# Calcutta HC allows Jamiat Ulema rally with 750 cap, raps police delay 2026-08-12T01:13:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed a Jamiat e Ulema rally in Kolkata on Tuesday, restricting participants to 750 and imposing strict conditions. The court directed that only handmikes be used, no loudspeakers, and that one half of the road remain open for traffic. Participants must disperse immediately after reaching the end point at Moulali. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya also criticised police authorities for communicating the permission denial at 8.30 pm on Friday, August 7, forcing the court to sit over the weekend. He observed that the refusal was done with “oblique motive”. The state advocate general claimed the petitioner had suppressed facts and that earlier rallies by the group led to violence and damage to police vehicles. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Tags: Calcutta High Court, freedom of assembly, Jamiat-e-Ulema, Kolkata Police, rally permission Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-hc-allows-jamiat-ulema-rally-with-750-cap-raps-police-delay/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-hc-allows-jamiat-ulema-rally-with-750-cap-raps-police-delay/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.