06.08.2026 Item No.35 Court No.01 Avijit Mitra WPA (P) 361 of 2026 All India Lawyers Union, Calcutta High Court Committee & ors. - Versus – The State of West Bengal & ors. Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv., Mr. Samim Ahammed, Mr. Arka Bhattacharyya, Ms. Saloni Bhattacharyya, Ms. Gulsanwara Parvin, Ms. Ambiya Khatun, Mr. Enamul Islam, Md. Nasirul Haque, Mr. Asif Iqbal Baidya, Ms. Reshma Khatun, Ms. Zoya Ehsan, Ms. Shreya Das ….for the petitioners Mr. Surajit Nath Mitra, Ld. Advocate General, Mr. Billwadal Bhattacharyya, Ld. A.A.G., Mr. Rajdeep Mazumder, Ld. A.A.G., Mr. Srijib Chakraborty, Mr. Rajdeep Mantha, Mr. Sourav Sengupta ....for the State Affidavit-of-service, as filed, be kept on record. The present Public Interest Litigation has been preferred challenging inter alia, the validity of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026 (in short, the said Act of 2026). Heard Mr. Bhattacharyya, learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioners. Mr. Mitra, learned Advocate General appearing for the State submits, upon instruction, that the said Act of 2026 is yet to receive the President’s assent. 2 In view thereof, in our opinion, the present Public Interest Litigation is a premature one and is, accordingly, dismissed. Needless to observe, once the said Act receives the President’s assent, the petitioners may approach this Court, if so advised and in accordance with law.

(Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.) (Tapabrata Chakraborty, A.C.J.)

06.08.2026 Item No.35 Court No.01 Avijit Mitra WPA (P) 361 of 2026 All India Lawyers Union, Calcutta High Court Committee & ors. - Versus – The State of West Bengal & ors. Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv., Mr. Samim Ahammed, Mr. Arka Bhattacharyya, Ms. Saloni Bhattacharyya, Ms. Gulsanwara Parvin, Ms. Ambiya Khatun, Mr. Enamul Islam, Md. Nasirul Haque, Mr. Asif Iqbal Baidya, Ms. Reshma Khatun, Ms. Zoya Ehsan, Ms. Shreya Das ….for the petitioners Mr. Surajit Nath Mitra, Ld. Advocate General, Mr. Billwadal Bhattacharyya, Ld. A.A.G., Mr. Rajdeep Mazumder, Ld. A.A.G., Mr. Srijib Chakraborty, Mr. Rajdeep Mantha, Mr. Sourav Sengupta ....for the State Affidavit-of-service, as filed, be kept on record. The present Public Interest Litigation has been preferred challenging inter alia, the validity of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026 (in short, the said Act of 2026). Heard Mr. Bhattacharyya, learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioners. Mr. Mitra, learned Advocate General appearing for the State submits, upon instruction, that the said Act of 2026 is yet to receive the President’s assent. 2 In view thereof, in our opinion, the present Public Interest Litigation is a premature one and is, accordingly, dismissed. Needless to observe, once the said Act receives the President’s assent, the petitioners may approach this Court, if so advised and in accordance with law.

(Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, J.) (Tapabrata Chakraborty, A.C.J.)