Can Mamata Take Advantage?

The Quint  

It is strange how nobody is talking about the immediate fallout of the Calcutta High Court’s decision to cancel an estimated half a million Other Backward Classes certificates — issued mostly to Muslims — by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal since 2012 and the preceding Left Front regime. While Mamata has announced from the rooftop that she will not “accept” the order passed by Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Rajasekhar Mantha and will appeal to the Supreme Court to get the decision revoked, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah lost no time in welcoming the judgment and heaping praise on the justices for striking down Mamata’s policy of “snatching reservation meant for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and OBCs and giving it to Muslims for their votes.” While Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress leaders trade charges amid calls to haul them up before the court for contempt, the Calcutta High Court’s order passed last week will lead to a windfall gain for the TMC this week in the last round of polling on 1 June — in as many as nine Lok Sabha seats — an aspect strangely nobody is talking about.

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Calcutta HC to WB Guv, CM: End clash over tea
Trending News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Calcutta HC to WB Guv, CM: End clash over tea

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court verbally advised West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose and chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday to settle their conflict over 'tea' within two weeks. Justice Krishna Rao spoke about the advice while hearing the defamation suit filed by Mr Bose against Ms Banerjee last year after the Trinamul Congress supremo slammed the governor for the …

SC to hear Bengal govt’s appeal against HC OBC order this month
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SC to hear Bengal govt’s appeal against HC OBC order this month

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would this month hear the West Bengal government’s appeal against the Calcutta high court order striking down the inclusion of the 77 communities, mostly Muslims, on the list of other backward classes for reservation in jobs and admissions, assuring a decision on the issue before the new academic session. The West Bengal government …

West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January
Trending News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010 to January 28 and 29. The high court last year struck down the Other Backward Classes status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010, holding …

Supreme Court postpones hearing on West Bengal OBC status case to January 28-29
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court postpones hearing on West Bengal OBC status case to January 28-29

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has deferred its hearing on petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's ruling that annulled the Other Backward Classes status granted to several castes in West Bengal since 2010. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the West Bengal government, also made submissions regarding the implications of the High Court’s ruling. On May 22, 2023, the Calcutta High Court struck …

SC raises questions on Calcutta HC order that refused OBC tag to 77 communities
3 months, 1 week ago

SC raises questions on Calcutta HC order that refused OBC tag to 77 communities

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions about the validity of the Calcutta high court order in May this year that set aside the West Bengal government’s decision to classify 77 communities, mostly Muslims, as other backward classes and agreed to consider on January 7 whether reservation to these classes can be permitted this year Senior advocate Kapil …

SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities
4 months ago

SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which is hearing the West Bengal government’s appeal against the high court’s decision to cancel its order to include 77 communities in the state’s list of other backward classes, has agreed to decide whether these communities can be permitted to receive quota benefits this year as an interim measure. The top court was hearing an …

West Bengal seeks urgent hearing of reservation case in SC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal seeks urgent hearing of reservation case in SC

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing of its pending appeal against a Calcutta High Court decision striking down the inclusion of several castes, largely Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. Chandrachud, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal, said the appointments to the public services of the State were held up due …

West Bengal seeks time to respond to replies filed in OBC status case in Supreme Court
6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal seeks time to respond to replies filed in OBC status case in Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought time to reply to the responses filed by litigants in a case pertaining to the Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes, mostly Muslim groups, in the state for granting reservation in public sector jobs and admissions in state-run educational institutes. West Bengal seeks time to …

West Bengal's affidavit in SC exposes how Muslims managed to get on OBC list
7 months ago

West Bengal's affidavit in SC exposes how Muslims managed to get on OBC list

Op India  

A major reservation row broke out in West Bengal after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government included the Muslim community in the Other Backward Class quota without due diligence, only to cater to her party’s minority vote bank. The Khotta Muslim community applied on 13th November 2009 and they were made part of the OBC list by the West Bengal Commission …

Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court
7 months ago

Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The West Bengal Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was seeking stay of the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of seventy seven communities as Other Backward Classes.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the State, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today at 2 PM when the Court assembled after. The West …

Calcutta HC Restrains Mamata, TMC Leaders From Making Defamatory Remarks Against Governor
8 months ago

Calcutta HC Restrains Mamata, TMC Leaders From Making Defamatory Remarks Against Governor

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other TMC leaders, preventing them from making “any defamatory or incorrect statement" against Governor CV Ananda Bose on social media platforms. In its ruling, a single-judge bench led by Justice Krishna Rao issued an interim order in the defamation suit filed …

Calcutta High Court Declines VHP's Plea Seeking Action Against CM Mamata Banerjee For Allegedly Objectionable Remarks Against Monk
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Declines VHP's Plea Seeking Action Against CM Mamata Banerjee For Allegedly Objectionable Remarks Against Monk

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has declined to hear a public interest litigation by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, for making allegedly objectionable remarks against a monk during her election rally for the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.While dismissing the plea, a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice. The Calcutta High Court …

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee faces a critical test in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. The seventh phase comes amid three significant Calcutta High Court rulings, including the cancellation of the Muslim OBC quota, which may have a “mixed" bearing on her support base. MAMATA’S ASSERTION While Hindu OBC …

PM Modi lashes out at 'fraud' committed by TMC govt by granting OBC status to only Muslim groups
9 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi lashes out at 'fraud' committed by TMC govt by granting OBC status to only Muslim groups

Op India  

Days after the Calcutta High Court cancelled an estimated 5 lakh Other Backward Classes certificates issued mostly to Muslims by the West Bengal government since 2010, PM Modi has hit out at the ruling TMC government. But what is even more unfortunate is that for vote bank politics, now they are also abusing the judiciary…This situation cannot be acceptable under …

Calcutta HC’s OBC Order Gives BJP’s ‘Muslim Quota’ Charge a New Lease of Life in Last Leg of Elections
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta HC’s OBC Order Gives BJP’s ‘Muslim Quota’ Charge a New Lease of Life in Last Leg of Elections

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party started its Lok Sabha election campaign with the ‘Muslim Quota’ charge that may have been a Karnataka issue, but was advertised by the party across India to make a case for appeasement politics against the Congress and INDIA bloc. With just two phases of the elections left, the BJP’s campaign has got a fresh lease of …

'One More Proof Of...': BJP Slams Mamata Over HC Order Cancelling OBC Certificates In Bengal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'One More Proof Of...': BJP Slams Mamata Over HC Order Cancelling OBC Certificates In Bengal

ABP News  

A day after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, the Bharatiya Janata Party slammed state CM Mamata Banerjee and the I.N.D.I.A bloc saying that Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders of the opposition alliance are shredding the constitution. The Calcutta High Court has also cancelled OBC certificates issued In West …

Narendra Modi calls Calcutta HC verdict on Muslim quota 'tight slap'; Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of ₹1000 crore notice
10 months ago

Narendra Modi calls Calcutta HC verdict on Muslim quota 'tight slap'; Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of ₹1000 crore notice

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court's verdict that struck down the OBC status granted to "77 classes" in West Bengal, was a “tight slap” to the Opposition's INDIA bloc. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting supporting Trinamool Congress candidate from Dum Dum seat, Sougata Ray. Because the West Bengal government issued …

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
10 months ago

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 22 asserted that she “will not accept” the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the OBC status of several classes in the State. Addressing an election rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency, Ms. Banerjee said the OBC reservation would continue in the State, as the Bill concerned was passed within …

Calcutta High Court cancels five lakh OBC certificates
10 months ago

Calcutta High Court cancels five lakh OBC certificates

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010. The court further observed, “Citizens from the 77 classes and 37 classes struck down above, who are already in the service of the State, or have already availed the benefit of reservation or have succeeded in any selection process in the State, …

BREAKING | Calcutta High Court Cancels OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010, Scraps OBC Classification Of 77 Communities
10 months ago

BREAKING | Calcutta High Court Cancels OBC Certificates Issued In West Bengal After 2010, Scraps OBC Classification Of 77 Communities

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010. State Commission acted in undue haste to notify certain religious communities as OBCs in 2010 The judgement of the Court cancelling all OBC certificates from the year 2010, is a blow to the ruling Trinamool Congress government which came to power in …

Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata says won't accept it
10 months ago

Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata says won't accept it

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued after 2010 by the West Bengal government. This won't impact people who have got jobs due to OBC reservation after 2010 or the recruitment process is going on. According to the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission Act 1993, a new list of OBCs will be …

Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's ‘Mamata Banerjee, what is your price’ remark triggers row; TMC moves Election Commission
10 months ago

Ex-judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay's ‘Mamata Banerjee, what is your price’ remark triggers row; TMC moves Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Thursday moved the Election Commission against former high court judge and BJP candidate, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, for allegedly making “misogynistic” remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Former Calcutta high court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined Bharatiya Janata Party in March. Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who joined the BJP after resigning from his post as the Calcutta high court …

Plea in Calcutta HC to take action against Mamata Banerjee for calling judges sold and biased
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea in Calcutta HC to take action against Mamata Banerjee for calling judges sold and biased

Op India  

On 25th April, a group of attorneys sought the Calcutta High Court to consider the statements made by All India Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against the High Court on a suo motu basis. What Mamata Banerjee had alleged The Calcutta High Court’s order cancelling all appointments made through a 2016 teacher recruitment test was …

BJP slams West Bengal govt for opposing HC's decision on Shajahan Sheikh
1 year ago

BJP slams West Bengal govt for opposing HC's decision on Shajahan Sheikh

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday dubbed it as a matter of "great shame" that the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal was opposing the Calcutta High Court order to hand over the custody of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh to the CBI in the ED officers attack case. Addressing a press conference, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the …

Sandeshkhali case: Supreme Court dismisses Bengal govt's plea, refuses to stay Calcutta HC order
1 year ago

Sandeshkhali case: Supreme Court dismisses Bengal govt's plea, refuses to stay Calcutta HC order

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the West Bengal government's plea seeking an urgent hearing on the Sandeshkhali case which pertains to assault on Enforcement Directorate officers in January. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government had moved to the apex court demanding an early hearing after refusing to transfer Shahjahan to CBI custody. West Bengal govt moves apex …

Calcutta HC orders Mamata Govt to hand over custody of Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI, WB Govt moves SC against the order
1 year ago

Calcutta HC orders Mamata Govt to hand over custody of Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI, WB Govt moves SC against the order

Op India  

On Tuesday, March 5, the Calcutta High Court dismissed the SIT formed to probe the arrest of TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan and handed over the probe to the CBI. “Hand over Trinamool strongman Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI by 4.30 pm,” Calcutta High Court said while issuing an ultimatum to the Bengal government. After the Calcutta High Court order, the Mamata …

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rejects TMC govt plea, allows BJP mega rally in Kolkata's Victoria House
1 year, 3 months ago

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rejects TMC govt plea, allows BJP mega rally in Kolkata's Victoria House

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court has allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold a mega rally in Kolkata's Victoria House in Esplanade on November 29, dismissing a plea filed by the Trinamool Congress government to block the demonstration that will also include an address by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bench also observed that processions, rallies and meetings are a …

Mamata backs AAP against Centre's ordinance on Delhi officers, pitches for Oppn unity
1 year, 10 months ago

Mamata backs AAP against Centre's ordinance on Delhi officers, pitches for Oppn unity

India TV News  

Delhi power tussle: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended support to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government against the Centre's ordinance on the transfer-postings of officers in Delhi. Addressing media after meeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Mamata Banerjee said, "TMC will oppose the ordinance brought by the Centre against the Delhi government, …

Bengal Govt To Challenge Calcutta HC Order Cancelling Jobs Of 36,000 Teachers, Says Mamata
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengal Govt To Challenge Calcutta HC Order Cancelling Jobs Of 36,000 Teachers, Says Mamata

ABP News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday that the state government will challenge a Calcutta High Court order that terminated the employment of nearly 36,000 primary teachers in state- The CM also claimed that those teachers lost their jobs as a result of the ongoing agitation by state government employees demanding a rise in their DA to match …

‘Why can’t you cooperate’: Calcutta high court to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Why can’t you cooperate’: Calcutta high court to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Monday directed Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to cooperate with investigators looking into large-scale irregularities in the recruitment of teachers in West Bengal. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with her nephew and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at a programme in Malda on May 4 “Why can’t you cooperate? The Calcutta high court …

’Contempt of court’: TMC MP Abhishek takes a dig at CBI’s hand-delivered summon
1 year, 11 months ago

’Contempt of court’: TMC MP Abhishek takes a dig at CBI’s hand-delivered summon

Live Mint  

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has ben summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the West Bengal Teacher Recruitment Scam case, only hours after the Supreme court of India stayed an Calcutta High Court order regarding the investigative agencies, CBI and Enforcement Directorate questioning the TMC leader. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S …

After Supreme Court relief, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee gets CBI summon
1 year, 11 months ago

After Supreme Court relief, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee gets CBI summon

Live Mint  

With Supreme Court granted interim relief to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee by staying Calcutta High Court's order on 17 April, the Central Bureau of Investigation sent summon to the TMC leader at 1.45 pm in the cattle-smuggling case. Earlier in the day, the apex court, while agreeing to list Banerjee's plea on April 24, granted interim relief and put …

Supreme Court Asks TMC Minister Birbaha Hansda To Approach HC For Permission To Register FIR Against Suvendu Adhikari
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Asks TMC Minister Birbaha Hansda To Approach HC For Permission To Register FIR Against Suvendu Adhikari

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha refused to entertain the petition filed by TMC minister Birbaha Hansda against the Calcutta High Court order barring the registration of FIRs against Nandigram BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari without its prior permission. Earlier, Calcutta High Court had stayed over 17 FIRs registered against Adhikari and passed an order …

UP Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Order To Conduct UP Urban Body Polls Sans OBC Quota
2 years, 2 months ago

UP Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Order To Conduct UP Urban Body Polls Sans OBC Quota

Live Law  

Two days after the Allahabad High Court directed the State Election Commission/State Government to immediately notify the Urban Local Body Polls without providing OBC reservations, the UP Government has moved an SLP before the Apex Court challenging Allahabad HC's verdict.It may be noted that on December 27, the bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saurabh Lavania quashed. Two …

Jolt for Mamata Banerjee's relative as Calcutta High Court rejects case against ED
2 years, 5 months ago

Jolt for Mamata Banerjee's relative as Calcutta High Court rejects case against ED

Firstpost  

Menaka Gambhir had reached the Kolkata airport while going abroad for treatment when she was detained by officials from the Enforcement Directorate and immigration department. Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law approached the Calcutta High Court after the incident and filed a contempt case West Bengal Coal Scam Case: Menaka Gambhir, the sister-in-law of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, has been …

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Plea For CBI Enquiry Into Metro Dairy Disinvestment By West Bengal Govt
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Plea For CBI Enquiry Into Metro Dairy Disinvestment By West Bengal Govt

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Friday upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court to not initiate a probe into the disinvestment of Metro Dairy by the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government. In June 2022, the Calcutta High Court dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Chowdhury urging the Court to direct an enquiry by …

Supreme Court Rejects Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Suvendhu Adhikari's Plea To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, made it abundantly clear that it is not inclined to allow the petition filed by Suvendu Adhikari seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal. Justice Chandrachud observed that transferring the petition would indicate that the Apex Court is expressing its lack …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: May 9 To May 15, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: May 9 To May 15, 2022

Live Law  

Nominal Index In the matter of Dunlop India Ltd 2022 LiveLaw 163 Damodar Valley Corporation versus Reliance Infrastructure Ltd 2022 LiveLaw 164 Bhaskar Banerjee v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr 2022 LiveLaw 165 Indian Jute Mills Association and Anr v. Union of India and Ors 2022 LiveLaw 166 Sanghamitra Bhattacharya v. Sudeshna Kar & Ors 2022 Live Law 167 …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022

Live Law  

Nominal Index Ideal Unique Realtors Private Limited & Anr. Calcutta High Court Orders DLSA & SALSA To Process Compensation Within 2 Weeks For Victims, Kin In 5 Recent Rape Cases Case Title: Pallabi Chatterjee and Ors v. State of West Bengal and other connected matters Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 154 The Calcutta High Court directed the District Legal Services Authority …

Calcutta High Court: Annual Digest 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court: Annual Digest 2021

Live Law  

As we step into 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly Round-up of important updates from the Calcutta High Court. "Uncanny Timing Of The FIRs": Calcutta HC Stays Arrest Of TMC Turncoat In 13 FIRs Registered Against Him After State Assembly Poll Results Noting that the uncanny timing of the FIRs cannot be lightly brushed aside, the Calcutta High Court …

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court Dismisses BJP's Appeal Against Single Bench Order Declining Plea To Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections
3 years, 3 months ago

BREAKING: Calcutta High Court Dismisses BJP's Appeal Against Single Bench Order Declining Plea To Deploy Central Forces For Kolkata Municipal Elections

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party against a Single Bench order of the High Court wherein BJP's plea seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Elections had been declined. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj observed, "So far, no instance of violence has …

Calcutta High Court Adjourns Hearing Of BJP's Plea Seeking Deployment Of Central Forces During Kolkata Municipal Elections To December 16
3 years, 3 months ago

Calcutta High Court Adjourns Hearing Of BJP's Plea Seeking Deployment Of Central Forces During Kolkata Municipal Elections To December 16

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a plea moved by the Bharathiya Janata Party seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Elections to tomorrow i.e. The Supreme Court on Monday had refused to entertain such a plea by the BJP seeking deployment of Central Forces for the Kolkata Municipal Elections, by asking the …

Mamata meets PM Modi in Delhi, demands withdrawal of BSF jurisdiction extension
3 years, 3 months ago

Mamata meets PM Modi in Delhi, demands withdrawal of BSF jurisdiction extension

Firstpost  

The BSF, which was only empowered to take action up to 15 kilometres in the states of Punjab, West Bengal, and Assam, has now been authorised to extend its jurisdiction up to 50 km without any hurdle or permission New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and demanded rolling back of …

Bhabanipur bypoll to take place as per schedule, says Calcutta HC; Mamata Banerjee is contesting
3 years, 5 months ago

Bhabanipur bypoll to take place as per schedule, says Calcutta HC; Mamata Banerjee is contesting

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Bhabanipur bypolls slated to take place on September 30th. In response to a Public Interest Litigation filed in court, which claimed that the Election Commission in a statement had noted that it had decided to hold a by-election to Bhabanipur constituency “considering the constitutional exigency and special request from state …

At Bhowanipore Campaign, Mamata Hints at National Ambition, Steps Up Attack on BJP, Cong
3 years, 5 months ago

At Bhowanipore Campaign, Mamata Hints at National Ambition, Steps Up Attack on BJP, Cong

News 18  

As the campaign for the September 30 Bhowanipore bypoll enters the final lap, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek shared the stage on Sunday and indicated the start of a battle on the national front where the TMC could be an alternative to the BJP. Party’s all India general secretary Abhishek attacked the BJP and Congress, which he has been doing of …

Calcutta High Court reserves order on Bhabanipur bypoll seat to be contested by Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court reserves order on Bhabanipur bypoll seat to be contested by Mamata Banerjee

Firstpost  

Election to the seat, owing to the resignation of TMC MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, is scheduled for 30 September Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved judgment on a PIL questioning the Election Commission’s contention of a “constitutional exigency” for holding by-election to the Bhabanipur assembly seat. Election to Bhabanipur seat, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a …

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Mamata govt moves Supreme Court against CBI probe

India TV News  

The West Bengal government has moved Supreme Court, thus challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into post-poll violence in the state. The CBI on Tuesday had registered 10 more cases related to the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal, taking the total number of such cases to 31. The High Court …

“We know that the SIT is not functional,” says Calcutta High Court on Bengal post-poll violence case
3 years, 6 months ago

“We know that the SIT is not functional,” says Calcutta High Court on Bengal post-poll violence case

Op India  

The Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court; Rajesh Bindal, on Tuesday observed the court was aware of Special Investigation Team not functioning which the five -judge bench of the High Court, on August 19. Kashinath Biswas who is a local BJP leader had filed a petition at the High Court stating that even after 10 days have passed West …

How Suvendu’s Plea to Transfer Nandigram Case from Bengal Could Cost Mamata Dearly
3 years, 7 months ago

How Suvendu’s Plea to Transfer Nandigram Case from Bengal Could Cost Mamata Dearly

News 18  

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s decision to move the Supreme Court to transfer Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Nandigram assembly election result case — which she has filed before the Calcutta High Court — seems to be as much a political move as a legal one. A Bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar at the Calcutta High Court on Thursday adjourned …

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