Calcutta High Court Drops Contempt Case

Authority: High Court at Calcutta, Special Civil Jurisdiction Appellate Side

Order Date: 25 September 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Subhas Chowbey (petitioner) vs Shiraz Daneshyar, Managing Director, Calcutta State Transport Kolkata (alleged contemnor).
• Origin: Contempt proceeding arising from judgment and order dated 25 April 2025.
• Counsel for petitioner: Ms. Susmita Dey (Basu), Mr. Kaustav Ghosh, Mr. Antarik Dawn.
• No appearance by the alleged contemnor.
• Petitioner's counsel submitted that the direction of the court had already been complied with, negating need for further contempt proceedings.

Final Outcome

• The court, presided by Justice Aniruddha Roy, ordered that contempt proceeding CPAN 1502 of 2025 be dropped and closed.
• The related application was disposed of.

Topics: Contempt, Court Proceedings