Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: File The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 23, 2026) asked whether the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was making a case of “breakdown of constitutional machinery” in West Bengal, momentarily pausing the Central agency’s rejoinder against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior State police officers and bureaucrats for allegedly violating the rule of law to “barge” into an ongoing raid at the I-PAC premises in Kolkata and leaving with material said to be incriminating in a coal smuggling case. “We hope you are not arguing ‘breakdown of constitutional machinery’ in the context of the controversy you are raising,” Justice N.V. Anjaria, a member of the Division Bench headed by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED. Published – April 23, 2026 05:04 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation West Bengal voter turnout makes me certain of BJP’s landslide victory: PM Modi Indian Premier League 2026 points table: Where do the teams stand?