Calcutta HC ordered interim stay on police proceedings in 26 cases filed against Suvendu Adhikari

Debjit Mukherjee, Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered an interim stay on police proceedings in 26 cases filed against Suvendu Adhikari, leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, lawyers present in court said.

The order was passed by justice Rajasekhar Mantha during a hearing on Adhikari’s petition which alleged the 26 first information reports (FIRs) were filed on frivolous charges to harass him.