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A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal against a single Judge's order directing the Sub-Divisional Officer, Canning to implement a demolition order for an unauthorised structure on Plot No. 404.
The Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to investigate 42 allegedly ownerless unauthorised multi-storied buildings in Kolkata, citing unexplained crore-rupee investments and potential threats to national security.
Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra held that a Single Judge's enquiry report is an administrative act, not a judicial order, and refused to refer the disciplinary writ to a Division Bench.
Dismissing a criminal revision, the Calcutta High Court upheld conviction under Section 401A of the KMC Act and ruled post-conviction regularisation cannot erase criminal liability.
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court restored a suit challenging a 1948 gift deed, ruling that the limitation question required evidence and could not be decided on plaint averments alone.
Candidates who applied to SLST 2025 under OBC-A after the Division Bench invalidated their reserved categories in 2024 had no enforceable right to maintain the writ, the court held.
A Division Bench ruled Section 147 of the Railways Act, 1989 empowers railway authorities to evict occupants from railway land without following the West Bengal Public Premises Act, 1971.
A Second SLST 2025 aspirant who lacked an EWS certificate at the time of application could not later convert his candidature, Calcutta High Court held.
Justice Uday Kumar dismissed a Section 482 CrPC petition seeking to quash a chargesheet under Sections 498A and 376 IPC, holding that disputed chronological facts must go to trial.
Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury held that a divorced mother who remarried may seek alteration of her minor son's birth certificate, subject to the child's own option on attaining majority.
Justice Uday Kumar quashed proceedings against a Territorial Army soldier stationed in Imphal, certified absent on the date of the alleged Hooghly assault, while allowing trial to continue against his co-petitioner brother.
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court affirmed eviction of a husband who failed to prove financial dependence on or ordinary residence with his deceased wife-tenant at the suit premises.
Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta quashed a criminal complaint alleging fraud and threat, finding it legally impossible after one accused had died years before the alleged offence.
The Calcutta High Court reversed a Railway Claims Tribunal order and held that the deceased Baptu Pal was a bona fide passenger, awarding his family Rs. 8 lakh with interest under Section 124A of the Railways Act 1989.
A Division Bench dismissed a writ challenge to the Tribunal's refusal to reconfigure a 2016 Junior Engineers recruitment merit list, rejecting arguments that reserved category candidates who took relaxed personality-test marks could not occupy unreserved vacancies.
Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) set aside a Minimum Wages Authority order directing SBI to pay Rs 77 lakh to 69 ATM caretakers classified as watch-and-ward personnel, holding the finding lacked evidentiary basis.
Justice Jay Sengupta set aside statements of allegations carrying stale, vague charges against two Bagnan College professors, finding the entire exercise smacked of personal vendetta by the Principal.
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dismissed an eviction appeal, holding that tenancy rights accruing after the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1997 came into force attract Section 2(g)'s five-year moratorium, and post-death rent receipts alone cannot create a fresh tenancy.
A NEET-UG 2026 candidate's EWS certificate was held up due to a name discrepancy in his mother's voter records; Calcutta High Court intervened a day before document verification.
Eight NEET UG 2026 candidates who filed their application forms as General or OBC-NCL sought EWS reservation at counselling using certificates obtained after 1 April 2026. The Calcutta High Court refused.
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition challenging the rejection of a voluntary retirement application, holding Rule 75(aaaa) of the WBSR bars such claims for medical education service members.
The Calcutta High Court set aside a Child Welfare Committee order declaring a newborn abandoned and his parents incapacitated, finding the committee bypassed due process and gave the biological mother no hearing before proceeding to adoption.
A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court dismissed appeals by the SLSA, holding that the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme 2017 grants adult victims an unrestricted right over their awarded funds.
Justice Uday Kumar quashed criminal proceedings against a dairy unit manager under the Food Safety and Standards Act, holding the omission of the manufacturing company as accused was an incurable jurisdictional defect.
