West Bengal govt asked to secure life and property on Dec 14

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI) Calcutta High Court asked the West Bengal government to secure life and property on December 14 nationwide industrial strike, called by 56 Left trade unions .

A bench comprising Chief Justice V S Sirpurkar and Justice Arun Kumar Mitra issued the ruling on a Public Interest Litigation, filed by the All India Minority Forum seeking necessary protection for the common people in the city in view of the bandh.

Advocate General Balai Roy told the court that the government would make all necessary arrangements to protect the government and private property during the bandh.

Mr Roy also gave an undertaking before the bench on the possible security arrangement to run the transport and trains in the city and the districts on the day of the strike.

Earlier, the Supreme Court and Kerala High Court declared strike as illegal.

Calcutta High Court also upheld the judgement and held that the government should take all necessary measures to protect life and property of the common people.

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