High Court restrains Mamata from making 'defamatory' statements against Governor

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and three others from making any defamatory or incorrect statement against Governor CV Ananda Bose. In an interim order, Justice Krishna Rao said the matter will be heard again on August 14.

Bose had filed a defamation suit against Mamata Banerjee, two newly-elected TMC MLAs Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar, and party leader Kunal Ghosh. He also prayed for an interim order restraining them from making any further comment in connection with alleged incidents at Raj Bhavan.

Justice Krishna Rao restrained Mamata Banerjee and the three others from "making any defamatory or incorrect statement against the plaintiff (Bose) by way of publication and on social platforms till August 14, 2024." The court directed CM Mamata and the three others to file their affidavit in opposition within two weeks and reply to Bose within one week thereafter.

CM Mamata's lawyer Sanjay Basu said in a statement that the order of the court will be challenged before a higher bench. Hearing for the prayer for interim order was concluded on Monday and the order was reserved by the court.