The Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the BJP to proceed with the conduct of a political rally on November 29 near Victoria House, Kolkata, overruling objections by the TMC led State government in the matter
Since June 2022, the Governor has neither given his assent nor rejected the West Bengal Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which makes the Chief Minister the Chancellor of all State Universities instead of him.
The scheme was implemented by the West Bengal government earlier but in 2020, it came up with Bangla Sahayata Kendra (BKS), which would help citizens to get the benefits of all State-initiated schemes and stopped CSCs.
The decision of National Human Rights Commission to appoint 'observers' for the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal amounted to usurping the jurisdiction of State Election Commission, the Calcutta High Court held
"There is a need to remind ourselves that rights of individuals is the citadel of democracy and every violation would be an attack on civilized society," Justice Shampa Sarkar said in the order.