Division bench ruled petitioner failed to show transfers would cause 'administrative collapse' — and had acknowledged EC's authority in its own petition.
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'.
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).
The sexual harassment complaint against West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences V-C Dr Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti was filed by a faculty member.
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.
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’.
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.
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.
The methods of the welfarist reduce the productivity of human effort and thus affect the welfare of the invalids as well as of the able-bodied. This is a greater injustice, BS Sanyal wrote in 1957.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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