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Sunday, May 25, 2025
TopicCalcutta High Court

Topic: Calcutta High Court

New SC judge Joymalya Bagchi had sought mercy for Dhananjoy Chatterjee, won relief for Taslima Nasreen

Justice Bagchi is in line to become Chief Justice of India in May 2031 and will be the seventh judge from West Bengal to occupy the office.

RG Kar rape, murder: CBI moves Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy

Earlier this week, a Kolkata sessions court sentenced the sole accused to life imprisonment until death.

As 2nd lawyer fighting RG Kar case quits, differences between doctor’s family & legal team surface

Since September, senior lawyer Vrinda Grover had been representing the trainee doctor's family pro bono in their legal fight against the state and administrative officials.

‘Bengal becoming a lot like Kashmir’: What PIL opposing release of film The Diary of West Bengal said

Calcutta HC refused to stay movie's release, saying criticism is expected in a healthy democratic setup. CBFC informed judges it had not certified the trailer submitted by petitioner.

Setting aside HC’s ‘girls must control sexual urges’ order, SC bolsters state aid for POCSO victims

Holding accused guilty under Section 6 of POCSO Act, apex court opined that state machinery ‘failed to take care of the victim,’ and that she had no option but to seek shelter with accused.

Kolkata doctor’s postmortem report hints at ‘gangrape’, say parents. HC transfers probe to CBI

Citing no progress in the investigation, Calcutta HC has said that it will monitor the investigation and directed the CBI to file periodical reports on its progress.

Kolkata hospital head relocated after rape & murder of junior doc, HC tells him to go on leave

Former principal of R.G. Kar Hospital was made head of Calcutta Medical College by the Mamata govt; high court demands leave application by 3 pm Tuesday.

Calcutta High Court Bar Association boycotts all judicial proceedings after sub-inspector ‘thrashes’ advocate

Bar association secretary says 90% of high court lawyers refrained from proceedings Monday. The decision on whether to continue the boycott is to be made Tuesday.

As Calcutta HC orders 1% quota for transgender people, how SC ruling & 2019 law protect their rights

2014 SC ruling recognised right to self-identified gender & ordered govts to offer reservation. 2019 law prohibits discrimination, requires govt to introduce adequate healthcare facilities.

IIT Kharagpur student was ‘stabbed & shot’, reveals 2nd forensic report 2 yrs after death by ‘suicide’

HC ordered Faizan Ahmed’s body to be exhumed for a forensic examination by court-appointed expert after preliminary report from 2023 showed gaps & injuries on arms inflicted after death.

On Camera

The multibillion-dollar question: what does President Trump want from India

Trump administration feels that, once put into motion, this plan could throw up a win-win scenario for both countries and bolster people-to-people ties at this critical juncture.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

What’s a National Security Strategy & why CDS Gen Chauhan feels India doesn’t need one on paper

In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel never released a formal NSS, he mentions.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.