Calcutta High Court Rejects TMC's I-PAC Data Protection Plea, Mamata Govt Suffers Setback

• The Calcutta High Court rejected TMC's petition seeking protection of its data following ED raids on I-PAC in Kolkata.
• The court noted that the ED stated nothing was seized from I-PAC director Prateek Jain's office or home during the raids.
• TMC had filed the petition after ED raids on January 8, alleging seizure of personal and political data.
• The ED requested an adjournment as it has filed a petition on the matter in the Supreme Court, which will hear the case on January 15.
• CM Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP-led central government of political vendetta and obstructing the ED investigation.

Why It Matters: Calcutta High Court denied TMC's plea for data protection after ED raids, marking a setback for Mamata's government.