Calcutta High Court

Practice Direction to be followed by Courts dealing with cases u/s 138 of NI Act 1881(22.04.2022)
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Practice Direction to be followed by Courts dealing with cases u/s 138 of NI Act 1881(22.04.2022)

The Magistrates of first-class/Metropolitan Magistrates having jurisdiction are directed to try the offences under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, under summary procedure as enumerated under Section 143 of the said Act. They are further directed to record reasons for...
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Five Judges bench of Calcutta High Court ordered for CBI and SIT for investigating post poll violence in West Bengal – Read Order
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Five Judges bench of Calcutta High Court ordered for CBI and SIT for investigating post poll violence in West Bengal – Read Order

All the cases where, as per the report of the Committee, the allegations are about murder of a person and crime against women regarding rape/attempt to rape, shall be referred to CBI for investigation. The Committee, NHRC, any other...
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Lawyer cursed CHC judge to be infected by Corona-V and threatened to doom his future faced Criminal Contempt-23/03/2020
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Lawyer cursed CHC judge to be infected by Corona-V and threatened to doom his future faced Criminal Contempt-23/03/2020

The conduct of Mr. Adhikary, apart from being abominable, prima facie amounts to ‘criminal contempt’ within the meaning of section 2(c) of the Contempt of Court’s Act, 1971. Therefore, I have no other option but issue a suo­motu Rule for...
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No court passes any Interim order which would be contrary to or inconsistent with another interim order which has been passed by a court of competent jurisdiction
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No court passes any Interim order which would be contrary to or inconsistent with another interim order which has been passed by a court of competent jurisdiction

CALCUTTA HIGH COURT DIVISION BENCH ( Before : Satyabrata Sinha, J; Basudeva Panigrahi, J ) MAHANANDA BANERJEE — Appellant Vs. HASIM ABDUL HALIM, WEST BENGAL LEGISTATIVE ASSEMBLY, CONTEMNER — Respondent Contempt Application C.R. No. 2031 of 1996 with F.MA....
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Calcutta HC provides accommodation to Bar Library Club, Bar Association and Incorporated Law Society only for bona fide professional business
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Calcutta HC provides accommodation to Bar Library Club, Bar Association and Incorporated Law Society only for bona fide professional business

07-10-1963-There are three sections of the Bar in the Court, viz., (1) those who only plead, (2) those who both plead and act and (3) those who only act. This classification in our opinion is reasonable taking into account...
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