Democracy blown to the wind, says Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court recently said that ‘Democracy' was blown to the wind in the recently concluded three-tier Panchayat elections in West Bengal’, while setting...
Calcutta High Court – Right to life includes right to celebrate festivals; allows Ganesh Puja on public land where Durga Puja was allowed
Kolkata. The right to life under Article 21 of the constitution also includes the right to practice and celebrate festivities and ceremonies irrespective of religion,...
Durga Puja Festival is much more secular in nature – Calcutta High Court
"No intelligible or reasonable differentia has been made out by the authorities between a Durga Puja Festival and ordinary fairs or other festivals designated to...
West Bengal Ram Navami Violence – SC dismisses state govt’s plea against NIA probe
New Delhi. In a significant development in the Ram Navami violence cases, the Supreme Court firmly rejected the West Bengal government’s plea challenging the Calcutta...
West Bengal Teachers Recruitment Scam – ED attaches assets worth over Rs 15 cr.
New Delhi/Kolkata. ED has attached properties valued at Rs. 15.03 Crore in the Teachers Recruitment Scam of West Bengal. The attached properties are in the...
Calcutta High Court dismisses State’s plea against transferring probe to CBI, ED
Kolkata. Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed the review application filed by West Bengal government against the order passed by the High Court, transferring probe...
West Bengal Violence – Calcutta High Court Transfers Probe to NIA
“....with-in 4-5 months, the state has got 8 orders of the High Court and all these matters concern to violence during religious events. Does it...
West Bengal Tribal Women Crawling case – SC/ST Act invoked, local TMC leader among two held in Balurghat
Kolkata. Police detained two people under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, among other provisions, seven days after the three tribal women were forced to...
West Bengal – Fact finding Committee terms Ram Navami violence as “Pre planned, orchestrated & instigated”
The report stated that the West Bengal Police were complicit in the violent acts is more evident from the fact that after central forces were...
West Bengal – Video of Police Officer Asking Hindus to Remove Idol of Shri Ram from their Land Goes Viral
A video of West Bengal police officer arguing with Hindus over the removal of a murti of Shri Ram from land owned by them has...