New Delhi | January 15, 2026 — The Supreme Court of India expressed deep concern today over the “disturbing” breakdown of order at the Calcutta High Court during proceedings involving the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata BanerjeeA bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M. Pancholi described the recent scenes in Kolkata as “very serious,” questioning if the High Court had been turned into a protest site. The remarks followed reports of “unmanageable chaos” on January 9, where hundreds of lawyers—many allegedly mobilised via WhatsApp—disrupted the hearing, forcing Justice Suvra Ghosh to walk out and adjourn the matter.The legal battle stems from ED raids conducted on January 8 at the offices of political consultancy I-PAC and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain, in connection with a coal-pilferage money laundering case
