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Nandigram plea: Judge exits case, imposes Rs 5-lakh fine on Mamata

Releasing the election petition of Banerjee, Justice Chanda said that he was doing so in order to thwart at the outset attempts by trouble-mongers to keep the controversy alive.

Calcutta HC imposes fine of Rs 5 lakhs on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakhs on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for putting the judiciary in a bad light

Justice Kausik Chanda recuses himself from hearing Mamata's poll plea

Justice Kausik Chanda of Calcutta High Court Wednesday recused himself from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition challenging the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram

Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt to provide security to Suvendu Adhikari

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal Government to provide security to Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari that was withdrawn by the state

Narada case: Calcutta HC Court allows affidavits of Mamata, Moloy Ghatak

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed affidavits of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with the Narada scam case.The High Court posted the matter for the next hearing on July 15.A five-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court was hearing the Narada case.Banerjee on Monday had filed a fresh affidavit in Calcutta High Court in the Narada case as directed by the apex court.Earlier, the top court had asked Banerjee, Ghatak and the State government to approach the Calcutta High Court with their application to take on record their affidavits over allegations about their role on the day of the arrest of Trinamool Congress leaders by the CBI in the Narada scam case.The Calcutta High Court on June 9 had refused to accept the reply-affidavits of Banerjee.On June 9, the court, while hearing CBI's application for transfer of the Narada sting tape case from the special CBI court to the High Court, had said it will decide later on considering

WB Bar Council urges CJI to remove Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC

The Bar Council of West Bengal on Sunday wrote to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana seeking the removal of Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta HC to hear today Mamata Banerjee plea challenging Nandigram result

The Calcutta High Court will hear today the plea filed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging Nandigram election results.A bench of Justice Kausik Chanda will hear the case at 11 am.The Election Commission had declared BJP's Suvendu Adhikari the winner in the fiercely contested election for the Nandigram constituency.After her defeat in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Returning Officer of the Assembly seat had said that he was threatened against recounting of votes.Despite Banerjee losing the seat to Adhikari, who was once her close aide, the TMC registered a landslide victory in polls winning 213 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly. While the BJP lost the polls but emerged as the second-largest party with 77 seats.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) even wrote to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal seeking "immediate re-counting of votes and postal ballots" in the Nandigram constituency, but recounting was refused for reasons unknown."Such refusal is ..

Mamata Banerjee moves SC on filing of affidavits in Narada sting case

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's denial for filing of affidavits

Post-poll violence in Bengal: HC refuses to stay order on NHRC panel probe

The Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed the petition to recall or stay its order directing NHRC to constitute a committee for examining complaints of post-poll violence in West Bengal

Calcutta HC dismisses Bengal govt's plea, NHRC to probe post-poll violence

The Calcutta High Court dismissed West Bengal government's plea for recalling its order that directed NHRC to examine all cases of alleged human rights violations in post-poll violence in the state.

HC to hear Mamata's petition challenging Suvendu's election on June 24

The Calcutta High Court on Friday adjourned hearing to June 24 in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition challenging the election of Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram

CBI failed to give reason for seeking Narada case transfer: Lawyer in HC

Counsel for Madan Mitra, submitted before a five-judge bench on Thursday that the probe agency has failed to make a case out of their prayer for transfer of the matter.

Post-poll violence: Calcutta HC forms committee for victim rehabilitation

The Calcutta High Court on Monday formed a three-member Committee for rehabilitation of victims of post-poll violence after Assembly polls.

Calcutta HC to hear case of TMC leaders' arrest in Narada scam today

A five-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court is scheduled to hear the Narada Scam case on Thursday at 11 am

Cyclone Yaas: Calcutta HC cancels all matters listed for May 26-27

With West Bengal bracing up for Cyclonic storm Yaas, Calcutta High Court on Monday informed that it has canceled the hearing of all matters listed for May 26 and 27, due to warning issued by IMD

CBI moves SC against HC house arrest order of TMC leaders in Narada case

CBI filed a Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's order which allowed the house arrest oF TMC leaders, who are accused in the Narada case

Calcutta HC orders house arrest of four leaders held in Narada case

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered house arrest of four political leaders, including two Bengal ministers, who were held in the Narada sting tapes case earlier in the week

Narada case: Mamata, Bengal law minister made parties in CBI petition in HC

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak have been made parties in a petition by the CBI before the Calcutta High Court seeking transfer of the Narada case

Narada case: Arrested TMC leaders likely to seek recall of HC stay order

The Calcutta High Court is likely to hear petitions by two West Bengal ministers, a Trinamool Congress MLA and a former party leader on Wednesday

Take suo moto action to stop political recriminations in WB: BJP Leader

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday appealed to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to take suo moto action directing the administration to stop the wave of political recriminations in West Bengal following the assembly elections.He further claimed that there is a total breakdown of law and order in the districts and the mobs are having a field day settling scores."An appeal to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to take suo moto action directing the administration to stop the wave of political recriminations in W Bengal. There is a total breakdown of law & order in the districts & the mobs are having a field day settling scores," tweeted the BJP leader.Earlier in the day, a BJP office in Asansol was allegedly vandalised by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers.The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) alleged that 15-20 party goons of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked ABVP West Bengal's Kolkata office and engaged in an ...