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Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Protect Tolly directors' right to profession: HC
Kolkata: The Information and Cultural Affairs (INCA) department's secretary was directed by the on Monday to ensure that the "right to life and business, trade and profession" of the directors is not interfered with. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now If required, the secretary should take help from a jurisdictional police station to ensure the same. In case of any interference or difficulty faced by the directors, they have been asked to report to the secretary, who would take immediate remedial steps. Justice Amrita Sinha gave this order in response to multiple contempt cases filed by a group of . They alleged that despite the court's order on April 3, the (FCTWEI) continued to interfere. One of the directors' advocates submitted, "After the order passed in the writ petition, the situation has become worse. Because of the litigations, there is a vindictive attitude shown towards us. Messages are being flooded on WhatsApp groups and elsewhere. People are making statements that this order has no binding effect. They are not going to listen to this order. Now the situation is even worse." Meanwhile, the state came under fire for not complying with the orders of the court. On April 3, the judge directed the secretary of INCA to consider the issues raised by the directors who approached the court regarding the right to carry out a profession independently. A decision was supposed to be placed by the state, but it was not done. The Senior Standing Counsel representing the state informed that they were going to move an appeal before the division bench challenging the order and are awaiting a certified copy to do the same. To this, Justice Sinha said, "There is an order you have not complied with, and there is no stay order. Somebody's right to life is being infringed, and the state is not taking any step to protect the right of these people. This is what is troubling the court. If the decision is placed, then at least the court will come to know the stand of the state in this impasse which has been created."
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Calcutta High Court upholds artistes' right to work in Tollywood
In a significant ruling, Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court on Monday issued a stern directive stating that no one can obstruct artistes from working in the Tollywood film industry. This comes after actors like Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Anirban Bhattacharya alleged that they were being prevented from working. The conflict between film directors and the Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India has long plagued Tollywood, often resulting in production halts. The matter escalated to the point of judicial intervention. During the hearing, Justice Sinha said, 'No one can interfere with someone's livelihood. If issues arise, local police must be approached. The state cannot remain a mute spectator.' Advocate Abhratosh Majumdar informed the court that despite previous directives, obstruction continues, with shooting being halted and artists sidelined. The court was urged to issue a ruling restraining the Federation from interfering in work-related matters, highlighting deep-rooted issues within the film industry. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Rape survivor gets HC nod to abort 25-week pregnancy
KOLKATA: Following Calcutta High Court's intervention, a medical board has allowed a 21-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 25-week-old pregnancy. The procedure will be carried out on Wednesday after the HC on Monday directed that the termination be done without survivor's counsel, Kanchan Jaju, on Monday, told Justice Amrita Sinha , that the woman would be comfortable terminating her pregnancy at woman was raped by her cousin on the intervening night of Dec 3 and 4 last year, on the day of her father's birthday, and a complaint was registered at the Sinthi Police Station in March 2025. The survivor's counsel told the court on April 30 that she was not in a psychological state to continue with the pregnancy. "The accused, who is a blood relative, threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone. The petitioner stated that due to trauma, fear of social stigma and constant threat from the accused, she was unable to report the incident immediately," it was stated in the writ accused was arrested in April and remanded in police custody till April 12. But the lower court granted him bail on April 17. It was after the survivor was referred for medical examination following the registration of the FIR that she learnt of her pregnancy. By then, she was 22 weeks along and at the time of filing the petition, 25 case was initially heard by Justice Gaurang Kanth, who had directed for the formation of a medical board to assess whether the survivor could be allowed to terminate her pregnancy even after surpassing the cutoff of 24 to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (as amended in the year 2021), in cases of rape survivors, lawful medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) is permissible up to 24 weeks of gestation. If the gestation age limit of the foetus is more than 24 weeks, it can be terminated only in cases involving foetal Kanth had directed for the board to give due diligence to her mental and physical health, and the condition of the foetus. The survivor's counsel had submitted she was "under immense psychological distress, exhibiting symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma". It was submitted that the continuation of the pregnancy would severely affect her mental health. A report was filed by the MSVP of IPGMER and the board agreed on the termination of the pregnancy.
