Narada Scam: SC Annuls Calcutta HC Order Refusing to Accept Replies of Mamata Banerjee, Law Minister Moloy Ghatak

The Supreme Court Friday annulled the Calcutta High Court's June 9 order refusing to take reply-affidavits of West Bengal, its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak on the CBI's transfer plea related to the Narada scam case.

Narada Scam: SC Annuls Calcutta HC Order Refusing to Accept Replies of Mamata Banerjee, Law Minister Moloy Ghatak
Supreme Court. (Photo Credits: ANI)

New Delhi, June 25: The Supreme Court Friday annulled the Calcutta High Court's June 9 order refusing to take reply-affidavits of West Bengal, its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state Law Minister Moloy Ghatak on the CBI's transfer plea related to the Narada scam case.

A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari urged the 5-judge bench of the High Court, headed by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, to decide afresh the pleas of Banerjee, Ghatak and the state government before deciding on the CBI petition seeking transfer of the scam case to the high court itself. Narada Scam Case: Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Bail to 4 Trinamool Congress Leaders.

The top court was hearing three appeals including that of the state government challenging the high court's denial for filing of affidavits by Banerjee and Ghatak in their role on the day of arrest of four Trinamool Congress leaders on May 17 by CBI in the Narada scam case.

It has been alleged that the state ruling party leaders played a key role in stopping the CBI from performing its legal duty after the arrest of four leaders in the case.

Ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former mayor of Kolkata Sovan Chatterjee were arrested by the CBI which is investigating the Narada sting tape case on a 2017 order of the high court.


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