Bidhannagar Police had earlier frozen the same three accounts, but a different bench of the HC allowed Mamata Banerjee-led faction to use money, about ₹440 crore, under judicial oversight.
Directing that status quo be maintained on the demolition of the building on Diamond Harbour Road till the end of July, the court said the matter will be heard again before a regular Bench
On July 10, a petiton was filed by Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction to seek direction to the police to allow its July 21 Martyrs' Day rally in front of Victoria House at Esplanade
The Calcutta High Court appointed retired High Court judge Subrata Talukda as special officer to countersign every cheque; TMC accounts hold ₹440 crore frozen since June on rebel MLA’s complaint
Subrata Talukdar will run the day-to-day expenses of the Mamata Banerjee-led group till September 30
The announcement to engage ISKCON was made in the State Budget presented by Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on June 22, drawing criticism from Opposition parties who claim it is an attempt by BJP government to impose vegetarianism