The only cantonment in West Bengal is in Barrackpur.

The office of Zila Parishad is located in the District headquarters. The Sabhadhipati is the head of the Zila Parishad.

Calcutta High Court's Jurisdiction was extended to cover Chandernagore and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as of 2nd May, 1950.

The areas of Raniganj, Asansol, Durgapur have municipalities that are included in Bardhaman district.

The Municipal Corporations are formed in West Bengal under Municipal Corporation Act, 1980. These are established in big cities that have large populations.

The four-tier panchayat system was replaced by three-tier system according to the Panchayat Act,1973. The Bengal Self-Government Act III, 1885 was passed by Lt. Governor Sir Ashley Eden. The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957 for the first time introduced the principle of adult franchise in the rural self-governing bodies. The West Bengal Zila Parishad Act, 1963 introduced Anchalik Parishad and the Zila Parishad.

In West Bengal, there are 7 Municipal Corporations. Kolkata, the state capital and a metropolitan city, is managed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). Bidhannagar is managed by Bidhannagar Municipality. Chandannagar and Siliguri have their own municipality corporations. Howrah, Asansol and Durgapur have other Municipal Corporations of West Bengal.

West Bengal was the first state to hold the Panchayat elections with the official participation of the political parties. It was adopted in June, 1978.

The Labour Court of West Bengal provides speedy justice to the issues of suspension of labours from work, legal dimensions of strike, welfare of labours, fixing of wages, duration of duty and other collective problems of labours.

Subordinate Courts, on the criminal side, in ascending order are, Second Class /judicial Magistrate Court, First Class Judicial Magistrate Court and Chief Judicial Magistrate Court etc.

The West Bengal High Court is located at Kolkata.

For speedy dispensation of justice in India, the increase in number of courts and judges is not only important, but easy and speedy access to legal information is also equally important.

District courts of West Bengal are under the administrative control of the Calcutta High Court. The decisions of the District Court of West Bengal are subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court.

The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957 for the first time introduced the principle of adult franchise in the rural self-governing bodies. Another distinct feature of this Act was Gram Sabha which was the only structure where direct democracy was possible in the vast democratic country.

The High Court at Calcutta, West Bengal was formerly known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William. It was established on 1st July, 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861.

The building of Calcutta High Court was architected by Walter Granville. The architecture is based on the model of Stadt-Haus or which is also known as Cloth Hall of Belgium.

Phani Bhusan Chakravartti was the first Indian Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.

Legislative Council of Bengal was estabhlished on 18th January, 1862 under the Indian Councils Act of 1861.

In reality, the Governor has no power. But according to the Constitution, under special circumstances the Governor may act without the advice of the council of Ministers. This power of the Governor is known as Discretionary power.

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha comprises 295 members of Legislative Assembly. It includes 294 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies and one nominated from the Anglo-Indian community.

The eligibility requirements for the post of Governor is specified in Article 157 and 158 of the Constitution. Article 167C, Article 200, Article 213 and Article 355 lays down the various powers enjoyed by the Governor.

DGHC has three sub-divisions under its authority. These are Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik and some area of Siliguri sub-division of Darjeeling district and the whole of Kalimpong district.

Sambhunath Pandit was the first Indian to assume office as a Judge of Calcutta High Court on 2nd February, 1863.

The first Chief Justice of West Bengal High Court was Sir Barnes Peacock.

Sankar Prasad Mitra is the longest serving Chief Justice of West Bengal.

The High Court at Calcutta, West Bengal was formerly known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William. It was established on 1st July, 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. The High Court at Calcutta, West Bengal was formerly known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William. It was established on 1st July, 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861. Sambhunath Pandit was the first Indian to assume office as a Judge of Calcutta High Court on 2nd February, 1863. Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya asumed office as the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court on 25th October, 2017.

Two houses of the Legislature : The Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly were created under the Government of India Act, 1935.

The Tripartite Agreement was signed on 22nd August, 1988 in Kolkata and came to be popularly known as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Accord.

The Governor of West Bengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state.

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) was formed in August 2012 through a West Bengal State Act.

The first West Bengal Legislative Assembly after the general election was constituted in 1952 consisting 52 members.

The first speaker of West Bengal assembly was Sir Azizul Haque.

The first Assembly Election of West Bengal happened in 1952. Indian National Congress was the winning party and Bidhan Chandra Roy was the Chief Minister.

The Tripartite Agreement was signed on 22nd August, 1988 in Kolkata and came to be popularly known as Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Accord.

Shri Jyoti Basu is the longest serving zchief Minister of West Bengal. He took office on 21st June, 1977 and left office on 5th November, 2000.

Legislative council of West Bengal was abolished with effect from 1st August, 1969 due to the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act of 1969.

The High Court at Calcutta, West Bengal was formerly known as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William. It was established on 1st July, 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861.

Under the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947, the Labour courts and the Industrial Tribunal have been set up in West Bengal.

The Jari dance is usually performed by Shia Muslims during Muharram and recounts the mournful death of Imam Hussain at Karbala.

Desh is a magazine published in West Bengal. Matir Khata is an agriculture based web portal that connects the farmers in rural Bengal to the new developments in agriculture. 24 Ghanta is a private TV channel operating in West Bengal. Tattobodhini was a newspaper published in West Bengal (1843).

The presiding officer of Labour Court of West Bengal should have been a District or an Additional District Judge as an additional qualification for a continuous period of 3 years.

Subordinate courts in a district, on the civil side, in ascending order are, Junior Civil Judge Court, Senior Civil Judge Court.

Kolkata was the second city after Mumbai to have a radio station on 26th August, 1927.

Samachar Darpan i.e. the first Bengali newspaper was started on 23rd May, 1818. It was the first non-English nespaper in India.

The first Chief Minister of West Bengal was Dr Prafulla Chandra Ghosh appointed on 15th August, 1947.

The Governor is the Chairman/President of some organisations like Victoria Memorial Hall, Indian Museum, Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Easter Zone Cultural Centre, etc.

Initially the building of General Post Office was a part of Fort William. Presently, the GPO is located at B.B.D Bagh that was earlier known as Dalhousie Square.