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CDJ 2025 Cal HC 794
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| Court : High Court of Judicature at Calcutta |
| Case No : WPA(P). No. 528 of 2025 |
| Judges: THE HONOURABLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SUJOY PAUL & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARATHI SEN |
| Parties : Dr. Abdus Salam Shaikh Versus The Union of India & Others |
| Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv., Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Abhishek Halder, Subhrajit Saha, Badrul Karim, Rishabh Ahamad Khan, S.K. Kiron, Sarajit Roy, Suparna Dutta, Sayed Hossain, Aritra Ghosh, Monalisha Sinha, S.K. Aminul, S.K. Jamiruddin, Sayantan Kar, Advocates. For the Respondents: Rajdeep Majumdar, Ld. DSGI, Kishore Datta, Ld. AG, Amal Sen, Ld. AAG, Arijit Majumdar, Sumita Shaw, Lalmohan Basu, Soumen Chatterjee, R10, Subhashis Dasgupta, Habibur Rahaman, SK. Md. Shahin uz Zaman, Sabera Khatun, Md. Shahbaaz Khan, Rahima Khatun, Samiran Mahanta, Samirul Sardar, Noman Rashdi, Aqib Azad, Shaikh Mohiuddin, Mehabuba Rahaman, Archishman Singh, N. Ahammed Mallick, Advocates. |
| Date of Judgment : 05-12-2025 |
| Head Note :- |
| Subject |
| Summary :- |
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules Mentioned:
- None
2. Catch Words:
- Public Interest Litigation (PIL)
- Law and order
- Communal disharmony
3. Summary:
The petitioner filed a representation on 30.11.2025 to the Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad, seeking assurance of law and order. The Advocate General assured that the State would take all necessary steps to maintain peace and protect lives and property. The Union of India informed that 19 Central Armed Forces companies have already been deployed in the district pursuant to a prior High Court order. The private respondent also pledged to cooperate in maintaining law and order and preventing communal disharmony. The Court directed the State to continue its strict enforcement of law and order in Murshidabad. Consequently, the Court disposed of the PIL. An urgent certified copy of the order may be obtained upon compliance with formalities.
4. Conclusion:
Petition Dismissed |
| Judgment :- |
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Sujoy Paul, ACJ.
1. Parties are represented through their respective learned counsels.
2. Heard the parties.
3. The principle concern of the petitioner is that he preferred a representation on 30.11.2025 addressed to the Superintendent of Police, Murshidabad for his present grievance. The concern shown by the learned senior counsel is relating to maintaining law and order so that no hooliganism is perpetrated and the lives and properties of the citizen are not jeopardized.
4. Learned Advocate General submits that the concern shown by the petitioner will be certainly taken care of. The State and its agencies will leave no stone unturned to ensure that the law and order is maintained strictly.
5. Learned senior counsel for Union of India informed that 19 companies of Central Armed forces have already been deployed in Murshidabad pursuant to previous order of the High Court.
6. Since Learned Advocate General has given an assurance to the effect that the State will strictly follow and implement the law and order, we direct that the State must act as per its stand and the law and order situation shall be maintained in Murshidabad strictly and the lives and properties of the citizens will be protected.
7. At this stage, learned counsel for the private respondent undertakes that even the private respondent will maintain law and order and will not cause anything which may cause communal disharmony or law and order problem.
8. With the aforesaid observation, this PIL is disposed of.
9. Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be delivered to the learned advocates for the parties, upon compliance of all formalities.
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