The plea filed by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Julio Ribeiro sought payment of exemplary damages for having called for bandh leading to loss of economic and social activities.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation against frequent bandhs, the Bombay High Court has asked whether court directions to governments and political parties will have any effect.
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the statewide bandh called by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on October 11 terming it as “unconstitutional” and “violative of the fundamental rights of citizens of Maharashtra” and sought that the political parties be directed to compensate the loss caused to the state due to the bandh.
A case has been registered against five Shiv Sena workers, who were protesting against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, for allegedly beating auto-rickshaw drivers in Thane for plying during Maharashtra Bandh.