Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Calcutta High Court Denies Urgent Hearing to Rebel Faction Plea
Two groups within the Trinamool Congress want to hold rallies on the same day.
The rallies would mark the foundation day of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad.
Both groups want to use a location near the Gandhi statue in Kolkata.
The Kolkata Police did not give permission to either group.
Ritabrata Banerjee’s group asked the Calcutta High Court to hear its request quickly.
The court said it would not hear the request urgently.
Instead, it scheduled the case for next Friday.
Mamata Banerjee’s group has also asked the court for permission to hold its own rally.
The Calcutta High Court declined an urgent hearing for Ritabrata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress faction on Wednesday.
The faction sought permission to hold a rally marking Trinamool Chhatra Parishad’s foundation day on August 28.
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya listed the petition for hearing next Friday instead.
Both the Ritabrata Banerjee-led and Mamata Banerjee-led factions sought to hold events at Mayo Road near the Gandhi statue.
The Kolkata Police denied permission to both factions, while Mamata Banerjee’s faction has separately approached the court.
- Who
- The Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction, the Kolkata Police, and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- The court refused an urgent hearing on the rebel faction’s request to hold a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad foundation-day rally.
- When
- The decision was made on Wednesday; the foundation day is August 28, and the petition is listed for next Friday.
- Where
- The proposed rallies are at Mayo Road near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in central Kolkata.
- Why
- The faction sought court intervention after the Kolkata Police denied permission for its proposed meeting.
Mamata Banerjee-led faction
Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction
Foundation-day rally
Mamata Banerjee-led faction
The original but minority faction sought permission from the Calcutta High Court to hold a rally on August 28.
Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction
The rebel-but-majority faction sought an urgent hearing after police did not permit its proposed meeting on August 28.
Proposed venue
Mamata Banerjee-led faction
The faction wants to hold its programme at Mayo Road near the Gandhi statue, a venue used annually for the event.
Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction
The faction also wants to hold its programme at the same Mayo Road venue, creating a dispute over the location.
Court proceedings
Mamata Banerjee-led faction
Its petition was admitted and listed for hearing on August 19.
Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction
Its request for an urgent hearing was refused, and its petition was listed for next Friday.
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Judge
- Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya
- Foundation day
- August 28
- Proposed venue
- Mayo Road near the Gandhi statue, central Kolkata
- Police decision
- Permission was denied to both Trinamool factions
- Next hearing
- Next Friday
- Political context
- The article reports that Trinamool Congress split into three factions after a recent West Bengal Assembly election defeat