SC Questions Mamata Govt: Do ED Officers Lose Rights While Working?

• Supreme Court questions West Bengal government on alleged interference in ED searches at I-PAC.
• ED accuses CM Mamata Banerjee and state officials of obstructing money laundering probe.
• SC bench emphasizes fundamental rights of individual ED officers, not just the institution.
• Kapil Sibal, for West Bengal, argues ED cannot invoke Article 32, citing alternative statutory remedies.
• Court rejects deferring hearing due to upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, asserting judicial independence.