The News National :
Bombay High Court restrains all political parties and individuals from calling or enforcing “Maharashtra Bandh.”
The bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya also issued notices to the Indian National Congress (INC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – (Sharad Pawar Faction) and Shiv Sena (UBT), who are respondents to the petitions.
“Until further orders, all parties are restrained from proceedings with the bandh. We direct the State and other authorities strictly enforce the order of Division Bench of Bombay High Court in the case of BG Deshmukh vs State of Maharashtra,” the judges said.
Bombay High Court bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has orally said it will “restrain” the political parties from proceeding with their “Maharashtra Bandh” to protest tragic incident of sexual assault of two kindergarten girls in Thane’s Badlapur.
Notably, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), a political coalition of Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar Faction) and the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray Faction) has called for a “Maharashtra Bandh” on Saturday (August 24).
However, the call has been challenged by an advocate highlighting the impact of such “Bandh” on citizens.
