In an earlier hearing, the court had asked what would Ms. Banerjee’s “legal reaction” be if, in a reversal of fortune, she came to power in the Centre in 2030-2031, and a Chief Minister from an opposing political party “barged” in and disrupted a raid by a central agency. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s conduct of “walking into the midst” of an ongoing Directorate of Enforcement (ED) raid at I-PAC premises in Kolkata in January cannot translate to a Centre-State dispute. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria was responding to an argument made by the West Bengal government side, represented by senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy, that the writ petition filed by the ED in the apex court for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation against Ms. Banerjee, senior police and State officials who accompanied her. Published – April 22, 2026 07:01 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 Chief Minister walking into an ongoing ED raid is not a Centre-State dispute, Supreme Court says Over 1,000 litres of IMFL seized near Annur