Mamata Banerjee Moves Court Over Defamation Order

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to a division bench in the Calcutta High Court seeking a stay on a single bench order that restrained her and three others from making defamatory statements against Governor CV Ananda Bose. The issue relates to comments made regarding the oath-taking of two newly-elected MLAs.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, challenging a single bench order that restrains her and three others from making defamatory statements against Governor CV Ananda Bose.

During the hearing, Banerjee's counsel, S N Mookherjee, argued that the statements in question were related to public duty concerning the oath-taking of two newly-elected MLAs and were not defamatory.

The division bench, also comprising Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury, has scheduled further hearings for Thursday, allowing for Governor Bose's lawyer to make counter submissions.

(With inputs from agencies.)