By Admin 
Calcutta High Court has sent a notice to former West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee in the case of contempt of court. This notice is in relation to the annual Martyrs’ Day rally of Trinamool Congress (TMC), which was called on 21 July 2025. This rally had violated the 2018 decision of the Calcutta High Court, which had given clear instructions to all political parties not to block any road in the city.
Recently, a contempt petition was filed in the Calcutta High Court regarding the annual Martyrs’ Day. This petition has been filed before the division bench headed by Justice Arijit Banerjee. A preliminary hearing in this regard was held on Friday (June 19, 2026). After this, the division bench ordered that contempt notices would be issued to Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee. The next hearing of the case will be on July 3.
Let us tell you that in 2018, the division bench of Calcutta High Court had ruled that no political party will block the main parts of the city. This decision was given by Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya and Justice Arijit Banerjee.
The then division bench had said in its decision that a part of the road should always remain open for pedestrians and drivers. A part of the road should always be open in case of emergency including ambulance. Apart from this, if necessary, another road should be arranged for easy movement of vehicles.
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In 2018, the High Court had ordered the police to inform people about traffic diversion through the media. Apart from this, the court had also said that if any situation of vandalism or violence arises during a political meeting or rally, then strict legal action will be taken against the accused.
Recently, a second petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court, in which it has been claimed that the decision of 2018 has been violated during the Martyr’s Day rally of Trinamool Congress on July 21 last year. The petition also claimed that TMC’s ‘Martyrs’ Day’ rally was held at Esplanade in Central Kolkata by completely blocking an important junction, causing immense inconvenience to the general public.
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