Constructive Criticism of State A Necessary & Essential Right of Any Citizen’: Calcutta High Court Orders Restoration of Retired IGP’s Security

On Monday, the Calcutta High Court ordered the State to temporarily reinstate an IGP’s security protection. He claims that the State removed the security because of his outspoken public criticism of the administration and the police apparatus. “Constructive criticism of the State is a necessary and important right of any citizen,” Justice Rajasekhar Manta’s single-judge […]