Can’t make defamatory remarks against Guv, High Court tells Mamata

Kolkata, July 16

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and three others from making any defamatory or incorrect statement against Governor CV Ananda Bose, observing that the freedom of speech was “not an unfettered right” under which defamatory statements could be made.

Bose welcomes order

I pray to God to throw light on the path of Mamata Banerjee. This is a God-sent for me. CV Ananda Bose, Bengal Governor

In an interim order, Justice Krishna Rao said the Governor was a constitutional authority and “cannot meet the personal attacks being made by the defendants against him by taking the benefit of social media platforms”.

The Governor had filed a defamation suit against Banerjee for making certain remarks during an administrative meeting while commenting about the row over the oath-taking of the two newly-elected TMC MLAs – Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar.

Welcoming the order, Bose said he would pray to the Almighty to throw light on Banerjee’s path.

The Governor also prayed for an interim order restraining them from making any further comment in connection with alleged incidents at Raj Bhawan.