Calcutta HC

e Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the stay on criminal cases registered against Suvendu Adhikari, the BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.

The Supreme Court on Mon...

Luthra also referred to the West Bengal State amendment to Section 167 CrPC. He said that West Bengal is only State which allowed production of accused through video audio conference even before the Covid era. Luthra referred to 2(g).

The order was passed in view of the recent covid surge and restricted functioning of the High Court as well as the Subordinate Courts in the West Bengal and UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The government shall be requested to complete the vaccination drive of the employees of the court at the earliest.

The transport and smuggling of birds through various courier services or packages or any other mode through inland transport or through airports in any manner shall be prohibited, the court said.

The Division Bench of Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee passed this order while hearing a Petition filed by Debajyoti Deb.

The Calcutta bench recorded the submission of the Advocate for the High Court Administration that the toilets in the Bar Association as also the toilets, which are meant for litigants and other staff, are in a pathetic condition and need immediate remedial measures.

A single bench of Justice Arindam Mukherjee opined that the disputes over the premises, whether it be ownership, title or interest, cannot stand in the way of the petitioner getting a new electricity meter in her name, when the possession of the premises by her is admitted.

The Division Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya was hearing a petition filed by Biswanath Chowdhury alleging that a law college was established in another educational institute in contravention of Bar Council of India norms.