Calcutta High Court

As two Calcutta High Court judges clash, the Supreme Court transfers a critical case to itself. The bigger issue at stake is the honour of the High Court

The Central government h...

Taking suo motu cognisan...

Two Calcutta High Court judges are at each other’s throats, one having accused the other of being an “interested party”, vis-a-vis the Trinamool Congress. The situation has become so bizarre that the Supreme Court has had to take it up suo motu, giving notice to the state

A journalist who filmed an illegal sand mining act in West Bengal had a criminal case lodged against him by the police, threatening arrest. The Calcutta High Court saw through this police-politician nexus and allowed the journalist’s anticipatory bail plea. The media needs such backing to be able to report on critical issues

The Supreme Court on Sat...

Taking suo motu cognisan...

Justice Abhijit Gangopad...

A recent Calcutta High Court order shows how personal liberties must be allowed to convicts as well. Calculating backwards, one can assume that the huge number of undertrials in Indian jails deserve their liberties too

The Calcutta High Court ...