Item No 267 29.04.2025 ct.no.35 WPA 9157 of 2025 (Suman)

Shankar Bera and Ors.

versus The State of West Bengal & Ors Mr. Billwadal Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv., Mr. Kaustav Bagchi, Mr. Anish Kumar Mukherjee, Mr. Suryaneel Das, Ms. Megha Datta, Mr. Tamoghna Pramanick.

…..For the Petitioners.

Mr. Kishore Datta, ld. AG Mr. Swapan Banerjee, ld. AGP Ms. Sumita Shaw Mr. Dipendu Narayan Banerjee, Mr. Soumen Chatterjee … For the State-Respondent(s)

Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv., Mr.Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Sr. Standing Counsel, Mr. Arka Kumar Nag, Mr. Debopriyo Karan.

… For the Respondent Nos. 3 & 4 The petitioners have preferred the present writ petition as earlier they were approached by an organization, namely Sanatani Sanskar Anusilan Seba Trust for using their ground to organize Maha Sanatani Dharma Sammelan with an expected gathering of 50,000 people on 30.04.2025 from 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. The petitioners being the land owners readily agreed and issued no objection certificate to the organizer trust for such Dharma Sammelan/religious congregation and as such communication was made to the police authorities vide correspondence dated 19.03.2025.

The petitioners