Overview
- The Calcutta High Court disposed of the Trinamool Congress petition after the Enforcement Directorate told the bench it seized no documents or devices from I-PAC director Pratik Jain’s office or residence.
- A separate ED plea was adjourned in the High Court, with the Supreme Court set to hear the agency’s petition today before Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul Pancholi.
- In its Supreme Court filings, the ED seeks a CBI probe and nullification of police cases, alleging the chief minister entered search sites, removed key material, and intimidated officers.
- The West Bengal government has filed a caveat to be heard before any interim order, and state police have registered FIRs against ED officers following complaints from the chief minister.
- The January 8 searches formed part of a PMLA probe tied to an alleged coal-pilferage case, covering multiple Kolkata locations including I-PAC’s premises.