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Time of India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt to submit report on rape case progress
The Calcutta HC on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to submit a progress report along with the case diary on the investigation into the law student rape case within seven days. A division bench headed by Justice Soumen Sen also directed the state education department to shut down union rooms in all colleges and universities. The court issued the directions while hearing three PILs on the alleged rape of a 24-year-old student on the campus of a South Kolkata law college by an alumnus and two seniors on June 25. The next hearing is scheduled for July 10. The college has also been asked to file a report on its probe into the alleged crime. The HC, in another petition on the same issue, directed the state home department to issue an advisory, if required, to all media houses and lodge appropriate complaints if any attempt is made on the social media to confuse the identity of the victim. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Court cannot punish B for A's mistake: Counsel on HC order nixing 32k primary teachers' appts
Kolkata: Senior counsel Anindya Mitra challenged the 2023 Calcutta High Court order by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay annulling services of 32,000 primary school teachers and argued that a court of law cannot cancel appointments of people not made parties in a case because that would constitute a violation of the principles of natural justice. Arguing before a division bench of the Calcutta HC on Thursday, Mitra said, "The petitioners who moved the single bench didn't even make such a prayer." The senior counsel restricted his arguments to the 2016 selection of primary teachers that concluded in 2017 and distinguished it from the 2014 Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Mitra argued that the writ petition was moved five years after the selection process had concluded and pointed out that the petitioners did not make any allegations of illegality. "The basis of the illegality recorded in the judgement was the judge's own, based on irrelevant considerations. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata Counsel submitted that the judge in the case made references to allegations of corruption against ministers, MLAs and the former president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, describing the selection process as the "biggest scam" in Bengal's education system. "A minister or an MLA or a former president might have been arrested for doing something wrong. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo But for an offence committed by A, you cannot punish B," Mitra said. He submitted that the judge made these observations in relation to the 2014 TET and not the 2016 selection process by the Board. The senior counsel drew the division bench's attention to the part of the single bench judgement stating: "the sense of justice is above the sense of law" and argued that such a conclusion goes against the basic framework of the Constitution and rule of law. The counsel pointed out that the judge, while taking on an investigation on his own, had questioned candidates from only four of 20 districts and made a generalised observation on aptitude tests, when nine among those questioned had said that aptitude tests were held. Mitra cited SC judgements to substantiate that a court cannot generalise issues. He further pointed out from the records that the judge had initially ordered the cancellation of 36,000 teachers. "He made changes to his order, calling it a typographical error. Is this believable?"
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
'Best moment': Lawyer reacts as Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan wins big alimony battle
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's estranged wife, Hasin Jahan's lawyer, on Wednesday confirmed that the cricketer will pay a monthly alimony of ₹ 4 lakh to Jahan and her daughter and added that she had been running from pillar to post since 2018. Mohammed Shami, was trolled after posting this picture with wife Hasin Jahan on his official Facebook page. Nasty comments were made that her dress was not in keeping with their religion.(Mohammed Shami facebook) 'It was the best moment for Hasin Jahan. From 2018 to 2024, she had been running from pillar to post. Ultimately, it was pronounced in open court yesterday that ₹ 1.5 lakh would be provided for Hasin Jahan, ₹ 2.5 lakh for the daughter (both to be paid monthly), and that any time the daughter requires assistance, it would be provided by Md Shami,' lawyer Imtiaz Ahmed told ANI. A bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee at the Calcutta high court on Tuesday directed the Indian cricketer to pay ₹ 1.5 lakh to her wife and ₹ 2.5 lakh to her daughter monthly. Jahan had approached the high court against a district sessions court's order directing Shami to pay ₹ 50,000 to her wife and ₹ 80,000 to her daughter in 2023. She had sought a compensation of ₹ 7 lakh per month for herself and ₹ 3 lakh for her daughter before the court. Also Read | Why did Calcutta HC order Shami to pay ₹ 4 lakh per month to estranged wife? 'In my considered opinion, a sum of Rs. 1,50,000/- per month to the petitioner no.1(wife) and Rs. 2,50,000/- to her daughter would be just fair and reasonable to ensure financial stability for both the petitioners…' the high court said in its order on July 1. Jahan's lawyer told ANI that the Calcutta high court has also directed the trial court to dispose of the main application of the interim order within six months. "There is a high chance that when they return to the trial court to conclude the hearing on maintenance, it might be upgraded to ₹ 6 lakh because the claim of Hasin Jahan in her maintenance application was for ₹ 7 lakh and ₹ 3 lakh," Ahmed said. The case Hasin Jahan worked as a model and cheerleader for the Kolkata Knight Riders before marrying Shami in 2014. The couple gave birth to their daughter in 2015. In 2018, Jahan accused Shami of domestic violence, dowry harassment and match-fixing. She claimed that the pacer had received money from a Pakistani woman. Jahan had also alleged that her husband stopped payments to her to cover her family expenses. The allegation resulted in BCCI putting the pacer's central contract on hold. The board later cleared Shami of match-fixing allegations after a probe.
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Padma Shri monk Kartik Maharaj moves Calcutta HC to quash rape FIR
Padma Shri awardee monk Kartik Maharaj, who has been accused by a woman recently of allegedly raping her, has approached the Calcutta HC, seeking cancellation of the FIR registered against him. A single-judge bench of Justice Jay Sengupta has admitted the petition, which is likely to be heard on Wednesday. Kartik Maharaj was served a notice by the Nabagram police station on Monday and summoned to the police station on Tuesday morning for interrogation in connection with a complaint by a victim, who was allegedly raped by the monk from January and June of 2013. Kartik Maharaj has denied the allegations and claimed that the police actions were made to harass a monk. Slamming the BJP over the issue, AITC posted on X, "...Today, the women of Nabagram, Murshidabad, took to the streets demanding his arrest for repeatedly raping a helpless woman, blackmailing her, and forcing her to undergo an abortion. BJP will bend backwards to bury the case because shielding sexual predators runs in their blood. But, let it be known: he will not escape. For the trauma he inflicted, Kartik Maharaj will face the full wrath of the law."
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Shami to pay 4L as interim maintenance
Kolkata: The Calcutta HC on Tuesday increased the interim maintenance amount to be provided by cricketer to his estranged wife (pic left) and their daughter from Rs 50,000 and Rs 80,000 to Rs 1,50,000 and Rs 2,50,000 per month, respectively. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee reiterated that it was a settled law that even if the wife is earning, it is not sufficient to rule out the application for monetary relief. "Therefore, while it is true that the question of awarding an excessive amount of monetary relief does not arise, awarding a very low amount also cannot be accepted," the judge held. Hasin Jahan had asked for Rs 7 lakh per month for herself and Rs 3 lakh for her daughter. Her counsel, Imtiaz Ahmed, submitted that Shami's total income is around Rs 7,19,54,010. They challenged the lower court's mechanical granting of interim relief of Rs 50,000 and Rs 80,000. Ahmed stated Hasin Jahan's income to be Rs 16,000, whereas her monthly expenditure is around Rs 6,12,905. However, Shami's counsel, Sandipan Ganguly, submitted that the petitioner had falsely depicted herself to be a destitute person. "I have lost almost everything while fighting for my rights in the last seven years. I couldn't admit my daughter to a better school. I am thankful to the court," Jahan told TOI.
