India, June 18 -- The Calcutta high court on Thursday turned down a Trinamool Congress (TMC) plea for an interim order on West Bengal assembly speaker Rathindra Nath Bose's decision recognising expelled party leader Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP).

"The court did not find any prima facie case or a balance of convenience [the test determining whether to grant an interim injunction or temporary relief in civil litigation] in the prayer of the petitioner for the grant of an interim order. The interim order is refused," said Justice Krishna Rao.

The court on Wednesday reserved its order on TMC legislator Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay's petition challenging Bose's June 3 decision. It directed all parties to file affidavits...