Kolkata Bar Association

A section of lawyers on Wednesday staged a brief protest in front of the court of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal demanding clarity on assignment of matters to judges, even as the Calcutta High Court Bar Association took a resolution to continue

West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi, on Sunday, criticised the lawyers of Calcutta High Court for resorting to a three-day 'cease-work' citing hot and humid weather condition ignoring Chief Justice Manjula Chellur's request to attend court.

Judges at the Calcutta High Court were at work on Friday, but they had little do. The court had been paralysed with the High Court Bar Association choosing to take a holiday for Holi. The result, a picture of never-before-seen emptiness in the usually bustling court area on a working day.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to step in to resolve the issue of a ban on superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Sources say the BCCI is unhappy with the decision of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) to bar the actor, who also owns the IPL team the Kolkata Knight Riders from the ...

The Kolkata Bar Association has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court demanding a CBI inquiry into the Lalgarh killings.  The PIL also demands Rs 25 lakh compensation to families of those killed and Rs 10 lakh to those who suffered bullet injuries.  The chief justice has granted leave to file the PIL and dire...

A section of lawyers on Wednesday staged a brief protest in front of the court of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal demanding clarity on assignment of matters to judges, even as the Calcutta High Court Bar Association took a resolution to continue

West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi, on Sunday, criticised the lawyers of Calcutta High Court for resorting to a three-day 'cease-work' citing hot and humid weather condition ignoring Chief Justice Manjula Chellur's request to attend court.

Judges at the Calcutta High Court were at work on Friday, but they had little do. The court had been paralysed with the High Court Bar Association choosing to take a holiday for Holi. The result, a picture of never-before-seen emptiness in the usually bustling court area on a working day.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to step in to resolve the issue of a ban on superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Sources say the BCCI is unhappy with the decision of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) to bar the actor, who also owns the IPL team the Kolkata Knight Riders from the ...

The Kolkata Bar Association has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court demanding a CBI inquiry into the Lalgarh killings.  The PIL also demands Rs 25 lakh compensation to families of those killed and Rs 10 lakh to those who suffered bullet injuries.  The chief justice has granted leave to file the PIL and dire...