Sandeshkhali case: HC takes suo motu cognisance of assault
Hindustan TimesThe Calcutta high court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the Sandeshkhali case and set aside the prohibitory orders clamped by the state administration in the area in North 24 Parganas district. The bench appointed Jayanta Narayan Chatterjee, a high court advocate, as amicus curiae in the case and directed the registrar general to issue notices to the state government, police and district administration “I am very much disturbed with what is going on in Sandeshkhali. The bench appointed Jayanta Narayan Chatterjee, a high court advocate, as amicus curiae in the case and directed the registrar general to issue notices to the state government, police and district administration. Bharatiaya Janata Party leaders, including the party’s state president Sukanta Majumdar, who were stopped by the police earlier during the day from going to Sandeshkhali citing prohibitory orders, welcomed the court order.