Rajeev Datta Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

D/L 390 10.04.2025 Bpg/gsd.

ct.no.35 W.P.A. 8295 of 2025 Rajeev Datta Chowdhury

Versus

State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Prolay Bhattacharjee Ms. Tanusree Ghosh Mr. J. D. Chakraborty Mr. Koushik Ray ...for the petitioners.

Mr. Kishore Datta, ld. AG Mr. Sirsanya Bandyopadhyay Mr. Tarak Karan ...for the State-respondents.

Mr. Srijan Nayek Mr. Atis Kumar Biswas ...for the KMC.

The petitioner has approached this Court as he did not receive any response to the representations sent to the Joint Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Police dated March 26, 2025;

the Municipal Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Municipal Corporation dated April 7, 2025 and, the Director General, West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services dated April 7, 2025.

The petitioner intends to worship Lord Hanuman on 12.04.2025 at Satindrapally Shiv Mandir, Brahmapur, Ward No. 111, Garia, P.S.- Bansdroni, Kolkata - 700084.

The petitioner would ensure that all permissions are taken from the respective authorities for the said worship to be conducted at the temporary structure/pandal.

The petitioner proposes to construct the temporary structure/pandal adjacent to the Shiv Mandir.

In case, the permission of the respective authorities are available, the administration and/or the police authorities would ensure that no obstruction is created in the worship of Lord Hanuman.

The petitioner also has prayed for a cultural programme. In case, any cultural programme is held, the same should be completed by 10.00 pm on 12.04.2025. The petitioner and/or other participants would ensure that the decibel /sound limit permitted by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board is maintained so far as the decibel/sound limit is concerned.

The petitioner would also ensure that there is no inconveniences caused to the public at large in respect of their to and fro movements.

Since the petitioner has been organizing the said worship and/or puja for the last few years, the petitioner would adhere to all the norms and, to that

extent, would seek cooperation from the local police station.

It is further reiterated that none of the local residents should feel any inconvenience for the said programme and/or any crowd accumulating because of the festival and/or worship being conducted at the said locale referred to above.

With the aforesaid observations, WPA 8295 of 2025 is disposed of.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

Urgent photostat certified copies of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.

(Tirthankar Ghosh, J.)