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Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Motu PIL in Baruipur Egging Incident on Lawyer Sayan Bandyopadhyay
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News18•25-09-2026, 11:55
Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Motu PIL in Baruipur Egging Incident on Lawyer Sayan Bandyopadhyay
- •Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Rabindra V. Ghuge initiated a suo motu public interest litigation after lawyer Sayan Bandyopadhyay was egged in Baruipur court.
- •Senior lawyer Saikat Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as amicus curiae by the Chief Justice's division bench.
- •The High Court intervened suo motu after receiving a report from the Superintendent of Police; the next hearing is on October 7.
- •Chief Justice Ghuge stated that attacks on lawyers must stop, warning that inaction would lead to increased incidents.
- •Additional Advocate General Bilwadal Bhattacharya emphasized the need for CCTV and adequate police presence in lower courts to prevent such incidents.
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The Calcutta High Court initiated a suo motu public interest litigation following an incident where lawyer Sayan Bandyopadhyay was harassed and had an egg thrown at him inside the Baruipur court premises.
The next hearing for the case has been scheduled by the Calcutta High Court division bench for October 7.
Senior lawyer Saikat Bandyopadhyay has been appointed as the amicus curiae for the case by the Chief Justice's division bench.
