 Summary of this article
- The ED has alleged that I-PAC was paid with the proceeds of an alleged coal scam which took place in 2020.
- The investigating agency has approached the top court asking for an FIR to be registered against the WB chief minister and senior police officials for obstructing its raids on I-PAC premises.
- The top court has issued notice on ED's plea after giving senior advocates Kapil Sibal and AM Singhvi a chance to argue the case.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on the Enforcement Directorate’s plea to register an FIR against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other senior police officials for allegedly obstructing its search operations at the offices of I-PAC, a political consultancy company.
I-PACwas founded by Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore, but is now headed by Pratik Jain. The company consults on elections for several political parties including the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Calling the ED’s allegations of obstruction “a very serious issue”, a bench comprising of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M Pancholi said the apex court need to examine the plea in detail.
"For furtherance of rule of law in the country, and to allow each organ to function independently, it is necessary to examine the issue so that the offenders are not allowed to be protected under the shield of the law enforcement agencies of a particular state,” said the bench, adding that “larger questions are involved in the present manner, which if allowed to remain undecided, would further worsen the situation and there will be a situation of lawlessness prevailing in one or the other state, considering that different outfits are governing different places.”
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