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Calcutta High Court noted that upon its intervention, the investigating agency had taken appropriate steps in the investigation, including the arrest of some accused and the issuance of warrants against the absconding ones.
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“It is observed that in Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the word “shall” means “it is mandatory for the accused to furnish bail bond with surety”.”
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Madras High Court viewed that there is nothing in the text or context of Section 3(d) which supports the interpretation that enhancement of known efficacy of the substance should be restricted to engineering or prospecting variants of phytase with inherently greater enzymatic activity over the reference phytase.
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Calcutta High Court examined the Building Rules and found that the construction was within the permissible limits of FAR and height after the land was gifted to Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
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Calcutta High Court observed that the Courts should refrain from interfering in the grant of contracts or licenses unless there is clear arbitrariness or malafide conduct.
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The accused was in custody for the past 5 years, and the prosecution intended to examine almost 417 witnesses, while only 4 witnesses were examined by then.
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A court-monitored investigation is a significant measure, typically invoked when there is a palpable sense of governmental neglect or oversight. It is not a mechanism to be employed routinely or without just cause.
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Calcutta High Court directed respondent authorities to maintain a sharp vigilant presence at the event to ensure the preservation of peace.
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A punishment of censure which is not likely to have any effect on the career of the police officers will not be a sufficient deterrent to the officer. The censure should be of such nature that other officers too must not emulate such actions in future.
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Transparency forms the core of good governance, and promotes efficiency and effectiveness in the functioning of the government
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Calcutta High Court opined that there was no contract between the parties due to the lack of a meeting of minds, therefore, the Specific Relief Act, 1963 cannot be invoked.
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As per West Bengal’s reservation policy, unreserved vacancies could be filled by meritorious reserved category candidates without adjusting them against reserved category vacancies.
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“While E-Commerce provide new platforms for small designers and businesses, the same ought not to be misused for the purposes of imitating and producing look alike products thereby violating any intellectual property rights.”
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Calcutta High Court stressed the importance of ensuring that the complaint is not false, vexatious, or intended to harass the accused.
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Calcutta High Court held that although the JJB conducted a preliminary assessment, it did not adequately assess the Juvenile’s mental and physical capacity to commit the offense.
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On determination of age, Bombay High Court expressed that “When there is still margin of four years, it cannot be said that the girl was not a “child” as defined under Section 2(d) of the POCSO Act.”
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“The issuance of the letter dated 10-05-2016 from Delhi can, at best, be said to constitute a ‘slender part of the cause of action’ and cannot be determinative of the question as to whether this Court ought to entertain the petition.”
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In view of the wife’s “conduct and dishonesty”, the Court dismissed revision petition filed by the wife seeking to set aside the order of the Sessions Judge setting aside her monetary maintenance and compensation.
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“This Court must record its concerned about the manner, in which, the mandatory provisions of Section 33(7) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 are being violated, with impunity.”
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“State Government is within its right to impose the threshold cap of admitting students from minority community to 50 percent”
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