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The Calcutta High Court refused Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s plea seeking police help to regain a party office allegedly occupied by TMC since 2018. The court compared the dispute to historical battles for Delhi’s throne and directed police to maintain peace

Kolkata Police have registered a suo motu FIR against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and TMCP event organisers for allegedly violating Calcutta High Court conditions. Police cited barricade breaches, jostling with personnel and disruption of vehicular movement during Friday’s event

Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, currently an additional judge of the Calcutta High Court, was elevated as a permanent judge on Friday, the law ministry said. Six other additional judges were granted fresh six-month terms effective August 31, extending their tenures

The Calcutta High Court on Friday declined interim relief to the Trinamool Congress over the removal of an allegedly unauthorised billboard at Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office. The court said restoring the signboard at this stage would amount to granting final relief

The Trinamool Congress approached the Calcutta High Court over the removal of an alleged illegal billboard from Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office. Tensions erupted during the removal, with clashes involving police and party workers, prompting the party to seek urgent judicial intervention

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday barred police from taking coercive action against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in three criminal cases till November 30, saying custodial interrogation was unnecessary, while directing him to cooperate with the investigations

The Calcutta High Court granted interim protection from arrest and other coercive action to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in three additional FIRs. The protection, valid until November 30, requires him to cooperate with investigations and restricts foreign travel without court permission

The Calcutta High Court upheld a divorce decree, ruling that occasional instances of a separated couple living together do not amount to condonation of cruelty. The court found mental cruelty established and noted the marriage had broken down irretrievably after prolonged separation

The Calcutta High Court acquitted former CPI(M) MLA Manoranjan Patra and two party leaders convicted in a 2010 murder case, citing insufficient evidence linking them to the crime. The court also noted Patra’s Assembly presence and lack of recovered firearms

The Calcutta High Court allowed a Jamiat e Ulema rally in Kolkata on Tuesday, limiting participation to 750 and imposing restrictions on sound, traffic and dispersal. The court also criticised police authorities for communicating permission denial late on Friday evenings

Thirty judges, including 20 advocates and 10 judicial officers, were appointed to four high courts on Saturday. The Madras High Court received 15 judges, Calcutta eight, Karnataka six and Madhya Pradesh one, according to the Union Law Ministry

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh's plea seeking permission to participate in West Bengal Assembly debates, holding that grievances over speaking opportunities must be resolved within the House. The court cited Article 212, which bars judicial interference in legislative proceedings

The Calcutta High Court has directed the CBI to expedite its fresh investigation into the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, expressing dissatisfaction with the probe's progress and asking the agency to show substantial results before the next hearing on August 28.

Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, has approached the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest after the Calcutta High Court denied anticipatory bail in an alleged land-grabbing case. Roy remains absconding and is also facing a separate job scam probe

The Calcutta High Court denied Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for eye treatment and dismissed his plea. The court had earlier advised consultation with SSKM Hospital experts, but Banerjee’s counsel declined, leading to rejection of the request

A four-member CBI team from New Delhi arrived in Kolkata to accelerate the fresh probe into the 2024 RG Kar doctor rape-murder case, following the Calcutta High Court's order to reinvestigate the matter ahead of the victim's second death anniversary

TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee joined a peaceful Padmapukur demonstration over the NEET paper leak after the Calcutta High Court denied rally permission. Police detained TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Baishwanar Chattopadhyay, prompting Banerjee to visit Lalbazar police headquarters

The Calcutta High Court adjourned till July 30 the hearing on Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking protection from coercive action in eight FIRs, observing that each case must be considered individually and not compared with other petitions

The Calcutta High Court will hear on July 29 a plea by Mahua Moitra seeking police protection over alleged egg-pelting incidents. Her counsel claimed repeated attacks were preventing her from effectively discharging her parliamentary duties

The Calcutta High Court directed Kolkata Police to provide protection for the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction's Martyrs' Day rally after allegations of stage vandalism. The court sought a police report by July 31 and ordered the venue cleared by 9 pm Tuesday