On January 15, 2026, the Supreme Court has stayed the FIR against ED. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had filed a report against ED for raiding the I-PAC office. While hearing the case, the Supreme Court told the Bengal government that it cannot interfere in the work of the agency.

Demand response from Mamta government in two weeks

The bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul Pancholi has ordered to preserve all the evidence including CCTV footage. The court has issued notice to Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and police. The next hearing will be on 3 February 2026. The court sought a reply from the Mamata government within two weeks and said that the allegations of the central agency are serious.

Mamata Banerjee accused of evidence theft

ED told the Supreme Court that during the raid on January 8, 2026, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached there and took electronic equipment and documents with her. Along with Mamta, Bengal DGP also arrived with the police team. Police snatched the mobiles of ED officers. Mamta Banerjee also went in front of the media. In this way the morale of ED falls and their work gets hampered.