The Calcutta High Court Bar Association has unanimously resolved to abstain from work on Friday in protest against the alleged assault of advocate Manujendra Narayan Roy by policemen of the Bidhannagar East police station. Roy is the son of a retired Calcutta High Court judge.
As a result of the decision, lawyers at the Calcutta High Court and the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Kolkata Bench will not attend court proceedings on Friday.
In its resolution, the Association stated that members will not participate in any judicial proceedings from 10:30 a.m. on August 22 until proper punitive action is taken against the police personnel accused of the brutal assault. The Association further announced that the situation will be reviewed on August 25 after being informed of the steps taken against the accused officers.
The CAT Bar Association also condemned the incident, describing it as an abuse of power. It resolved to abstain from participating in judicial processes on August 22 from 11 a.m. onwards in protest against what it called a brutal attack by the police.
The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday night in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata, where Manujendra Narayan Roy and his son Sourindra Narayan Roy were allegedly assaulted by policemen in civilian clothes. A case has since been lodged at Bidhannagar East police station.
Following the incident, Roy&rsquo;s family approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking an urgent hearing. The case was placed before Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, who directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bidhannagar (East), to preserve CCTV footage of the incident from August 20 and 21. The court also ordered that Assistant Sub-Inspector Tushar Kumar Chandra, one of the accused officers, not be assigned any further duty until further orders.
The matter has been scheduled for hearing on August 25 [Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed]

Calcutta HC lawyers to boycott work Friday

Bar Association protests police assault on advocate, halts court proceedings on August 22

Calcutta HC lawyers to boycott work Friday

Bar Association protests police assault on advocate, halts court proceedings on August 22

August 21, 2025 | 20:06 IST