Calcutta High Court Sides with ED, Rejects Mamata Banerjee's I-PAC Petition

• Calcutta High Court dismissed Trinamool Congress's petition regarding the I-PAC office raid, agreeing with the ED's request for adjournment.
• The ED alleged West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee interfered, obstructed investigation, and removed crucial evidence during the I-PAC raid.
• The Supreme Court will hear the ED's petition tomorrow, seeking an FIR against Mamata Banerjee, DGP Rajeev Kumar, and Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar.
• TMC argued its petition was for protection of political data, fearing intimidation and seizure of private information before elections.
• ED claimed Mamata Banerjee herself seized records and devices, not the ED, and questioned the maintainability of TMC's petition without making her a party.

Why It Matters: Calcutta High Court rejected TMC's plea, backing ED's claims of obstruction by Mamata Banerjee in the I-PAC raid.