Kolkata, July 2 -- In a significant legal development, Union Minister of State for Education and DoNER Sukanta Majumdar has filed a writ petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging repeated "illegal and arbitrary" detentions by the state authorities in violation of constitutional safeguards, a release from Sukanta Majumdar's office said.

The petition, filed through his legal counsel, details various instances of unlawful restriction and detention by the police, allegedly carried out with complete disregard for the due process of law and the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India.

Through the petition, Majumdar has sought the following major reliefs from the High Court: Issuance o...