Trending:
January 27, 2026, 08:08 PM - 2 min read
Hearing a case related to the acquisition of border land in nine districts, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul made it clear that there should be no further delay in transferring land where the acquisition process has already been completed and compensation has been paid by the central government.
Read more
January 16, 2026, 04:27 PM - 2 min read
On Friday, 16th January, Justice Sujoy Paul was administered the oath of office as the Chief Justice of the High Court at Calcutta. He is set to retire in June 2026.
Read more
January 14, 2026, 03:31 PM - 2 min read
The ED’s request for an adjournment met with stiff resistance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s legal team. Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, appearing for the CM — who was personally named as a party in the ED's petition — strongly objected to the delay.
Read more
January 9, 2026, 03:57 PM - 3 min read
According to sources, the courtroom was packed beyond capacity, leading to repeated disruptions despite multiple warnings.
Read more
December 22, 2025, 08:47 PM - 3 min read
“The anticipatory bail was granted ignoring crucial information and evidence available on record,” the court observed, adding that the order could not be sustained and was therefore set aside.
Read more
December 5, 2025, 02:37 PM - 3 min read
The bench also instructed the Centre to support the state administration in maintaining law and order.
Read more
December 3, 2025, 04:19 PM - 2 min read
The court maintained that the termination of employment after nine years would have a severe adverse impact on the primary teachers and their families.
Read more
October 24, 2025, 03:08 PM - 2 min read
Justice Sengupta also ordered the quashing of FIRs registered against the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly in 15 separate cases across the state at different times.
Read more
September 26, 2025, 08:33 PM - 3 min read
The controversy erupted after the Calcutta High Court on Friday quashed the Centre’s decision to deport six people, including pregnant Sonali Bibi from Birbhum, to Bangladesh.
Read more
September 26, 2025, 08:22 PM - 3 min read
The order has been passed by a division bench of Justice Sujoy Pal and Justice Smita Das Dey in the backdrop of a third-year student’s unnatural death this month on the campus. Her body was found floating in a pond.
Read more
September 8, 2025, 08:53 PM - 3 min read
In what can be seen a big relief for the makers of the film, Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the grandson of Gopal Mukherjee, also known as Gopal Patha, against the release of the movie 'The Bengal Files'.
Read more
August 24, 2025, 04:05 PM - 4 min read
The court decided that the case did not fall into the "rarest of rare" category, which is the benchmark for a death penalty.
Read more