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    West Bengal SIR Revision: Judicial Adjudication Requires ECI Documents

    Kolkata, February 22 Judicial officers appointed to adjudicate claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will be required to accept only the 13 identity documents specified by the Election Commission of India...
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    Judicial Resources Reallocated as Calcutta HC Oversees SIR Implementation

    Kolkata, February 22 Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul has constituted a committee to oversee interim arrangements for transferring urgent matters to alternative courts following the engagement of judicial officers for work related to the SIR exercise in West Bengal.On February 20...
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    High Court Oversees Judicial Adjudication of West Bengal Voter Rolls

    Kolkata, February 22 – The full-fledged judicial adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the election-bound state of West Bengal will begin on Monday, and the process will commence with the involvement of 150 session...
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    Calcutta High Court Addresses SIR Delays, Judicial Officer Appointments

    Kolkata, February 22 – As the deadline for the completion of the scrutiny phase of voter documents submitted during the hearing on claims and objections to the draft voter list in West Bengal has ended, uncertainty remains regarding the number of voter documents classified as "logical...
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    Supreme Court Orders Judicial Officer Deployment for Electoral Roll Review

    Kolkata, February 21 The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court ordered on Saturday the cancellation of leave for all judicial officers posted in different courts of West Bengal until March 9, to ensure compliance with the directions passed by the Supreme Court for the completion of the...
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    High Court Oversees Judicial Oversight of Electoral Roll Revision

    Kolkata, February 21 A high-level meeting on the SIR exercise began at the Calcutta High Court on Saturday afternoon, in accordance with the SC's directives, officials said.The meeting, presided over by HC Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, aims to establish a framework for judicial oversight as...
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    Supreme Court Orders Full Support for Bengal Voter Roll Revision

    New Delhi, February 21 Union Minister Kiren Rijiju described the Supreme Court's order for the deployment of judicial officers to assist in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal as a "very significant directive" and stated that the Mamata Banerjee...
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    West Bengal SIR Revision: Judicial Officers to Handle Discrepancies

    Kolkata, February 21 – The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Sujoy Paul, will chair a crucial meeting on Saturday to finalize the plan for appointing serving and retired judicial officers to oversee the adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive...
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    Beldanga Violence Investigation: NIA Monitors Police Action

    Kolkata, February 19 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sent an email to the police in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on Thursday, requesting the case diary related to the violence in Beldanga last month, NIA sources said on Thursday.It is alleged that no action has been taken to...
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    CAT Proceedings Dismissed: Bandyopadhyay's Challenge Rejected

    New Delhi, February 19 The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by former West Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's (CAT) decision to transfer his case from Kolkata to New Delhi."The petition is dismissed (as it)...
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    Cricketer Shami Responds to Wife's Transfer Pleas in Supreme Court

    New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from cricketer Mohammad Shami on pleas filed by his estranged wife seeking transfer of cases, including the one alleging domestic violence, from West Bengal to Delhi.A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan agreed to...
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    Notable Supreme Court Cases Listed for February 18th

    Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 18:* The Supreme Court will hear pleas related to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.* The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging obstruction by Mamata Banerjee...
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    Supreme Court Considers Plea Over Political Murders in West Bengal

    New Delhi, February 17 Will the Supreme Court monitor every murder or violent incident that occurs in West Bengal, the Supreme Court asked on Tuesday while hearing a plea concerning the alleged killing of three BJP workers after the 2018 local body elections in the state.A bench of justices...
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    Great Nicobar Island Project Faces Renewed Legal Challenges After NGT Clearance

    New Delhi, February 17 The National Green Tribunal's approval of the Great Nicobar project is disappointing and unfortunate, and may have disastrous ecological impacts, according to environmental enthusiasts.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday cleared the proposed International...
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    High Court Directs Bengal to Find Alternative Accommodation for CISF Personnel

    Kolkata, February 16 The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to provide an assurance that CISF personnel, providing security at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, will be relocated from a Chinese language school here by April 30.The Central Industrial...
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    Noida Resident Seeks FIR Scraping Following Krishnanagar Police Investigation

    Kolkata, February 16 – A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court raised concerns on Monday about the overly aggressive actions taken by the Krishnanagar Police in the Nadia district of West Bengal against an individual over a social media post involving Mahua Moitra, a Member of Parliament...
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    Pharmacy Owner Released on Bail After High Court Questions State Regulations

    Kolkata, February 16 The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted bail to a pharmacy owner, who was arrested for storing large quantities of cough syrup, noting that the West Bengal government could not produce any circular that deters any wholesaler or retailer from storing such material.The...
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    Congress Expresses Disappointment Over Great Nicobar Project Approval

    New Delhi, February 16 The Congress on Monday termed the National Green Tribunal's approval of the Great Nicobar project as "deeply disappointing," saying there is clear evidence that the project will have "disastrous ecological impacts."A six-member special bench of the National Green...
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    Bengal Border Security: BJP Leader Highlights Shift in Bangladesh Politics

    Kolkata, February 15 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari expressed concern on Sunday about developments along the Bangladesh border following political changes in Dhaka after the election, and alleged that a "serious political consolidation" has emerged across the border that calls for heightened...
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    Justice Radhabinod Pal Sarani: New Address for Historic Court

    Kolkata, February 12 The over 150-year-old neo-Gothic Calcutta High Court building received a new postal address on Thursday, after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation changed the name of the street on which the building is located.The name of the street was changed from Esplanade Row (West) to...
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