No Trade Licence Needed To Register Partnership Firm Of Advocates Under Partnership Act: Calcutta High Court

Case Title: Dr. Arjun Chowdhury v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 253

The Calcutta High Court has held that a partnership firm constituted exclusively for carrying on the legal profession cannot be compelled to produce a trade licence as a precondition for registration under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, observing that such a requirement finds no place in the statutory scheme governing registration of partnership firms.

Promise To Marry After Initial Sexual Assault Cannot Shield Accused: Calcutta High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Case: ANIL KUMAR GUPTA v THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 254

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the conviction of a man for rape, holding that a subsequent promise to marry after an initial act of forcible sexual assault cannot absolve the accused of criminal liability. The Court observed that while the parties later entered into a physical relationship on the accused's repeated assurances of marriage, the initial act was without the victim's consent and the subsequent false promises only prolonged her exploitation.

Attachment Of Accused's Property U/S 107 BNSS Requires Strict Judicial Scrutiny, Cannot Be Recovery Mechanism: Calcutta High Court

Case Title: Puja Hari v. State of West Bengal & Anr.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 255

The Calcutta High Court has set aside an order attaching properties belonging to a woman who was not even named as an accused in a criminal case, while issuing significant guidelines on the exercise of powers under Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

Calcutta High Court Directs Dental College To Refund ₹9.5 Lakh, Return Documents To Student Who Left Course After 6 Days

Case Title: Dr. Sreeparna Ghosh v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 256

The Calcutta High Court has directed Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research (HIDSAR) to refund ₹9.5 lakh to a postgraduate dental student and return all her original certificates, holding that the institution could not withhold educational documents or deny fee refund after the student withdrew from the course within the period stipulated under the UGC Fee Refund Policy.