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.
Calcutta High Court Temporarily Restrains Government From Deporting 4 Rohingya Muslims
The Calcutta High Court has restrained the Central Government from deporting 4 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar until the matter is taken up for hearing by...
Merely Because Tenant Is Obliged To Pay Half Of Property Tax & Surcharge, It Cannot Become Part Of...
The Supreme Court has recently observed that "Merely because the obligation to pay half of the property tax and surcharge would be upon the tenant as...
