New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Calcutta High Court to independently examine whether a further investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is necessary in the January 16-17 violence in Beldanga in West Bengal's Murshidabad and whether the incident meets the threshold for invoking the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), particularly provisions relating to threat to economic security.

A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi disposed of the West Bengal government's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's January 28 order, which had left it open for the Centre to deploy central forces and to consider invoking the NIA Act.

Without expressing any opin...