Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Calcutta High Court Stays Mamata Banerjee’s Sreerampore Meeting
Mamata Banerjee’s political group wanted to hold a meeting in Sreerampore on Friday.
The police had not allowed the original programme, so the group asked the Calcutta High Court for permission.
A single judge allowed a smaller meeting with several rules.
It could run from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m.
and have no more than 2,000 people.
The judge did not allow a planned rally because it could cause traffic jams.
The state government and the ground’s owner then objected to using the location.
They said the ground was private property used for religious purposes.
A larger court bench temporarily stopped the permission and asked the organizers to look for another place.
The bench will consider the dispute again on Friday.
A Calcutta High Court division bench stayed approval for Mamata Banerjee’s Friday meeting in Sreerampore, Hooghly.
A single-judge bench had allowed the meeting from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with up to 2,000 attendees.
The court rejected permission for a proposed rally from Mahesh to Sreerampore Court because of possible traffic congestion.
The state government and venue owner objected to using private property, which they said served religious purposes, for a political event.
The division bench will hear the matter again Friday at noon and asked organizers to find an alternative venue.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress faction, the West Bengal government, the venue owner and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- A division bench stayed a single judge’s conditional approval for Banerjee’s Sreerampore meeting while retaining the matter for further hearing.
- When
- The orders were issued on Thursday; the next hearing is scheduled for Friday at 12 p.m.
- Where
- A proposed venue at Mahesh Jagannath Dev Snanpiri Maidan in Sreerampore, Hooghly district, West Bengal.
- Why
- The state government and venue owner questioned the use of private property for a political event, while police cited possible traffic congestion from the proposed rally.
Trinamool Congress Faction
State Government and Venue Owner
Permission for the programme
Trinamool Congress Faction
The Trinamool Congress faction sought court permission after police denied permission for its political programme featuring Mamata Banerjee.
State Government and Venue Owner
The state government challenged the single-judge order’s treatment of the proposed venue, while saying police could not compel a private owner to allow the event.
Use of the ground
Trinamool Congress Faction
The faction sought to hold its meeting at the proposed Sreerampore venue.
State Government and Venue Owner
The venue owner objected to a political event, saying the private ground was used for religious purposes.
Meeting and rally limits
Trinamool Congress Faction
The faction originally sought a meeting followed by a rally involving up to 5,000 people.
State Government and Venue Owner
Police opposed the rally because the proposed Mahesh-to-Sreerampore Court route could cause heavy congestion on the Grand Trunk Road; the court allowed only a restricted meeting before the stay.
- Meeting status
- Stayed by a Calcutta High Court division bench
- Proposed date
- Friday
- Next hearing
- Friday at 12 p.m.
- Earlier meeting conditions
- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with no more than 2,000 participants
- Rally status
- Not permitted by the single-judge bench
- Proposed rally route
- Mahesh to Sreerampore Court
- Venue issue
- The state government and owner said the private ground was used for religious purposes
