Tag: Calcutta High Court

  • Birbhum killings: HC asks Delhi CFSL to gather samples from website of incident, orders government to report document

    By means of PTI

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta Prime Courtroom on Wednesday directed CFSL Delhi to instantly gather important fabrics for forensic exam at Bogtui village in Bengal’s Birbhum district, the place no less than 8 folks had been charred to dying within the suspected fallout of a TMC panchayat reputable’s homicide.

    The court docket requested the state govt to report a document within the case earlier than it via 2 pm on Thursday, when the subject will probably be taken up for listening to once more.

    A department bench headed via Leader Justice Prakash Shrivastava, taking over a suo motu petition and a suite of PILs, ordered that CCTVs be put in on the crime scene within the presence of district pass judgement on, Purba Bardhaman, and recordings be accomplished till additional orders.

    The bench, additionally comprising justice R Bharadwaj, directed a crew of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Delhi to seek advice from where of incident and gather samples for exam with none lengthen.

    It requested the DGP to make sure protection of witnesses, together with that of a minor boy injured within the arson, in session with the district pass judgement on, Purba Bardhaman.

    The court docket seen that suo motu petition has been registered for honest investigation within the case.

    The petitioners within the PILs have prayed for a probe via the CBI or via another company which isn’t managed via the state.

    Suggest normal representing the federal government antagonistic the prayer, pointing out an SIT used to be probing the subject and that there used to be no want to switch the case to another company.

  • West Bengal civic polls: SC refuses to entertain BJP’s plea of in the hunt for deployment of central forces

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Splendid Courtroom on Friday refused to entertain a plea of BJP leaders towards the Calcutta Top Courtroom directing the State Election Commissioner to inspect the bottom scenario in each and every of the 108 West Bengal municipalities going to polls on February 27, and take a choice on deployment of central paramilitary forces.

    A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant instructed senior suggest PS Patwalia, showing for BJP leaders Mousumi Roy and Pratap Banerjee, “Sorry. We don’t seem to be susceptible to entertain this petition.”

    Patwalia mentioned that vast scale violence and irregularities have been reported throughout earlier stages of municipal elections and deployment of central forces will assist in making sure unfastened and truthful elections. He mentioned the prime courtroom had erred in asking the State Election Commissioner to inspect the bottom scenario and take a decision on deployment of central forces.