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.
Probation Of Offenders Act 1958 Cannot Be Made Applicable To POCSO Cases: Calcutta HC Reiterates
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that the Probation of Offenders Act 1958 cannot be made applicable to POCSO cases. A Bench of Justice...
Widowed Or Unmarried Daughter Of Employee Who Superannuated Or Died Before Enforcement Of DCRB...
While reiterating the golden rule that the provision of a pensionary law being beneficial to a homogenous class of pensioners should be interpreted...
