March 10, 2022
Sl. No.327
Court No.1
SG/s.biswas
PA(SS)
WPA (P) 104 of 2022
Ashlesh Biradar
vs.
The State of West Bengal
(Through Video Conference)
Mr. Ranjan Bachawat, Senior Advocate
Mr. Manoj Tiwari,
Mr. Sarosij Dasgupta,
Ms. Vrinnda Bhandari,
Mr. Shwetank Ginodia,
Mr. Tanmay Singh,
Mr. Abhinav Sekhri,
Mr. Satyaki Mukherjee, Advocates
… for the petitioner
Mr. S. N. Mookherjee, ld. AG
Mr. Samrat Sen, ld. AAAG
Mr. Anirban Ray, ld. GP
Mr. Debashis Ghosh,
Mr. Nilotpal Chatterjee, Advocates
… for the State
This public interest petition challenges the order
dated 03rd of March, 2022 issued by the Additional Chief
Secretary, Home & Hill Affairs Department, Government
of West Bengal temporarily suspending the internet
service in data related message or class of messages to or
from any person or class of persons relating to any
particular
subject,
brought
for
transmission
by
or
transmitted or received by any telegraph within the ambit
of the India Telegraph Act, 1885 within the specified
blocks/police stations. The order has been made effective
from 11 A.M. to 3:15 P.M. on the specified date. The order
is applicable to various blocks/areas of as many as seven
districts of the State of West Bengal.