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HC to hear TMC leaders’ petition in 2016 Narada case today
The four leaders will continue to remain under house arrest till then. While two of them are admitted in a state-run hospital, two went back home after the court put them under house arrest on May 21.
A five-judge bench of the Calcutta high court will hear on Friday the recall petition of four senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused in the 2016 Narada sting operation case against a stay order on their bail.
The four leaders will continue to remain under house arrest till then. While two of them are admitted in a state-run hospital, two went back home after the court put them under house arrest on May 21. The bench on Thursday, however, questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation if a judicial order can be disregarded on the basis of public perception.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the agency sought that the entire proceedings that took place at a special CBI court on May 17 be declared as vitiated and non-est. The court, however, said that if there is nothing on record to show that the special CBI court was influenced, then how could the bench look into other factors.
TMC MP and advocate Kalyan Banerjee appearing on behalf of Subrata Mukherjee, one of the accused, told the court that when a recall application on a stay order is filed it must be heard within two weeks. The recall petition was filed on May 19. The CBI on May 17 arrested the leaders. On May 21, however, the HC put them under house arrest.
