The Calcutta High Court said police must act against violators if the July 28 Nabanna rally by school job candidates disrupts business. Since police denied permission, any unlawful gathering will face legal action as per law.
The Calcutta High Court announced that, given the police’s denial of permission for a rally by school job candidates at the state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah on July 28, it would take action against anyone who violates this order.
This direction was issued during a hearing for a petition filed by a shop owner who argued that his business was suffering due to ongoing processions, rallies, and protests along Nityadhan Mukherjee Road in Howrah.
Justice Tirthankar Ghosh stated,
“Since the police authorities have refused permission to the organisation on July 28, in case there is any assembly of persons which disturbs the business of the present petitioner and/or other affected persons who intend to carry out their trade/profession or day-to-day work, police authorities would take steps against the violators in accordance with law,”
Advocate General Kishore Dutta, representing the state government, noted that the police had valid reasons for denying the rally permit.
This event was organized by individuals who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court ruling in April, which annulled the appointments of nearly 26,000 teaching and non-teaching staff in state-supported schools.
The rally organizers asserted that they secured their positions through legitimate means and were not involved in any unlawful activities.