Court OKs Mamata Banerjee's Request In Narada Case vs CBI But With Rs 5,000 Fine

The Calcutta High Court said the Trinamool leaders took the risk of not filing the affidavits at the right time and "cannot now be allowed to file the affidavits at their own whims and fancies."

The Calcutta High Court has allowed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to file an affidavit in the Narada sting operation case but imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 for not filing it on time. Last week, the Supreme Court stayed a High Court order refusing to take on record affidavits filed by the Trinamool Congress chief and others in connection with the Narada case. The court also directed Ms Banerjee and Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak to file fresh pleas asking the High Court to reconsider taking the affidavits on record. The top court also ordered the High Court to record the affidavits. On June 9, a five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, led by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, declined to accept the affidavits filed by Ms Banerjee and Mr Ghatak.