Calcutta High Court - Raw Law

News

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail in Gold Smuggling Case: “Mere possession of gold without evidence of smuggling conspiracy cannot justify prolonged detention”

RawlawJuly 26, 20256 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Enhances Interim Maintenance to Rs. 4 Lakhs Holding That “Wealth Equalization Cannot Be the Test, But Maintenance Must Reflect Marital Standard of Living”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Rejects Tenants’ Challenge to Metro Acquisition of National Library Property; “Tenants Cannot Claim a Right Superior to Their Landlord”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Convicts Borrower for Cheque Dishonour Under Negotiable Instruments Act: “Even Cheque Issued as Security Can Be Enforced” – Court Finds Denial of Liability Unsubstantiated

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Landlord’s Plea for Market Rate Occupation Charges During Pendency of Eviction Suit, Holds Statutory Tenant Cannot Be Treated as Tenant at Sufferance. “A tenant becomes a statutory tenant upon issuance of notice under Section 6(4); his occupation cannot be deemed unlawful until eviction is decreed”

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Directs Disbursement of Compensation under Old Award to Subsequent Purchasers; Holds Section 24 of 2013 Act Inapplicable Since Acquisition was under 1948 Act and Land Already Vested with State “Subsequent purchasers are entitled only to receive compensation based on vendor’s title and cannot claim benefits under the 2013 Act”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Denies Quashing of Complaint Alleging Sexual Harassment by Retired Officer, Holds “Prima Facie Materials Sufficient for Continuation of Proceedings” under New Criminal Law

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail in Organised Child Trafficking Case: “This is a heinous kind of organized crime… many involved may not come to the forefront or be identified by the victim”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read

News

Calcutta High Court allows reopening of partition suit and directs impleadment of co-sharer excluded from preliminary decree, holding “ends of justice require rectification of such wrong”

RawlawJuly 16, 20256 min read

News

Calcutta High Court Modifies Interim Order Directing Status Quo in Property Dispute After Finding Inconsistency in Possession Claim, Says “Claimant Cannot Seek Possession and Yet Claim to Possess”

RawlawJuly 16, 20255 min read