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Sunday, June 7, 2026
TopicCalcutta High Court

Topic: Calcutta High Court

RG Kar case: HC orders SIT to look into irregularities & lapses in police probe revealed by CBI

SIT to be set up to address allegations from victim's parents on destruction of evidence, institutional cover-up & claims of multiple perpetrators as opposed to lone convict Sanjay Roy.

Mamata Banerjee treats visual politics like a contact sport. Her lawyer avatar is proof

After her election defeat, Mamata Didi seems to be reinventing herself again. And for her first role, she has chosen to be a courtroom protagonist. Because Didi without a fight has never really been Didi.

After Mamata’s HC appearance in lawyer robes, BCI seeks her enrolment records from Bengal Bar Council

The Calcutta High Court was hearing a PIL that sought a transfer of post-poll violence litigation to a larger five-judge bench. 

No public injury, no case: HC junks PIL against EC transfers of govt officials in poll-bound Bengal

Division bench ruled petitioner failed to show transfers would cause 'administrative collapse' — and had acknowledged EC's authority in its own petition.

Calcutta HC’s new address has link to old legacy—an Indian jurist’s name etched in Japan’s history

Calcutta High Court is now at Kolkata's Justice Radhabinod Pal Sarani. Japan has monuments dedicated to the Indian jurist, known for his powerful dissent in the 'Tokyo Trial'.

In big Calcutta HC ruling on Bengal TET scam case, relief for 32,000 teachers & a message to courts

HC overturned own 2023 ruling by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay that cancelled appointments of around 32,000 primary teachers, recruited on basis of 2014 Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET).

‘Resign now’: NUJS V-C faces backlash after SC quashes sexual harassment case on technicality

The sexual harassment complaint against West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences V-C Dr Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti was filed by a faculty member.

The DNA dilemma: How Indian courts differ on ordering paternity tests in rape cases

Though question is primarily about whether intercourse was consensual or forced, and SC has warned against 'casual' use of DNA tests, HCs interpret that caution in different ways.

Law student Sharmishta Panoli walks out of Kolkata jail. ‘Wiser, learnt her lesson,’ says her father

Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to Sharmistha Panoli, who stands accused of hurting religious sentiments in an Instagram video.

SC convicted POCSO accused, then set him free—it factored in lived realities & systemic failures

SC said victim already subjected to enough trauma & agony. ‘Don’t want to add to injustice done to victim by sending her husband to jail.’ Article 142 gives SC power to do ‘complete justice’.

On Camera

Japan is Asia’s best shot in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Expectations have never been higher

This is the first Asian side entering a World Cup where success and failure will be judged not by group-stage survival or an upset, but by how far they progress in the knockouts.

India’s GDP beats estimates to grow at 7.7% in FY26, manufacturing & services sector drive growth

CEA Nageswaran cites broad-based recovery in consumption and investment even as RBI cuts FY27 growth forecast to 6.6% amid West Asia-related inflation risks

India plans 9 new conventional submarines instead of 6 as govt ramps up underwater capabilities

EXCLUSIVE | The Centre is focused on ramping up India’s underwater strength on priority amid rapid naval expansion by China and Pakistan.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.