Kolkata, Nov 21 (IANS) Arpita Mukherjee, a prime accused in the cash-for-school job case in West Bengal and close associate of former state education minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General, Partha Chatterjee, was on Thursday granted five-day parole because of the demise of her mother.
To recall, in July 2022, Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in connection with the school job case after the central agency officials recovered huge amounts of cash and gold from the twin residences registered in the name of Arpita Mukherjee.
At that time Arpita Mukherjee was also arrested by the ED officials
Since then she had been serving judicial custody like her mentor Partha Chatterjee.
In March this year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed at a hearing in the matter at Calcutta High Court that Arpita Mukherjee and Partha Chatterjee were so close that the former minister even signed an undertaking to take the financial responsibility of the child which she wished to adopt.
The ED’s counsel presented this information in court after Partha Chatterjee’s counsel argued in the court that the onus of the cash and gold recovered from Arpita Mukherjee’s residences cannot be on his client and the relationship between the two was just like “an uncle and his niece.”
Incidentally, on Wednesday a decision on the bail petition by Partha Chatterjee at Calcutta High Court in the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remained pending as the two-judge Division Bench there reached a split verdict.
While Justice Arijit Bandyopadhyay favoured the granting of bail to Partha Chatterjee, the second judge Justice Apurba Sinha Roy opposed that on the grounds that there had been attempts by the state administration to shield influential persons involved in the school job case, like Partha Chatterjee.
The matter has been referred back to the Division Bench headed by the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, who will now decide which new Bench will hear the matter.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of India adjourned the hearing on a similar bail plea by Partha Chatterjee in a case registered by the ED in the school-job case.
–IANS
src/rad
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
