{"id":301686,"date":"2023-09-16T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T10:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=301686"},"modified":"2023-09-20T10:59:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T05:29:15","slug":"governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Calcutta High Court:<\/span> While deciding a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the pending assent by Governor on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022, a division bench comprising of I.P. Mukerji and Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, JJ., directed that an affidavit-in-opposition be filed by the office of the Governor, disclosing the current status of the bill. The Court also directed the petitioner to file an affidavit-in-reply by 13-10-2023.<\/p>\n

Brief Facts<\/p>\n

In the instant matter, the petitioner preferred a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a mandamus order, compelling the Governor to promptly grant assent to the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was passed by the State legislature on 07-06-2022, and subsequently forwarded to the Governor on 15-06-2022, for approval.<\/p>\n

Union of India’s Contentions<\/p>\n

The Deputy Solicitor General representing the Union of India (respondent 2), raises several points challenging the maintainability of this writ application. He contended that there is no urgency compelling the court, which has jurisdiction for a limited period, to address this matter. He further contended that the writ petitioner, being a political functionary, lacks the locus standi to maintain the writ application and alleges that the petitioner has not come forward with clean hands.<\/p>\n

Citing Article 361 of the Constitution of India in conjunction with Article 212, he asserted that the Governor enjoys immunity from being questioned or made answerable before any court concerning the discharge of official duties.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Solicitor General prayed for the dismissal of the writ application and, if not dismissed, requests directions for filing affidavits.<\/p>\n

Petitioners’ Contentions<\/p>\n

The petitioners contended that Article 200 of the Constitution of India offers the Governor three options concerning the bill. granting assent, withholding assent with or without suggestions for reconsideration, or sending it to the President of India. It was contended that none of these three options has been exercised in this case, and the bill is pending consideration before the Governor.<\/p>\n

Citing Article 163 of the Constitution, the petitioners contended that in matters of assent to a bill, the Governor is obligated to act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers.<\/p>\n

The petitioners referred to Nabam Rebia<\/span> v. Deputy Speaker, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly<\/span>, (2016) 8 SCC 1<\/a> and contended that Article 361 does not bar the court from entertaining such matters. It was further contended that the Supreme Court entertained grievances related to assent to bills in those two cases.<\/p>\n

The petitioners emphasised that whether the Governor is “answerable” under Article 361 of the Constitution can only be determined after the filing of affidavits. The Court can then decide whether the decisions made earlier permit further inquiry into this matter. It was asserted that the question of the writ’s maintainability can only be considered after the submission and review of affidavits.<\/p>\n

Regarding the background and locus standi of the writ petitioner, the petitioners highlighted that the writ application was admitted on 16-05-2023, without any subsequent steps taken to dismiss it on these grounds. It was argued that the constitutional nature and significance of the issues involved make this writ deserving of consideration in the public interest.<\/p>\n

Court’s Decision<\/p>\n

The Court observed that the writ petitioner’s background and locus standi have not been challenged since the admission of the writ application. The Court acknowledged that the constitutional significance of the issues involved makes the case deserving of consideration in the public interest. The Court opined that the question of maintainability can only be decided after filing and consideration of affidavits.<\/p>\n

The Court observed that the Governor has three options under Article 200, granting assent, sending the bill to the President, or remitting the bill to the legislature for reconsideration. The Court emphasised that if the bill is returned to the legislature with or without amendments, the Governor is required to give assent under Article 200.<\/p>\n

The Court directed the office of the Governor to file an affidavit-in-opposition, disclosing the bill’s current status, by 04-10-2023, and directed the petitioner to submit an affidavit-in-reply by 13-10-2023.<\/p>\n

The writ application is listed for consideration on 16-10-2023.<\/p>\n

[Sayan Mukherjee<\/span> v. State of W.B.<\/span>, 2023 SCC OnLine Cal 2847<\/a>, order dated 12-09-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

Mr. L.K. Gupta, Sr. Adv. And Mr. Achintya Kumar Banerjee, Counsel for the Petitioners<\/p>\n

Mr. Tapan Kumar Mukherjee, AGP Mr. Somnath Naskar, Counsel for the Respondent 3<\/p>\n

Mr. Billwadal Bhattacharyya, DSG Mr. Ayanabha Raha, Counsel for the Union of India<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The subject matter of the instant matter is a PIL concerning the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which was passed by the State legislature on 07-06-2022 and was sent to the Governor for assent, but the same is still pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67514,"featured_media":290502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[2689,7601,61100,59104,59397,30878,61099],"class_list":["post-301686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-Calcutta_High_Court","tag-constitution-of-india","tag-governors-assent","tag-justice-hiranmay-bhattacharyya","tag-justice-i-p-mukerji","tag-pending","tag-west-bengal-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's currenstatus: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Calcutta High Court directed the Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's current status\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Calcutta High Court directed the Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's current status\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-16T10:30:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-20T05:29:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ritu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ritu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\",\"name\":\"Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's currenstatus: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-16T10:30:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-20T05:29:15+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9\"},\"description\":\"Calcutta High Court directed the Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's current status\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"calcutta high court\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9\",\"name\":\"Ritu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ritu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_7\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's currenstatus: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog","description":"Calcutta High Court directed the Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's current status","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status","og_description":"Calcutta High Court directed the Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's current status","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2023-09-16T10:30:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-20T05:29:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ritu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ritu","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","name":"Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's currenstatus: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","datePublished":"2023-09-16T10:30:56+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-20T05:29:15+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9"},"description":"Calcutta High Court directed the Governor's office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022's current status","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"calcutta high court"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/16\/governors-office-to-submit-affidavit-in-opposition-on-wb-university-laws-amendment-bill-2022s-current-status-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Calcutta High Court directs Governor\u2019s office to submit Affidavit-in-Opposition on West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022\u2019s status"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9","name":"Ritu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ritu"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_7\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":299080,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/calcutta-high-court-dismisses-pre-mature-writ-petition-challenging-appointment\/","url_meta":{"origin":301686,"position":0},"title":"Calcutta High Court dismisses premature writ petition challenging appointment of WBSCTVESD’s Chief Administrative Officer","author":"Ritu","date":"August 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The petitioner challenged the appointment of the Chief Administrative Officer based on the absence of a notification number and approval details in the 2021 notification.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":248116,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/05\/12\/bengal-post-poll-violencecal-hc-life-and-liberty-of-the-people-in-the-state-of-west-bengal-is-at-stake-court-constitutes-5-judge-bench\/","url_meta":{"origin":301686,"position":1},"title":"[Bengal Post Poll Violence]Cal HC| Life and liberty of the people in the State of West Bengal is at stake; Court constitutes 5 Judge Bench","author":"Editor","date":"May 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, CJ. (A), and Arijit Banerjee, J., on 07-05-2021 had entertained the PIL which was filed in public interest regarding violence which was taking place in various parts of the State after Assembly Elections, 2021. The PIL had emphasized on the inaction\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calcutta-court.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calcutta-court.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calcutta-court.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calcutta-court.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/calcutta-court.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298386,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/03\/calcutta-hc-dismisses-pil-on-grounds-having-private-motive-and-direct-interest-in-establishment-medical-college\/","url_meta":{"origin":301686,"position":2},"title":"Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL filed with private motive and direct interest in a Medical College’s establishment","author":"Ritu","date":"August 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Before entertaining a PIL, Court must diligently verify that the petition is genuinely rooted in public interest and not driven by personal vendettas or vested interests","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":299010,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/calcutta-hc-directs-examination-safety-measures-prevent-entry-ragpickers-into-dumping-yards\/","url_meta":{"origin":301686,"position":3},"title":"Calcutta High Court directs examination of safety measures to prevent entry of ragpickers into dumping yards","author":"Ritu","date":"August 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Calcutta High Court asked for a detailed report from the appropriate authorities on the steps to be taken to prevent the entry of ragpickers and ensure their safety.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":299013,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/10\/calcutta-high-court-dismisses-pil-alleging-misappropriation-of-funds-scc-blog\/","url_meta":{"origin":301686,"position":4},"title":"Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL alleging misappropriation of funds by Kharagpur Panchayat Samity’s Executive Officer","author":"Ritu","date":"August 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Calcutta High Court observed that at this stage, the Court we cannot examine the disputed questions and directed the District Magistrate to provide an appropriate reply to the petitioner.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298884,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/08\/calcutta-high-court-directs-notional-appointment-for-pensionary-benefit-scc-blog\/","url_meta":{"origin":301686,"position":5},"title":"\u2018Affected individuals should not lose pensionary benefits due to delay in appointment by authorities\u2019; Calcutta High Court directs notional appointment","author":"Ritu","date":"August 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThe petitioner cannot be penalised for the delay caused by the respondent authorities in appointing the petitioner to the post in question.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}