The Supreme Court of India expressed concerns over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's interference with the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) raids on the I-PAC office.
A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mishra and NV Anjaria stated that a central body like the ED cannot be left remediless when its functioning is interrupted.
Advocate Shyam Divan, representing West Bengal, argued that a central government agency cannot invoke the remedy under Article 32 of the Constitution, as it does not have a personality of its own.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing CM Mamata Banerjee, stated that the ED cannot file a writ petition calling on the CBI to register an FIR without a predicate offence.
The case dates back to January when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to the house of I-PAC director Pratik Jain as the ED launched a raid into the political consultancy firm.
