New Delhi, June 11 -- The Calcutta High Court questioned on Thursday whether the West Bengal Assembly Speaker could recognise a Leader of Opposition (LoP) without the consent of the political party concerned.

The court observed this while hearing a challenge to the recognition of rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition, according to Live Law.

TMC nominee Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay told the Calcutta High Court on Thursday that West Bengal Assembly Speaker's decision to appoint MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of opposition in the House hits the basic structure of the Constitution.

Appearing for Chattopadhyay, senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee submitted before Justice Krishna Rao that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC had i...