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The Calcutta High Court ordered a three-member CBI special investigation team to probe alleged evidence destruction and possible cover-up attempts in the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape-murder case, directing investigators to examine events from the victim’s dinner until her cremation

Chaotic scenes erupted at the Calcutta High Court as former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced “thief” slogans from a section of lawyers after a hearing on post-poll violence. TMC leaders alleged BJP-backed advocates attempted to heckle her while exiting the court premises

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court in a case related to alleged post-poll violence and attacks on party offices. The hearing stems from a PIL concerning political clashes and worker safety after recent election results

The Supreme Court of India Collegium, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, approved the appointment of nine advocates as judges of the Calcutta High Court. The recommendations will now be forwarded to the Centre for final clearance and presidential approval

The Calcutta High Court reserved orders on pleas challenging the Election Commission of India’s decision to deploy central staff for vote counting and shift a counting centre in West Bengal, amid arguments over transparency and jurisdiction

The Calcutta High Court asked the Election Commission of India to decide on TMC’s complaint alleging a poll observer met a BJP candidate improperly, while the EC maintained the meeting was official and within norms

The Calcutta High Court strongly criticised the Election Commission’s restrictions on bike movement before Bengal polls, calling them excessive and potentially abusive of power. The court questioned the justification and asked for evidence, while EC will file an affidavit explaining its decision

The Calcutta High Court has set aside the appointment of assistant professors as presiding officers for West Bengal assembly polls, ruling that the Election Commission failed to justify the decision as per its guidelines on assigning senior officials to polling duties

Former TMC MLA Humayun Kabir moved the Calcutta High Court seeking a probe into an alleged AI-generated video claiming a BJP deal, calling it a conspiracy ahead of polls, while parties denied links

The Calcutta High Court upheld a life sentence for a man who had a consensual physical relationship with a 14-year-old minor, ruling it inexcusable. The court also directed compensation totaling Rs 3.8 lakh to the victim

Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir said a Rs 300 crore budget has been set aside to build a Babri mosque replica at Beldanga in Murshidabad. He claimed the Calcutta High Court has not found his announcement or foundation-laying move unconstitutional

The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence of an Andhra Pradesh couple convicted of killing a toddler to life imprisonment for 40 years without remission. The bench upheld their conviction but ruled the case does not qualify as “rarest of rare”

The CBI has taken over the 2019 Sandeshkhali post-poll violence case involving the killing of three BJP workers. An FIR has been filed against former TMC leader Sahajahan Sheikh, with the Calcutta HC citing repeated police failure to act against him.

A division bench presided by Justice Soumen Sen asked the state to produce the case diary of the investigation before July 10

An FIR was registered against Panoli on May 15 and she was arrested on May 30 from Gurugram

The BJP on Wednesday claimed that the report of a probe committee set up by the Calcutta High Court to look into the recent violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district has exposed that it was carried out against Hindus at the behest of some Trinamool Congress leaders

The lawyer representing the parents mentioned the matter before Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, stating that the Supreme Court had asked them to move the designated single bench of the HC with their plea

On February 20, the judge of the special court directed the CBI to submit a fresh report on the matter by February 24 after the victim’s parents complained and accused the central agency of not updating the court on the progress of the investigation in the matter periodically.

The special court had found Sanajy Roy guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment

Sanjay Roy was found guilty under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that governs rape, and Sections 66 and 103 (1) of the Act, which deals with punishments for death and murder