Mamata barging in during ED raids not happy situation: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the West Bengal government that its CM Mamata Banerjee interrupting raids conducted by ED is not a "happy situation" and the central investigating agency cannot be left remediless when its functioning is interrupted.

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"If the ED, according to you, cannot file a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution, then surely it cannot file its petition before the high court under Article 226? Then where will they seek remedy? There cannot be a vacuum. Our Constitution does not envisage an entity to be remediless," Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra told senior advocate Shyam Divan, who appeared in the court on behalf of the state government, Live Law and Bar and Bench reported.

Justice Mishra further wondered what remedy does the ED have in a situation like this and what would happen in a similar scenario in the future.

"The ED's allegation is that the CM of the state obstructed their work. This is a serious situation.

Tomorrow, another chief minister or state authority can obstruct their work. Where will they go," the judge said.