During the hearing of the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) matter, Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Supreme Court orally commented that the inclusion of a person in the electoral roll through Form 6 (registration form for new voter) will not give them a right to vote, if such inclusion is after the ‘qualifying date’ … Read more
Kolkata: The name of Sahidullah Munshi, former judge of the Calcutta high court and the existing chairperson of the Board of Auqaf in West Bengal, was deleted from the electoral roll after adjudication by judicial officers appointed by the Calcutta high court. The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the first part of the final … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday fielded the mother of a trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in August 2024 from the Panihati seat in North 24 Parganas district. The BJP named 19 candidates in its latest list for the assembly polls for 294 seats in West Bengal. … Read more
The Supreme Court to hear today ED’s writ petition alleging that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and state police officers obstructed its search of the office of I-PAC, the political consultant of All India Trinamool Congress. A Bench of Justices PK Mishra and Justice NV Anjaria will hear the matter. Last week, the State opposed … Read more
The Supreme Court is hearing the writ petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the State of West Bengal over the interference by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the ED’s raid of the office of the I-PAC, the political consultant of the Trinamool Congress. A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mishra and Justice NV Anjaria is … Read more
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday challenged the BJP to target her residence and those of other Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, accusing the party of backing attacks on leaders in the state. CM Mamata Banerjee’s dare to BJP (File photo) Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Banerjee issued a sharp warning to the BJP … Read more
Mamata Banerjee and PM Modi (R) NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday once again trained his guns on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over President Droupadi Murmu’s recent displeasure regarding alleged “mismanagement” at a Santhal community event. He also alleged that Mamata Banerjee and her party, the Trinamool Congress, boycotted the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The row over last-minute venue change in President Droupadi Murmu‘s Santhal event escalated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the TMC government in the state, claiming that they were against tribal communities. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the BJP for “using” the President to “malign” the state, advising Murmu to “not indulge … Read more
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday resigned from his post ahead of the state assembly elections, PTI reported quoting a Lok Bhavan official.According to the official, Bose submitted his resignation in Delhi. Speaking to PTI, Bose said, “I have spent enough time at Governor’s office.” CV Ananda Bose Resigns As … Read more
An urgent mentioning was made about this development before a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi this morning. “Judicial officers have been given a training module on what to refer and what not to refer. This Court stated Chief Justice of High Court will decide modalities,” argued Senior … Read more