SC STAYS NOTICES BY LS PRIVILEGES PANEL

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the notices issued by the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to the West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and others over a complaint of "misconduct" filed against them by BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar.

- ASHISH SINHA

Majumdar, who was hospitalized last week after clashes between BJP workers and police personnel, was stopped from going to violence-hit Sandeshkhali in West Bengal.

It is to be noted that the Chief Secretary Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika, Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar, and others, including the DM and the SP of North 24 Parganas district, were summoned at 10.30 am before the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the state officials, and stayed the notices issued to the state officials and fixed the plea for hearing after four weeks.

The bench prioritized the pleas of West Bengal officials as the first matter on urgent mentioning by the senior officials.