Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Oct. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on a plea by the Directorate of Enforcement and one of its officers seeking a CBI investigation against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and senior police officers over their alleged obstruction of the agency's January 8 searches at premises connected with political consultancy firm I-PAC and its co-founder Pratik Jain.
A bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N V Anjaria reserved orders upon the conclusion of arguments on the limited question of whether the investigation should be entrusted to the Central Bureau of Investigation or left to the BJP-led State government, which came to power in May this year after defeating the Mamat...