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May 30, 2026, 12:32 PM - 2 min read
According to an official notification issued on Friday, Mitra’s appointment comes after a series of changes in the panel of government lawyers representing the state at the Calcutta High Court. Earlier, the state government had named advocates Bilwadol Bhattacharya and Rajdeep Majumdar as Additional Advocates General.
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May 27, 2026, 03:30 PM - 2 min read
Acting on a tip-off, an STF team conducted a raid at a hotel near New Marine Drive in Puri, where Mondal was located and arrested. According to sources, he is being brought back to Kolkata on a transit remand.
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May 14, 2026, 09:16 PM - 3 min read
The Bar Council of India has sought details from the West Bengal Bar Council on Mamata Banerjee’s legal enrolment and certificate of practice after her appearance in the Calcutta High Court in a case alleging post-poll violence, triggering scrutiny of her advocate status.
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May 13, 2026, 04:08 PM - 4 min read
The Supreme Court will hear in July a plea seeking a probe into the alleged killing of three BJP workers in West Bengal after the 2018 local body elections.
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April 27, 2026, 06:48 PM - 3 min read
Over 1,500 arrested in Bengal in 36-hour pre-poll crackdown as authorities step up measures to ensure peaceful voting in final phase of Assembly polls.
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April 9, 2026, 06:47 PM - 3 min read
The Calcutta High Court allowed the CBI to re-interrogate individuals, including the convicted accused, in the RG Kar case to probe a possible larger conspiracy behind the doctor’s death.
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March 3, 2026, 02:31 PM - 3 min read
According to court sources, the matter is likely to come up on Monday before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen.
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January 19, 2026, 02:18 PM - 4 min read
According to administrative sources, the Commissioner overseeing the 100-day work scheme in the state recently issued a letter to the District Magistrates of all districts, directing them to prepare and submit the labour budget to the state at the earliest.
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January 10, 2026, 04:42 PM - 3 min read
The caveat, filed by Kunal Mimani on behalf of the state government, urges the apex court not to pass any unilateral order in connection with the I-PAC raid without hearing the state’s arguments. A caveat is filed as a precautionary measure to ensure that no ex parte order is issued.
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December 17, 2025, 01:01 PM - 2 min read
This transition marks a new phase for a case that has gripped the country since August 9 last year, when the body of a postgraduate trainee was discovered in the hospital’s seminar room.
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November 18, 2025, 03:46 PM - 2 min read
The decision to file suit was taken after consulting legal options, which suggest that the MP's offences may invite a maximum punishment of seven years' imprisonment.
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November 4, 2025, 07:56 PM - 2 min read
Ansari said the matter was “purely legal” and would be addressed through due process. He criticised attempts to give the issue a political colour, saying the controversy was being unnecessarily amplified.
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