{"id":301950,"date":"2023-09-20T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=301950"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:10:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:40:50","slug":"adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Calcutta High Court:<\/span> While passing an interim order in a case where an agitation is scheduled including blocking the movement of trains, many of which operate across state boundaries, a division bench comprising of T.S. Sivagnanam, CJ., and Hiranmay Bhattacharyya, J., held that the proposed indefinite protest by Adibasi Kudmi Samaj as illegal and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

The Court stressed on the importance of maintaining public order and preventing disruptions to essential services and public life and directed the State Government to take appropriate measures to ensure law and order while sensitizing protesters about the proper channels for addressing their grievances.<\/p>\n

Factual Matrix<\/p>\n

In the instant matter, two separate public interest litigations (PILs) have been filed by the petitioners, seeking nearly identical relief. The PILs are preferred due to impending agitation scheduled to commence on 20-09-2023, by an organization known as “Adibasi Kudmi Samaj,” a registered society.<\/p>\n

The planned agitation, starting on 20-09-2023, is expected to severely impact public movement and other activities, particularly in four districts of West Bengal: Bankura, Jhargram, Purulia, and West Midnapore. The agitation’s proposal includes blocking the movement of trains, many of which operate across state boundaries, thereby affecting the states of Jharkhand, parts of Odisha, and parts of Chhattisgarh. The central demand of Adibasi Kudmi Samaj and its office bearers is the inclusion of the Kudmi community in the Scheduled Tribe list.<\/p>\n

A previous PIL was filed on this matter, and the Court clarified that it could not issue such a directive, stating that such grievances should be addressed through appropriate forums. The current PILs, however, focus on the broader impact of the proposed agitation on society as a whole.<\/p>\n

The petitioners highlighted that similar protests were conducted by the organization in September 2022 and April 2023, resulting in substantial financial losses for the Indian Railways, amounting to Rs. 60 crores. The protests also caused significant hardship to citizens in the affected districts, directly and indirectly. In anticipation of the forthcoming agitation, 39 trains have been canceled by the South-Eastern Railways.<\/p>\n

Moot Pint<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    Whether proposed agitation scheduled to begin on 20-09-2023 legal and constitutional?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Whether Adibasi Kudmi Samaj and its members have the right to conduct such an indefinite protest, given the previous protests did not achieve their desired results?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Court’s Assessment<\/p>\n

    The Court observed that the Supreme Court in Communist Party of India (M)<\/span> v. Bharat Kumar<\/span>, (1998) 1 SCC 201<\/a>, held that the distinction between a “Bandh” and a call for a general strike or “Hartal” is well-established concerning the impact on the fundamental rights of citizens, in All India Anna Dravida Munietra Kazhagam<\/span> v. Chief Secy., Govt. of T.N.<\/span>, (2009) 5 SCC 452<\/a>, held that calls given by political parties for “Bandh” are not acceptable and cannot be enforced and the Gauhati High Court in Lower Assam Inter, District Stage Carriage Bus Owner’s Assn.<\/span> v. State of Assam<\/span>, 2019 SCC OnLine Gau 1482<\/a>, held that road blockades and rail blockades are variants of “Bandh” and are illegal and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

    The Court held that based on legal precedents, protests like the one planned by Adibasi Kudmi Samaj, involving road and rail blockades, are deemed illegal and unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

    The Court observed that the previous protests conducted by the organization did not achieve the desired outcome and allowing them to hold another indefinite protest is not justifiable.<\/p>\n

    The Court further opined that Adibasi Kudmi Samaj and its members do not possess a vested right to block roadways and railways, causing inconvenience to both the residents of the four West Bengal districts and the neighboring states.<\/p>\n

    “We are of the prima facie view that the Samaj and its members cannot hold innocent citizens to ransom by seeking to hold an indefinite protest by blocking the railways and the roadways.”<\/p>\n

    The Court emphasised the importance of public ways and spaces remaining accessible and not being occupied indefinitely for protests, citing Amit Sahni (Shaheen Bagh. In Re.)<\/span> v. Commissioner of Police<\/span>, (2020) 10 SCC 439<\/a>, where the Supreme Court emphasized that public ways and spaces should not be occupied indefinitely for protests.<\/p>\n

    Court’s Direction<\/p>\n

    The Court directed the State Government is directed to deploy additional forces, including specialized units, and, if necessary, request assistance from neighboring states (Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh) to prevent protesters from converging on the core protest area.<\/p>\n

    The Court urged the Railway Protection Force to remain vigilant, and additional deployments may be necessary at railway stations. The State Government is urged to take all necessary measures to maintain law and order and to ensure that roadways and railways are not blocked during the protest.<\/p>\n

    The Court emphasized the need to sensitize protesters about the appropriate forums where they can address their grievances, as a constitutional court under Article 226 cannot issue directives for the inclusion of a community in the Scheduled Tribe list.<\/p>\n

    The Court ordered a follow-up hearing on 09-10-2023, to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n

    [Purulia Chamber of Trade & Industry<\/span> v. State of W.B.<\/span>, 2023 SCC OnLine Cal 2962<\/a>, order dated 19-09-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n\n

    Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

    Mr. Abhratosh Majumdar, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Kausheyol Roy, Counsel for the Petitioner in WPA(P) 503 of 2023<\/p>\n

    Mr. Kishore Dutta, Sr. Adv., Mr. Niloy Sengupta, Mr. S. Ganguly and Mr. Soumen Chatterjee, Counsel for the Petitioner in WPA(P) 510 of 2023<\/p>\n

    Mr. S.N. Mookherjee, Sr. Adv, Ld. AG Mr. Supratim Dhar, Counsel for the Respondent\/State<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Calcutta High Court held that Adibasi Kudmi Samaj and its members do not possess a vested right to block roadways and railways, causing inconvenience to both the residents of the four West Bengal districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67514,"featured_media":290502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[61215,2689,59371,2609,61216,59104,2829],"class_list":["post-301950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-adibasi-kudmi-samaj","tag-Calcutta_High_Court","tag-chief-justice-t-s-sivagnanam","tag-illegal","tag-indefinite-protest","tag-justice-hiranmay-bhattacharyya","tag-unconstitutional"],"yoast_head":"\nAdibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways illegal and unconstitutional: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Calcutta High Court held that the Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways is illegal and unconstitutional and passed an interim order.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Calcutta High Court held that the Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways is illegal and unconstitutional and passed an interim order.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-20T07:00:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-27T07:40:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ritu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ritu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\",\"name\":\"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways illegal and unconstitutional: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-20T07:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-27T07:40:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9\"},\"description\":\"Calcutta High Court held that the Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways is illegal and unconstitutional and passed an interim order.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"calcutta high court\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9\",\"name\":\"Ritu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ritu\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_7\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways illegal and unconstitutional: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog","description":"Calcutta High Court held that the Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways is illegal and unconstitutional and passed an interim order.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order","og_description":"Calcutta High Court held that the Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways is illegal and unconstitutional and passed an interim order.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2023-09-20T07:00:40+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-27T07:40:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ritu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ritu","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/","name":"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways illegal and unconstitutional: Calcutta High Court | SCC Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","datePublished":"2023-09-20T07:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-27T07:40:50+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9"},"description":"Calcutta High Court held that the Adibasi Kudmi Samaj's indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways is illegal and unconstitutional and passed an interim order.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"calcutta high court"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/09\/20\/adibasi-kudmi-samajs-indefinite-protest-blocking-railways-roadways-illegal-unconstitutional-cal-hc-scc-blog\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Adibasi Kudmi Samaj\u2019s indefinite protest by blocking railways and roadways \u201cIllegal and unconstitutional\u201d; Calcutta High Court directs State to ensure law and order"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/392f265bae2f48f0f0d02b8e0e9015b9","name":"Ritu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c47318594774c1fe55e3e8c85dcd1909276373d9bf11730032fc1a7d05d56a47?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ritu"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/editor_7\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":299080,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/calcutta-high-court-dismisses-pre-mature-writ-petition-challenging-appointment\/","url_meta":{"origin":301950,"position":0},"title":"Calcutta High Court dismisses premature writ petition challenging appointment of WBSCTVESD’s Chief Administrative Officer","author":"Ritu","date":"August 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The petitioner challenged the appointment of the Chief Administrative Officer based on the absence of a notification number and approval details in the 2021 notification.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298314,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/02\/calcutta-high-court-granted-injunction-against-proposed-political-protest-and-gherao\/","url_meta":{"origin":301950,"position":1},"title":"Here\u2019s why Calcutta High Court stayed TMC\u2019s proposed Political Protest and \u2018Gherao\u2019","author":"Ritu","date":"August 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Calcutta High Court restrained TMC respondents from carrying out a pre-planned \u201cgherao\u201d of the residences of the leaders of a particular political party.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":299010,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/calcutta-hc-directs-examination-safety-measures-prevent-entry-ragpickers-into-dumping-yards\/","url_meta":{"origin":301950,"position":2},"title":"Calcutta High Court directs examination of safety measures to prevent entry of ragpickers into dumping yards","author":"Ritu","date":"August 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Calcutta High Court asked for a detailed report from the appropriate authorities on the steps to be taken to prevent the entry of ragpickers and ensure their safety.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298991,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/10\/calcutta-high-court-dismisses-pil-in-alleged-misuse-of-national-flag-in-election-campaign\/","url_meta":{"origin":301950,"position":3},"title":"Calcutta High Court dismisses PIL in alleged misuse of National Flag in election campaign","author":"Ritu","date":"August 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Calcutta High Court dismissed the PIL as after noting that the FIR is already registered on the alleged offence and the investigation was in progress.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298291,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/02\/calcutta-high-court-dismisses-pil-seeking-restriction-on-hate-speeches-by-certain-individual\/","url_meta":{"origin":301950,"position":4},"title":"Calcutta High Court dismisses Nazia Elahi Khan\u2019s PIL seeking restriction on Hate speeches","author":"Ritu","date":"August 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201c...if, according to the petitioner, certain sentiments have been affected on account of certain speeches by certain individuals, law provides adequate remedy for redressal of such grievances.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298150,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/07\/31\/calcutta-high-court-issued-directions-to-regulate-noise-pollution-during-festivals\/","url_meta":{"origin":301950,"position":5},"title":"Continuous beating of drums day and night illegal; Calcutta High Court issues directions to regulate noise pollution during festivals","author":"Ritu","date":"July 31, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cIt was the duty of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board to issue public notice prior to any religious festival or any congregation or any rally or any meeting sensitising the citizens about the relevant rules, which prohibit indiscriminate noise pollution.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"calcutta high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calcutta-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}