Dipankar Datta, J.

I was hearing W.P. No. 19131(W) of 2014 (hereafter the first w.p.) on July 21, 2014 when Mr. Aniruddha Chatterjee, learned advocate intervened and submitted that a writ petition [W.P. 20515(W) of 2014] (hereafter the second w.p.) involving the same "speech" which has given rise to the first w.p. is due for being listed on July 23, 2014 and hence both the writ petitions may be heard together. His request was accepted and the writ petitions heard at length on July 23, 2014, one after the other. Order on the point of entertainability of the first w.p. and order on the point of interim relief in the second w.p. were reserved. I propose to decide the said points by this common order.

2. During the last one year, the people of this State have witnessed a multitude of speeches of political leaders owing allegiance to different political groups or parties. Out of them, the speech delivered by Mr. Tapas Paul, Hon'ble Member of Parliament elected to the Lok Sabha from Krishnagar constituency (respondent 10 in the first w.p. and respondent 7 in the second w.p., and hereafter referred to as Mr. Paul) has been at the centre of controversy. While addressing a gathering