HC declares 2016 West Bengal teachers’ recruitment panel invalid, cancels over 24,000 appointments

[ad_1] The Calcutta High Court on Monday declared as null and void the 2016 State Level Selection Test for recruitment in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, ordering the cancellation of over 24,000 appointments made through it, Live Law reported.The...

Sandeshkhali unrest: Calcutta HC orders CBI to probe sexual assault, land-grabbing charges

[ad_1] The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged incidents of sexual assault and land grabbing by suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali, in the state’s North 24 Parganas...

Sandeshkhali violence: SC dismisses West Bengal government plea, probe to remain with CBI

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition by the West Bengal government against the Calcutta High Court’s decision to transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation a probe into the alleged attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in the...

‘Gandhi or Godse?’: Former judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay says on TV, ‘I’ll have to think about it’

[ad_1] Former Justice of Calcutta High Court Abhijit Gangopadhyay recently joined the BJP. During a rapid fire round in a TV show, says “I'll not answer this question right now. I'll have to think about it.”Question was, : Gandhi or...

What names of animals say about us

[ad_1] Lions might live in prides but when you are a lion named “Akbar” and a lioness named “Sita”, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad finds little to be proud of.It filed a petition, demanding a name change for the two lions...

Sandeshkhali violence: West Bengal Police hand over custody of Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI

[ad_1] West Bengal Police on Wednesday handed over the custody of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh to the Central Bureau of Investigation, The Indian Express reported.Sheikh is an accused in the case relating to the attack on Enforcement Directorate...

Hours after resigning from Calcutta HC, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says he will join BJP

[ad_1] Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Tuesday announced that he will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, hours after he resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court, reported ANI. He is expected to be inducted into the party on...

Sandeshkhali violence case: Calcutta HC transfers investigation, custody of Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI

[ad_1] The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation the case pertaining to the attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali on January 5, Live Law reported.The officials of the central law enforcement...

Why a Calcutta High Court judge joining BJP has raised questions about judicial independence

[ad_1] On January 25, West Bengal’s advocate general Kishore Dutta made a startling prediction in court: he told Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay that the judge would soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party and contest the Lok Sabha elections. Gangopadhyay’s time in...