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.
Mere Delay In Recording Statements Of Witnesses Would Not Result In Rejection Of Their Testimonies:...
A three-judge Bench of Justice UU Lalit, Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, and Justice Bela M. Trivedi has held that mere delay in recording statements of...
"Political Overtones Can't Be Brushed Aside," Calcutta HC Noted While Staying Proceedings Against...
Observing that political overtones cannot be brushed aside, Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court on Monday stayed all further proceedings...