India, May 14 -- Donning a lawyers' gown, Mamata Banerjee made her way through loud sloganeering in the Calcutta high court on Thursday as former chief minister to argue in a matter concerning the alleged widespread post-poll violence across West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee, whose party Trinamool Congress (TMC) recently lost the West Bengal elections to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), faced heavy sloganeering at Calcutta high court, where she appeared to argue in the case seeking measures against post-election violence in the state.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) later sought a report from its West Bengal wing about enrolment, practice status of Mamata Banerjee after her HC appearance, reported PTI news agency. BCI asked West Bengal bar b...