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Messi Mess: Calcutta HC Directs Bengal Government To Submit Report By Monday

By IANS News December 18, 2025 • 14:16 PM View: 537

Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a report from the West Bengal government on the chaos and vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium during the event of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi.

The division bench had directed the state government to submit the report to the court by December 22.

Three separate public interest litigations were filed in the matter, and those came up for hearing on Thursday at the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen.

TAGS Messi Mess Calcutta HC Calcutta High Court West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium Lionel Messi Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul Justice Partha Sarathi Sen Billwadal Bhattacharya Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay Auditor General Calcutta High Court

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