New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The Supreme Court today stayed the First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the West Bengal Police against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers who had carried out searches at the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain.
A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul Pancholi issued notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar and others on a petition filed by the ED alleging obstruction of its search operations.
The Court also sought their response to the ED's plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident.
Observing that the petitions raised "serious questio...