19-05-2025
Protect Tolly directors' right to profession: HC
Kolkata: The Information and Cultural Affairs (INCA) department's secretary was directed by the
on Monday to ensure that the "right to life and business, trade and profession" of the directors is not interfered with.
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If required, the secretary should take help from a jurisdictional police station to ensure the same.
In case of any interference or difficulty faced by the directors, they have been asked to report to the secretary, who would take immediate remedial steps. Justice Amrita Sinha gave this order in response to multiple contempt cases filed by a group of
. They alleged that despite the court's order on April 3, the
(FCTWEI) continued to interfere.
One of the directors' advocates submitted, "After the order passed in the writ petition, the situation has become worse. Because of the litigations, there is a vindictive attitude shown towards us. Messages are being flooded on WhatsApp groups and elsewhere. People are making statements that this order has no binding effect. They are not going to listen to this order. Now the situation is even worse."
Meanwhile, the state came under fire for not complying with the orders of the court.
On April 3, the judge directed the secretary of INCA to consider the issues raised by the directors who approached the court regarding the right to carry out a profession independently. A decision was supposed to be placed by the state, but it was not done.
The Senior Standing Counsel representing the state informed that they were going to move an appeal before the division bench challenging the order and are awaiting a certified copy to do the same. To this, Justice Sinha said, "There is an order you have not complied with, and there is no stay order. Somebody's right to life is being infringed, and the state is not taking any step to protect the right of these people. This is what is troubling the court.
If the decision is placed, then at least the court will come to know the stand of the state in this impasse which has been created."
