Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India, established by a Letters Patent in May 1862 and formally opened in July 1862. The principal seat of the Calcutta High Court is in Kolkata and it has Circuit Benches in Port Blair and Jalpaiguri. The building of the Principal Bench in Kolkata was constructed in 1872. The High Court has jurisdiction over the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The sanctioned strength of Judges of the Calcutta High Court is 54 permanent and 18 additional judges.
Conduct Of Public Prosecutor Of Not Objecting To Bail Without Case Diary Being Produced Before The...
The Calcutta High Court expressed its dismay over the conduct of a Public Prosecutor who raised no objection to a bail application that had been...
Calcutta HC Denies 12-Year-Old Rape Victim To Terminate 25-Weeks-Old Twin Fetuses, Holds Life Of The...
A Calcutta High Court Bench of Justice Aniruddha Roy has denied a 12-year-old rape victim the permission to terminate 25 weeks old twin-fetuses, by...