Badal Pally Mahila Durgotsav Committee And ORS. v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

jks 04.09.2024 WPA 21563 of 2024 Badal Pally Mahila Durgotsav Committee & Ors. Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Uday Sankar Chattopadhyay Mr. Pronay Basak Ms. Bidisha Chakraborty ... ... for the petitioners Mr. K.J. Yusuf Mr. Sanjay Mukherjee ... ...for the State Affidavit of service filed today be kept with the record.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioner society (herein petitioner no.1) made an application for registration of the petitioners' Society's Durga Puja for the year 2024 to the Joint Commissioner of Police, respondent no.3 and Officer-in-Charge, Bansdroni Police Station, respondent no.4 but such registration has not been granted by the police authorities.

Learned counsel appearing for the State files a report. Let the report be kept with the record. The report categorically states "The The petitioner has placed allegation against the respondents in this Writ Petition that they have not been given necessary permission in order to enlist the name of their puja committee in Aasaan Portal despite of submitting

application before concerned authorities including Jt. Commissioner (H.Q), Kolkata Police, Lalbazar by 06.08.2024.

In this context, it is to fervently submit that Bansdroni PS has no objection against the petitioner for enlistment in the name of Badal Pally Mahila Durgotsav Committee, a society at their scheduled venue subject to the permission from other concerned department including KMC authority."

Heard learned counsel for the parties at length. As the Officer-in-Charge, Bansdroni Police Station/respondent no.3 has already given "no objection" regarding enlistment of Badal Pally Mahila Durgotsav Committee Durga Puja in Aasaan Portal of the Kolkata Police, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Bansdroni Police Station to maintain peace and tranquility during the dates when the Committee celebrates its Durga Puja festival at the scheduled venue.

With the above direction the writ petition being WPA 21563 of 2024 is disposed of.

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.

(Rajarshi Bharadwaj, J.)