HC reserves judgment on pleas seeking exemption to Bengal's animal slaughter rules for Eid al-AdhaThe Calcutta High Court has reserved its judgment on petitions challenging new rules for animal slaughter during Eid al-Adha. Petitioners s...
21 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Calcutta High Court upholds jobs of 32,000 primary teachers, overturns single-judge orderThe Calcutta High Court has retained the jobs of 32,000 primary teachers, overturning a single-judge order that had dismissed their appoint...
03 Dec, 2025, 03.59 PM IST
Calcutta High Court restrains West Bengal govt from giving monetary support to 'jobless' Group C, D school employeesThe Calcutta High Court has stopped the West Bengal government from implementing a scheme. This scheme aimed to provide financial aid to no...
20 Jun, 2025, 12.55 PM IST
Kolkata man gets death for rape-murder of 7-year-old girlA Kolkata court has sentenced Alok Kumar Shaw to death for the abduction, rape, and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Tiljala. The judgmen...
26 Sep, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
SC overturns HC's controversial ruling which advised girls to control sexual urges, restores conviction in rape caseThe Supreme Court set aside a 2023 Calcutta High Court decision which acquitted a man accused of raping a minor and controversially advised...
20 Aug, 2024, 11.38 AM IST
BJP spreading canards about Sandeshkhali; Bengal safest state for women: Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee accused BJP of spreading canards about Sandeshkhali, asserted that West Bengal is the safest state for women. Criticized BJ...
07 Mar, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
NCLAT reviewing dismissal of Simplex insolvency caseThe principal bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is reviewing an order by a lower court that had dismissed a plea...
04 Aug, 2023, 02.04 AM IST
From 1,095 days to 306: Govt data shows quicker disposal of commercial disputesThe rule of maximum three adjournments is being actively enforced in more than 50 per cent of cases of dedicated commercial courts of Delhi...
22 Aug, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
SC verdict of Singur might open pandora’s box, says Nirupam Sen"The verdict might open a Pandora's box. As far as the land acquisition process goes, we acquired the land abiding by the rules," he told E...
03 Sep, 2016, 04.08 AM IST
Merchant Navy Union to challenge adverse tax judgmentThis comes after the Kolkata Income Tax Tribunal in a case ruled that merchant navy personnel are liable to pay income tax in India.
04 Aug, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
Father can give property to married daughter, says Supreme CourtThe West Bengal Cooperative Societies Rules, 1987, stipulate that the owner of a flat in a cooperative society can nominate his house in fa...
21 Apr, 2016, 11.26 AM IST
City Banks to Benefit from SC Ruling on DefaultersBanks had been following this strategy in most states barring a few like West Bengal and Kerala because of some legal blockades.
19 Jul, 2014, 11.50 AM IST
TDSAT rejects pleas for licence extensionCasting doubts on dual-technology licences issued to RCom and Tata Teleservices, telecom tribunal TDSAT today rejected their petition
01 Feb, 2014, 05.54 AM IST
American Center blast accused Aftab Ansari wants to be political prisonerWB govt will have to amend its law, and redefine a political prisoner, if Aftab Ansari, , is to be denied the status, says law ministry.
27 Nov, 2012, 05.04 AM IST
- Goodwill depreciation will help India Inc in acquisition
The recent Supreme Court ruling terming ‘goodwill’ as depreciable asset will give relief to India Inc for future acquisitions and on purcha...
28 Aug, 2012, 04.40 PM IST
- Gay ruling: 'Now we're really in the 21st century'
No one can label us as criminals now,’’ said Rohit sporting an ear-to-ear grin. ‘‘The thought that we can’t be harassed on the pretext of l...
03 Jul, 2009, 07.17 AM IST
- Supreme Court quashes Birlas’ plea on Priyamvada will
In a setback to the Birlas, the Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions of KK Birla, BK Birla and Yashovardhan Birla in the case involvin...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.29 AM IST