Calcutta HC rejects BJP’s plea to stay Kolkata civic polls

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election due on December 19, while directing the state poll panel and the West Bengal government to take measures for holding elections in other civic bodies at the earliest with the least possible number of phases. The State Election Commission (SEC)…Continue Reading

Calcutta HC extends interim protection to Vijayvargiya, 2 other BJP leaders in case of assault on woman

SynopsisA senior lawyer representing the petitioners submitted before a vacation bench comprising Justices Debangsu Basak and Rabindranath Samanta on Monday that a special leave petition (SLP) challenging an earlier order of the high court in connection with the matter was likely to be heard on Monday.The lawyer representing the complainant opposed the payer.The Calcutta High…Continue Reading