Topic: Calcutta High Court
After CBI row, Modi & Mamata govts spar over Calcutta High Court bench in north Bengal
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a circuit bench of the Calcutta High Court last week, at an event with no West Bengal government representative.
Calcutta High Court declines an immediate hearing on West Bengal govt’s plea on CBI
Justice Shivakant Prasad refused to give the matter an immediate hearing and listed it for Tuesday.
In the Supreme Court today, a busy day for the collegium
ThePrint looks at the decisions taken by the top court collegium on elevation of judges in six high courts.
Remembering WC Bonnerjee, the first president of Indian National Congress
An advocate of the Swadeshi movement, Bonnerjee remains one of the youngest presidents of the Congress.
Calcutta High Court quashes order allowing BJP ‘rath yatra’ in Bengal
The Calcutta High Court was hearing an appeal moved by the West Bengal government challenging a single bench's order allowing the BJP's 'Rath Yatra'.
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Friday quashed the single bench order that allowed BJP's 'Rath Yatra' in West Bengal.
The Division bench comprising Chief Justice Debasish Kargupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar send the case back to the single bench to consider intelligence inputs by state agencies.
The two judges' bench order came after hearing an appeal moved by the state government, challenging the Thursday order of the single bench.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday gave the go ahead for the BJP's 'Rath Yatra' in West Bengal, quashing the state government's decision to refuse permission over apprehensions of communal unrest but set some conditions.
Among the conditions set by the court was that the BJP will be vicariously liable for any damage or loss of public property during the conduct of...
Calcutta High Court allows BJP’s Rath Yatra, party to announce dates soon
The West Bengal government had refused permission for the BJP's 'Rath Yatra', citing intelligence reports of possible communal violence.
Calcutta High Court says can’t give permission to BJP rath yatra rallies after state refuses
The West Bengal government refused to allow the BJP rally scheduled for Friday in Cooch Behar on the grounds that it might cause communal tension.
Supreme Court collegium recommends chief justices for 5 high courts
The collegium, headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi, filled the vacancies in the Calcutta, Sikkim, Gauhati, Bombay and Uttarakhand high courts.
Supreme Court collegium breaks with tradition, ‘interviews’ candidates for HC judge posts
The exercise is an attempt to address criticism about the collegium’s ‘opaque’ appointments process.
Rahul Gandhi must sort out professional ties with sister Priyanka — for Congress’ sake
Congress workers need to get a clear idea about Priyanka Gandhi’s mandate of a free hand to act as per her political instincts.
Why does the Right-wing want to ‘occupy’ Delhi’s liberal hotspot Khan Market?
BJP's Ram Madhav took party workers to Khan Market to celebrate the Lok Sabha victory to assert the "new political ideology and culture".
Defence
IAF workhorse AN-32 gets a fuel that’s green and creates jobs for tribals
The IAF will now run its AN-32 transport aircraft on a blended bio-fuel partly derived from trees. It plans to widen the experiment over the next two years.
Modi era begins in politics as caste factor fades. Here’s why he won’t be easy to beat
BJP's Mandir politics has subsumed Mandal under Modi-Shah and created a pan-Hindu vote. Modi's challenger has to invent a new politics.