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Calcutta High Court allows Trinamool to operate frozen accounts under judicial watch

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Calcutta High Court allows Trinamool to operate frozen accounts under judicial watch

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Updated - July 10, 2026 12:02 pm IST - Kolkata Justice Sougata Bhattacharya appointed retired judge Justice Subrata Talukdar as special officer to supervise the accounts till September 30. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July 9, 2026) permitted the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to operate three bank accounts, holding deposits worth ₹440 crore, which had been frozen following a police complaint alleging fund diversion. Justice Sougata Bhattacharya appointed retired judge Justice Subrata Talukdar as special officer to supervise the accounts till September 30. ED freezes ₹440 crore in different bank accounts of Trinamool Congress ED raids five locations to probe Trinamool bank accounts, funds for chartered flights Calcutta High Court declines interim relief in Bengal LoP dispute Justice Bhattacharyya permitted any two authorised signatories of the three bank accounts to present a cheque before the special officer, which will thereafter be presented before the bank authority for encashment. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress faction led by Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, had lodged the police complaint that led to the freezing of debit transactions from the three accounts. After the Calcutta High Court order, Ritabrata Banerjee said he will challenge the order before the Supreme Court. Senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who represented the faction led by Mamata Banerjee said the complainants are part of a faction of the party formed after the declaration of the West Bengal Assembly election results on May 4, 2026, with the ‘oblique motive’ of crippling a political party. politics / All India Trinamool Congress / politics (general) / judiciary (system of justice) / Kolkata / banking / Bengal / state politics / justice and rights Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences.

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The Calcutta High Court appointed retired High Court judge Subrata Talukda as special officer to countersign every cheque; TMC accounts hold ₹440 crore frozen since June on rebel MLA’s complaint

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