State Cannot Dissolve Municipality Without Fair Hearing: Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Purulia Civic Board's Dissolution

Case Title: Rabishankar Das v. State of West Bengal & Ors. with Nabendu Mahali v. State of West Bengal & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 257

The Calcutta High Court has set aside the West Bengal Government's decision dissolving the Board of Councillors of the Purulia Municipality, holding that the action was vitiated by violation of the principles of natural justice as the State relied upon a District Magistrate's inquiry report without supplying it to the elected councillors.

Calcutta High Court Asks SIR Tribunal To Expeditiously Decide Agniveer Recruit's Appeal Over Voter Roll Deletion

Case: Akash Sarkar v. Union of India & Ors.,

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 258

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Appellate Tribunal at Cooch Behar to expeditiously decide the appeal of an Agniveer recruitment candidate whose name was deleted from the electoral roll during the SIR exercise, after noting that the State would issue his Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) only after the appeal is disposed of.

Denial Of Ration Benefits Due To SIR Deletion: Calcutta High Court Declines Interim Relief In PIL, Says No Aggrieved Person Has Objected

Case: Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity v State of West Bengal & ors

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 259

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to grant interim relief in a public interest litigation challenging the West Bengal government's decision to verify and delete Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries based on the outcome of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, observing that no affected individual had yet approached the Court alleging deprivation of benefits.

Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Rejected For Financial Reasons If Not Stated In The Original Order:Calcutta HC

Case Name : West Bengal Transport Corporation Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Dipankar Banik & Ors.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Cal) 260

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising Justice Madhuresh Prasad and Justice Prasenjit Biswas held that the rejection of a compassionate appointment claim cannot be based on financial stringency if that ground was not mentioned in the original rejection order or enquiry committee report.