17.04.2025 Item No.13 PG/KS Ct. No.1 W.P.A.(P) 96 of 2025 Miss. Shagufta Sulaiman Versus The State of West Bengal & ors. Ms. Shagufta Sulaiman ……..petitioner (In person) Mr. Malay Kr. Singh Ms. Neelam Singh…………….for the State 1. The petitioner, who is appearing in person has filed this writ petition praying for a direction upon the respondents to immediately take action to stop unlawful night time disturbance including football games and gathering of anti-social elements on public roads. 2. The learned advocate appearing for the State has produced the written instruction given by the Officer-in- Charge, Park Street Police Station, Kolkata dated March 3, 2025, which is taken on record and copy of which has been handed over to the petitioner today. 3. From the report, it is seen that based on the complaint given by the petitioner, as many as 21 cases have been registered by the Park Street Police Station and in some of them, charge-sheets have been filed and in other cases, investigation is being carried on. 4. The report further states that 04 cases have been registered against the writ petitioner by the Park Street Police Station and after completion of investigation, final reports have been submitted. 2 5. Further, it is stated that the writ petitioner has preferred 17 writ petitions against the local persons and orders have been passed in those writ petitions from time to time and in 01 such writ petition, the petitioner had filed a contempt application, which was disposed of by the concerned Court. 6. Further, the report states that at present, police pickets have been placed round-the-clock in front of the residence of the petitioner for her protection, as ordered by this Court. 7. The Officer-in-Charge would further state that the allegations made by the petitioner against the police authorities could not be substantiated by any means because each and every time police has taken appropriate action to resolve the allegations as per law. 8. The petitioner would submit that despite police pickets being placed near her house, there are hooligans and drunkards, who are causing nuisance and police have not taken any action. 9. From the written instruction given by the Officer-in- Charge, we prima facie find that action has been initiated based on the complaint given by the petitioner. However, the petitioner is not satisfied as it has not given her the desired result. As could be seen from the photograph produced along with the report, the place, where the petitioner resides, is in a congested area. 3 10. Be that as it may, the police shall ensure that the law and order is maintained in the area and the public should not be put to inconvenience. If the allegation made by the petitioner that the hooligans and drunkards are creating nuisance in front of the police picket is found to be correct, then it only reflects the inability of the police officers to bring the situation under control. It is not sufficient that the police pickets are alone placed but effective and active steps should be taken by the police to prevent any untoward incident and nuisance to not only the petitioner but also to the other residents of the area and also the people, who used the road during the day and the night. 11. In addition to the police pickets, patrol car shall also be making the necessary rounds at the periodic levels and ensure that nuisance is not caused by the hooligans and drunkards in the area in question. 12. The police shall ensure that the CCTVs, which have been installed in the area are properly maintained and the entire footage should be preserved at least for a period of 30 days periodically. 13. It is made clear that the police authorities shall effectively monitor the area and prevent any nuisance being caused either to the petitioner or to the general public at large. 14. With the above observations/directions, the writ petition is disposed of. 4 15. No costs. 16. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties expeditiously upon compliance of all legal formalities. (T.S SIVAGNANAM) CHIEF JUSTICE (CHAITALI CHATTERJEE (DAS), J.)