22.01.2025 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CCourt No. 35 Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Ititem No.181 Appellate Side Rakib/Suman W.P.A. 1715 of 2025 Shankudeb Panda VS The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Mayukh Mukherjee, Mr. Koustav Lal Mukherjee, Ms. Sagnika Banerjee, Ms. Sarmistha Basak.

... for the Petitioner.

Mr. Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, Mr. Ritesh Kr. Ganguly.

… for the State.

The petitioner being the office-in-charge cum Executive Committee Member of Khola Hawa, intends to organize a peaceful dignified protest march/rally/procession on 24.01.2025 from 1.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. starting from College Square to Dorina Crossing (Chowringhee Road) via Central Avenue by following all procedures as mandated by the law in force with 3000 participants whereby there would be volunteers responsible to manage the said rally/procession. Although in the writ petition it was pleaded that the petitioner intend to construct a temporary stage of 20-30 feet with two sound box and 40 microphones on the culminating point but at the time of the hearing of the present writ petition Mr. Mukherjee, learned advocate appearing for the petitioner has waived the said right and submitted that there will not be an