July 24,2004

Sri Nihar Mukherjee, General Secretary, SUCI, in a statement issued today expressed grave concern at the ruling of the Bombay High Court imposing a fine of Rs. 20 Lakh each on two political parties for organizing a bandh in Mumbai on July 23, 2003.

Sri Mukherjee said that when the life of the common people is totally shattered and devastated by the mounting onslaught of the ruling capitalist class, the Bombay High Court let alone making any effort to mitigate the hardship, is taking initiative to dispossess the suffering people of the instruments for struggle to seek remedy. By this, the Judiciary, which is perceived to be the custodian of protection of democratic rights and interest of the common people, is fast losing its impartial character to align with the power that be. He characterized it as a highly undemocratic act and an infringement on the fundamental rights of the people.

Sri Mukherjee called upon the Bombay High Court to forthwith rescind this most undemocratic ruling and exhorted the people to build up mighty democratic movement demanding immediate quashing of the order.





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(Asit Bhattacharyya)

Office Secretary

Central Committee, SUCI