CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
Smita Das De, J
Sumana Bandyopadhyay – Appellant
Versus
The State of West Bengal & Ors. – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner seeks relief through a public interest litigation. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. contends the inaction of police on the matter. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. cites previous supreme court rulings on fir registration remedies. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. supreme court precedents establish that an fir cannot be mandated. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. court clarifies lack of opinion on case merits. (Para 10) |
Dictated by Smita Das De, J.
1. None appears for the respective parties.
2. The instant Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner praying inter alia for the following relief(s):-
“a) A writ of/or in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to initiate appropriate action against the private respondent for his statements uttered in public meeting reproduced in paragraph 5 of the writ petition;
b) A writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to lodge First Information Report against the private respondent under punishable under Sections 153(b), 295(a), 298 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code for the words uttered in a public meeting reproduced in paragraph 5 of the writ petition;
c) A writ in the nature of Certiorari calling upon the respondents to certify and transmit all th
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