KOLKATA: Courts need to be cautious when dealing with criminal cases based on matrimonial disputes, Calcutta HC said Wednesday while quashing FIRs against two women registered by their sister-in-law under IPC section 498A. The court noted that the allegations against the two petitioners were “general and omnibus” in nature.The matter pertained to a case of … Read more
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court Monday sent up for fresh trial 10 criminal cases, including murder cases, lodged during the Left Front tenure, overturning East Midnapore lower court orders allowing a state plea to withdraw them. The cases were filed at Nandigram and Khejuri police stations during violent land acquisition movements in 2007 and again in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by the West Bengal govt challenging the April 22, 2024, order of the Calcutta high court, which had quashed the recruitment of more than 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff for state-run and state-aided schools.As CBI explained the systematic manner in which … Read more