In a setback to Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, the Calcutta High Court on Friday (October 24, 2025) lifted a protection granted to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader against registration of FIRs against him.

While ordering quashing of 15 FIRs against Mr. Adhikari, Justice Jay Sengupta lifted the protection granted by the High Court to the Opposition leader in 2022 against registration of FIRs against him. As per the earlier order by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha in December 2022, the permission of Calcutta High Court was necessary before lodging an FIR against the Nandigram MLA.

Transfer of cases

In the order on Friday (October 24), Justice Sengupta also directed the transfer of investigation in four cases registered against BJP leaders to a joint specia

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