India Supreme Court bench rejects plea for emergency intervention in Bengal
Justice B.R. Gavai said the Supreme Court was being accused of interfering with Parliament and executive functions while hearing a plea concerning violence in West Bengal. The petition sought directions for the Union government to invoke emergency powers and protect the state.
A Supreme Court bench in India questioned a plea seeking emergency intervention to protect West Bengal from violence, The Hindu reported. Justice B.R. Gavai said the court was being accused of interfering with the functions of Parliament and the executive.
His remark came during consideration of a petition asking the Union government to invoke emergency powers. The plea sought directions that would require the Union government to take action to protect West Bengal, according to the report. The supplied material does not provide details of the alleged violence, the petitioner or the government’s response.
Justice Gavai’s comment highlighted the constitutional and institutional concerns raised by the requested order. It did not, in the material provided, set out the bench’s final decision on the petition. The hearing therefore centred on whether the requested intervention would cross into the functions of the legislature or executive.
Further proceedings and the court’s eventual ruling were not included in the report.
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