India, Jan. 11 -- The West Bengal government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court in connection with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC, seeking that no order be passed without hearing the state. A caveat allows a party to ensure that no adverse order is issued without its representation.

The ED on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of I-PAC and its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata as part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged multi-crore coal pilferage scam. The agency has alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee entered the raid site and took away "key evidence," including physical documents and electronic devices. Banerjee, however, has accused the central agency of over...