HC rejects plea against bandh filed by man debarred from filing PILs

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea against the 12-hour Bangla Bandh called by the BJP since the petitioner was debarred perpetually from filing public interest litigations (PILs) before the court in a previous order.

Petitioner Sanjoy Das, who claimed to be a lawyer practising at the high court, sought that the bandh be declared illegal.

A Division Bench, presided by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, dismissed the PIL, as the court in its previous order perpetually debarred Das from presenting any PIL because the court had held that he had made false statements about himself. The bench had also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Das.