Top Calcutta High Court Judgments – December 2025 | LegalWiki
Key Calcutta High Court Rulings
In December 2025, the Calcutta High Court delivered several important judgments that clarified key aspects of law and impacted everyday legal practice. This article brings together the top 10 Calcutta High Court judgments of the month, offering a concise overview of decisions that are relevant for lawyers, students, and anyone interested in recent legal developments.
Calcutta High Court Orders ₹30 Lakh Compensation for Families of Manual Scavenging Victims
The Calcutta High Court has held the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and State authorities responsible for the deaths of four labourers and injuries to others during a 2021 sewer-desilting operation in South Kolkata. Read more.
Centre Tells SC It Will Bring Back Pregnant Woman, Son Deported To Bangladesh On Humanitarian Grounds
The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that it will bring back Sunali Khatun, a pregnant woman deported to Bangladesh, along with her 8-year-old son Sabir, purely on humanitarian grounds. Read more.
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Award Over Unilateral Appointment Of Arbitrator
The Calcutta High Court set aside an ex parte arbitral award in a ₹7.27-crore loan dispute after finding that SREI Equipment Finance Ltd. had unilaterally appointed the sole arbitrator. Read more.
Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentence in POCSO Case Involving Minor Who Conceived After Love Affair
The Calcutta High Court upheld the life imprisonment of a man convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor aged between 12 and 14 years. Read more.
Mere Smell of Alcohol Insufficient to Deny Accident Compensation: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court held that a mere smell of alcohol noted in a post-mortem report cannot be a ground to deny compensation to the legal heirs of a deceased accident victim. Read more.
Calcutta High Court Declines Interim Relief Seeking CBI Probe Into Lionel Messi Incident
The Calcutta High Court has declined to grant interim relief seeking a CBI investigation into the chaos that occurred during footballer Lionel Messi’s visit to Kolkata on December 13 at the Salt Lake Stadium. Read more.
Calcutta High Court Finds Prima Facie Case by IndiaMART Against OpenAI Over ChatGPT Search Exclusion
The Calcutta High Court observed that IndiaMART has made out a strong prima facie case against OpenAI for allegedly excluding its listings from ChatGPT search results, while allowing competing platforms to appear. Read more.
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