Calcutta High Court

Supreme Court says 25% of ex-husband’s net salary a `proper` amount as alimony

The amount of maintenance or permanent alimony must be enough to ensure that a woman lived with dignity after divorcing her husband, said the Supreme Court.

Apr 21, 2017, 09:08 AM IST

Justice Karnan summons CJI, six others to his house for court trial

Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan on Thursday asked Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and six other Supreme Court judges to appear before him at his residential court on April 28.

Apr 13, 2017, 23:20 PM IST

Justice Indira Banerjee sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras Madras High Court

Justice Indira Banerjee was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court here on Wednesday.

Apr 05, 2017, 14:26 PM IST

SC asks Justice Karnan to file reply within four weeks on contempt charges

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Calcutta High Court Justice CS Karnan, who has levelled allegations of corruption and caste discrimination against senior judges of the Madras High Court and the apex court, to file his reply within four weeks. Justice Karnan, who today appeared before the apex court after a bailable warrant was issued against him, asked the top court to restore his judicial and administrative work before responding to the contempt notice.

Mar 31, 2017, 16:04 PM IST

Narada sting case: CBI registers preliminary enquiry

The CBI has registered preliminary enquiry in connection with the Narada sting tapes in which several Trinamool Congress leaders were allegedly caught on camera taking money.

Mar 20, 2017, 20:51 PM IST

Will submit Narada probe report in court if asked: CBI Official

The anti-corruption wing of the CBI today said it would submit the preliminary report of the inquiry into the Narada sting operation to the Calcutta High Court, if asked to do so.

Mar 20, 2017, 18:21 PM IST

Opposition demands removal of "tainted" West Bengal ministers

Opposition parties in West Bengal today welcomed the Calcutta High Court order on Narada sting operation and demanded immediate removal of "tainted" ministers from the state Cabinet.

Mar 17, 2017, 15:59 PM IST

HC orders CBI to conduct preliminary inquiry into Narada sting case, terms West Bengal Police as 'puppet'

The sting operation purportedly showed over a dozen TMC leaders including MPs, state ministers and former ministers accepting bundles of cash in return for doling out favours to a fictitious company.

Mar 17, 2017, 11:39 AM IST

Justice CS Karnan seeks compensation of Rs 14 cr from CJI, SC judges for 'disturbing his mind'

Justice CS Karnan had in January named 20 "corrupt judges", seeking probe against them to curb "high corruption" in the Indian judiciary.

Mar 17, 2017, 09:21 AM IST

Hoax bomb call creates scare at Calcutta High Court

Security authorities were on Thursday thrown in a tizzy after a bomb scare at the Calcutta High Court premises.

Mar 17, 2017, 00:32 AM IST

Supreme Court not a master, High Court not a servant: Justice CS Karnan after being served warrant by SC

Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan, against whom the Supreme Court issued a bailable warrant on Friday, remained defiant on his stand saying, the apex doesn't has the authority to issue such an order against a high court judge.

Mar 10, 2017, 13:47 PM IST

Supreme Court issues bailable warrant against Calcutta HC judge Justice CS Karnan

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Justice CS Karnan, a sitting judge of the Calcutta high court, in a contempt case against him.

Mar 10, 2017, 11:07 AM IST

High Court grants anticipatory bail to Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh

The Calcutta High Court today granted anticipatory bail to West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh in connection with a case of an alleged inflammatory speech delivered by him.

Mar 01, 2017, 20:10 PM IST

Justice Karnan skips Supreme Court appearance, given three more weeks to do so

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the deadline for Justice CS Karnan, a sitting judge of the Calcutta High Court, to personally appear before the apex court in a contempt case against him.

Feb 13, 2017, 13:12 PM IST

HC allows RSS to hold rally in Kolkata on January 14

The Kolkata police on Thursday told RSS that it cannot give permission for a rally on January 14 and asked them to fix an alternative date.

Jan 13, 2017, 14:16 PM IST

Calcutta HC allows Sansad Mela at Asansol

The Calcutta High Court today allowed holding of Sansad Mela at Asansol, the constituency of Union minister Babul Supriyo, on an appeal against the Trinamool Congress-run municipal body's refusal to give the go-ahead to the fair that would showcase central government's various development schemes.

Jan 12, 2017, 18:16 PM IST

Trinamool MP Kunal Ghosh's interim bail extended

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday extended till December 23 the interim bail given to Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha scam.

Nov 02, 2016, 14:34 PM IST

Manjulla Chellur named new chief justice of Bombay HC

Chellur will be only second woman Chief Justice of the Bombay HC, after Sujata Manohar in 1994.

Aug 12, 2016, 16:36 PM IST

Calcutta HC seeks details of ''destroyed'' Netaji files from centre

The Narendra Modi government, beginning January this year, made public a series of files on Netaji.

Aug 05, 2016, 13:10 PM IST

Now, High Court of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras will be known by these names

Almost two decades after the city of ‘Madras’ became ‘Chennai’, ‘Bombay’ became ‘Mumbai’ and Calcutta became Kolkata, the High Courts in all the three cities on Tuesday finally adopted the respective city names by the act of Parliament. 

Jul 05, 2016, 17:23 PM IST