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Subrata Ghosh v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

Calcutta HC19 May 2026CRR/1990/2026

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What is this about?

CRR 1990 of 2026; Subrata Ghosh v. State of West Bengal & Anr.; Calcutta High Court; order dated 19.05.2026 by Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.; expeditious disposal; Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; Section 12(5); A.C. Case No.2610 of 2024; 10th Judicial Magistrate, Alipore; dilatory tactics; adjournments; six-month conclusion timeline; counsel Mr. Ritendra Kumar Jaiswal.

What did the court decide?

Application disposed of with a direction upon the Court below to expedite the hearing of A.C. Case No.2610 of 2024 and conclude the entire proceeding preferably within six months from the next date of hearing without granting unnecessary adjournments to either party; service of copy of the application upon the opposite party dispensed with. ¶9

Subrata Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal and Anr. — Domestic Violence | Calcutta HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether a direction should issue upon the learned Court below for expeditious disposal of the proceeding under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 being A.C. Case No.2610 of 2024, in view of the alleged dilatory tactics of opposite party no.2.

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Court's answer

The Court considered the petitioner's prayer innocuous and dispensed with service of a copy of the application upon the opposite party.

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Ratio / Principle

Since Section 12(5) of the Act of 2005 provides for taking every endeavour to dispose of such applications within a time limit, the Court found the petitioner's prayer justified and required to be allowed to secure the ends of justice.

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Key takeaways

The Court below was directed to make its best endeavour to expedite the hearing of A.C. Case No.2610 of 2024 and to conclude the entire proceeding preferably within six months from the next date of hearing, without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party.ratio¶11

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Calcutta High Court (Dr. Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee, J.) disposed of CRR 1990 of 2026 filed by Subrata Ghosh seeking expeditious disposal of a proceeding under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (A.C. Case No.2610 of 2024) pending before the learned 10th Judicial Magistrate, Alipore. Noting that opposite party no.2 was allegedly adopting dilatory tactics through adjournments, and that Section 12(5) of the Act of 2005 requires every endeavour to dispose of such applications within a time limit, the Court held the prayer justified, dispensed with service of the application on the opposite party, and directed the Court below to expedite the hearing and conclude the entire proceeding preferably within six months from the next date of hearing without granting unnecessary adjournments to either party.

Subrata Ghosh v. State of West Bengal and Anr.

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