The Supreme Court is hearing the writ petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the State of West Bengal over the interference by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the ED's raid of the office of the I-PAC, the political consultant of the Trinamool Congress.

A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mishra and Justice NV Anjaria is hearing the matter.

In January, the Court issued notice on ED's plea and stayed further proceedings in the West Bengal FIRs lodged against the ED officials, observing that the matter raised a serious issue which required examination to avoid a possible “situation of lawlessness” in the state. The Court also directed the state to preserve CCTV footage and other electronic material relating to the January 8 search.

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