Blogs by Anirban Bhattacharya

Consumer's cries

by Anirban Bhattacharya on in News and current affairs
The consumer awareness in India is still at a nebulous stage. The Consumer Protection Act was legislated in 1986 and consumer disputes redressal forums erected pursuant to the Act. However, the practice and procedure followed in these forums id perhaps not what was intended bythe legislature. Sectio...

RTI and the Calcutta High Court website

by Anirban Bhattacharya on in News and current affairs
According to draft Overall Public Satisfaction (OPS), data compiled by the Magsaysay awardee Arvind Kejriwal-led NGO Parivartan as part of an initiative to promote people’s right to access information from government organisations. West Bengal is at the bottom of the heap, scoring just 6% in OPS whi...

The Calcutta High Court website

by Anirban Bhattacharya on in About external articles
The High Court at Calcutta , formerly known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William , was brought into existence by the Letters Patent dated 14 th May, 1862, issued under the High Court’s Act, 1861.The High Court of Judicature at Fort William was formally opened on 1 st July, 1862, with Sir ...