D/L 365

30.04.2025 Kausik ct.no.35 W.P.A. 9320 of 2025 Tushar Kanti Ghosh Versus State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Koustav Bagchi Mr. Debayan Ghosh Ms. Priti Kar …for the petitioner.

Mr. Kishore Datta, Ld. A.G.

Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Sr. St. Counsel Mr. Vivekananda Bose, Jr. St. Counsel Mr. Swapan Banerjee, Ld. AGP Mr. Akash Dutta …for the state.

Petitioner is the Secretary of ‘Kalighat Bahumukhi Seva Samiti’ who intends to organize a peaceful rally in protest against the terrorist attack at Kashmir. Petitioner earlier applied before the Joint Commissioner of Police, Kolkata. However the same was refused by an information on 23.04.2025. The proposed rally was to be held on 24.04.2025. Mr. Bagchi on the relevant date also mentioned the matter. However, on the request of the Court the same was postponed for a week. Petitioner intends to hold the same procession/rally on 02.05.2025 with 150 participants which would commence from Rashbehari Crossing (45A Rashbehari Avenue, Kolkata 700026) and will conclude at Triangular Park (Gariahat Khadims, Bank of Baroda). The petitioners would conduct such rally on 02.05.2025 from 7.00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mr. Banerjee, learned additional government pleade