Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the plea before the top court bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta for an early listing of the matter.
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The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against Calcutta High Court order directing the handing over of the investigation by the state police into the Sandeshkhali attack on the officials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in January this year to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The West Bengal government approached the Supreme Court within hours of the State High Court directing the handing over of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation, including the custody of the prime accused and Trinamul Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh to the central investigating agency.
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In January, the officials of the Directorate of Enforcement were allegedly attacked in North 24-Parganas district while they were on their way to raid the homes of Shankar Adhya – former chairman of Bongaon Municipality and Trinamul Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh in connection with the ration ‘scam’ case.
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Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the plea before the top court bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta for an early listing of the matter. However, the Bench asked Mr Singhvi to mention it before the registrar general of the top court.
Earlier, in the day the High Court had ordered the transfer of the case to the CBI,
Shahjahan was arrested by the West Bengal police last week from North 24-Parganas district in connection with the alleged assault on ED officials during a raid in connection with the ration scam case.
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