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The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, disposed off a petition which sought a direction withdraw police personnel and member of security and investigating agency in a primary school.

The petition was filed by Rampurhat Nagarik Sangha in the background of threat to law and order situation in the village as 250 people armed with deadly weapon and explosive entered the village which resulted in massacre of several villagers and one child had also died. To maintain law and order in the village the police occupied the school and on account of same the school was closed up.

The petitioner sought for the personnel to be removed to ensure regular educational activities are restored in the school and there is no hindrance for children in studies.

The Court by its earlier order dated in 2015 had directed the respondent to shift police camp. Today, the Court noted that a report in the form of affidavit has been filed by respondent disclosing that the police camp was made ready else where and one police personnel staying in the school in question was shifted in the police camp.

The state informed that the entire school premises is free of any interference of police and that the school is running regularly in usual manner.

Hence, the Court opined that the grievance of petitioner does not survive and dismissed the matter.

Rampurhat Nagarik Sangha v. State of West Bengal & Ors.