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The Calcutta High Court connected Friday (January 9, 2026) adjourned hearings successful cases pertaining to the Enforcement Directorate’s raids conducted a time earlier astatine the Kolkata premises of governmental strategy consultancy Indian Political Action Committee, citing chaos that unfolded successful the courtroom.
The substance has been adjourned till January 14. It was being heard by Justice Suvra Ghosh. During the hearing, chaos and commotion erupted among those contiguous successful the courtroom and continued contempt the Bench urging those not connected with the cases to disperse.
The ED connected Thursday carried retired raids astatine the I-PAC bureau and the residence of its chief, Prateek Jain, successful transportation with a wealth laundering case. During the raids, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived astatine the spot successful person, accusing the Central probe bureau of stealing delicate documents pertaining to enactment strategy up of the Assembly elections scheduled this year. I-PAC advises the Trinamool Congress connected governmental strategy.
The ED antagonistic alleged that the hunt was hindered by the Chief Minister’s accomplishment and accused her of taking distant “evidence including carnal documents and physics devices”. “Proceedings were being conducted successful a peaceful and nonrecreational manner, till the accomplishment of West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee on with ample fig of constabulary officials,” an ED connection dated January 8, 2025, read.
The bureau moved the tribunal alleging obstruction of its investigation. Later connected Friday, counsel representing the ED mentioned the substance earlier a Bench headed by the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, which declined to intervene. The lawsuit volition beryllium heard again connected January 14.
