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Calcutta High Court declines an immediate hearing on West Bengal govt’s plea on CBI

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Justice Shivakant Prasad refused to give the matter an immediate hearing and listed it for Tuesday.

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Monday refused an immediate hearing on the West Bengal government’s plea against the CBI’s attempt to question city police chief Rajeev Kumar at his residence in connection with chit fund scam cases.

Following an objection by the Union government, Justice Shivakant Prasad refused to give the matter an immediate hearing and listed it for Tuesday.

State Advocate General Kishore Dutta submitted that despite a stay by the high court on steps regarding notice to state police officials, the CBI sought to enter Kumar’s residence on Sunday and question him.

He submitted that the court is scheduled to hear the matter on February 13 and as such, the CBI’s attempt to enter Kumar’s official residence was in violation of its order.

Additional Solicitor General Kaushik Chanda submitted that the stay was on a CBI notice to only Arnab Ghosh, the then deputy commissioner (detective department) of Bidhannagar Police, which initially investigated the chit fund case, and two other police officials – Dilip Hazra and Sankar Bhattacharya.

He further told the court that the CBI has already moved the Supreme Court, on the order of which the central agency is investigating the chit fund cases, and as such the hearing on the state’s prayer be adjourned.

He submitted that the Supreme Court has fixed hearing on CBI’s plea on Tuesday.

The AG then prayed that the CBI be directed not to take steps with regard to its notice to Kumar till the matter is heard by it Tuesday, but Justice Prasad refused to give any such direction.

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  1. Whatever may be the issue between centre the proxy CBI and west Bengal government , the real issue of chit fund scamshould come out on its true colour irrespective of personalities involved .

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