JPD-6 Ct No.01

02.08.2025 (sss/JM)

Calcutta High Court In The Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Appellate Side W.P.A. 1368 OF 2025 RAJARSHI BISWAS AND ORS.

Vs.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL, SERVICE THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND ORS.

Mr. Bikramaditya Ghosh, Mr. Bhaskar Roy Mahasaya, Ms. Supriya Singh, Mr. Mayank Bhandari, Ms. Susmita Ghosh, Mr. Ved Rai, Mr. Vivek Saha …. For the Petitioners.

Mr. Joyjit Choudhury, Ld. AAG, Mr. Nabankur Paul, Ms. Rima Sarkar ….For the State

1. The petitioners are practising advocates, in and around Siliguri and Jalpaiguri. The writ petition was listed before a learned Single Judge of this Circuit, who was of the opinion that the matter partakes the character of a Public Interest Litigation. The matter was accordingly referred to the Hon’ble The Chief Justice. The Hon’ble The Chief Justice, however, was of the opinion that considering the wider ramification that may arise in the view of the learned members of the Bar being the writ petitioners, wherein challenge has been made to a notification conferring power on a particular court to consider cases where investigation is being made by the Special Task Force (STF), the writ petition shall be heard by the regular Div