The Supreme Court docket on Thursday refused to entertain a particular go away petition moved by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) towards the Calcutta Excessive Court docket order issuing curbs on the central probe company and media organasations for publishing details about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s newphew Abhishek Banejee’s spouse Rujira Banerjee.
A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra informed ED’s that they don’t seem to be inclined to entertain its plea as it’s towards an interim order of the excessive courtroom.
Extra Solicitor Basic (ASG) S V Raju showing for ED argued that it’s nearly a ultimate order as tips have been issued and supreme aid has been granted. He prayed for a keep of the excessive courtroom’s tips.
Nevertheless, the highest courtroom informed ASG Raju that both they are going to dismiss the plea or the company can withdraw it. Following which, the ASG withdrew the plea.
The excessive courtroom had issued guidlines to ED for not disclosing to the general public or media, earlier than the submitting of a chargesheet, the small print of a probe associated to any particular person, an accused, a suspect or witness insofar as Rujira Banerjee is anxious.
Rujira Banerjee had moved the excessive courtroom towards central probe companies and the media for allegedly indulging in her character assassination and maligning her title by publishing details about the continuing probe in alleged scams
In October 2023, the excessive courtroom issued the stated tips and requested the probe companies and media shops to strictly adhere.
The excessive courtroom had stated that investigating companies basically, and the ED specifically, won’t contain or be accompanied by mediapersons throughout any raid, interrogation, search-and-seizure process. It additional stated that they can’t disclose data of such raids, interrogations, searches and seizures beforehand.
The excessive courtroom had additionally issued tips for mediaand stated that it ought to be certain that the data disseminated is goal, correct and could be corroborated by concrete supplies and sources.