Calcutta High Court Allows Protest Meeting Against Alleged Atrocities Faced By 'Sanatani Hindus' In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has allowed a protest march to be scheduled tomorrow, against the alleged atrocities faced by 'sanatani Hindus' in West Bengal.

Justice Tirthankar Ghosh stated that a formal order would be passed tomorrow morning after the exact details of the gathering were furnished by the organisers, but orally allowed them to go ahead with the program, and directed them to follow the instructions of the State administration if their rally stage would be set up in the middle of the road.

The judge also directed that the timings of the rally be reduced to between 2pm to 6pm instead of 12pm to 6:30pm.

The present plea was moved by the petitioners who sought to organise a "pratiwad sabha" against the alleged atrocities, and stated that the event would be attended by 3000-3500 people, with the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari being the chief guest on the occasion.

It was stated that although the petitioners had obtained an NOC from the Army authorities on whose grounds the protest meeting was scheduled to be conducted, there was no response from the police authorities when approached by the petitioners for permission.

Petitioners thus prayed that the permission to hold the meeting be accorded to them by the High Court in line with several similar orders passed on earlier occasions.

Case: Sunil Harsh v State of West Bengal

Case No: WPA 28541 of 2024