New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) The West Bengal government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking that no order should be passed without hearing it in connection with Enforcement Directorate raids against political consultancy firm I-PAC.

A caveat is filed by a litigant in the high courts and the Supreme Court to ensure that no adverse order is passed against it without it being heard.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted searches on the premises of I-PAC and its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee coal pilferage scam.

According to the agency, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee entered the raid sites and took away "key" evidence, including physical documents and electronic devices.

Banerjee has accused the central agency of overreach.

The ED on Friday approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking a CBI probe against Banerjee, alleging that she, with the aid of the police, took away incriminating documents from the agency's custody during the raid at Jain's home. PTI PKS DIV DIV

Enforcement Directorate raids on political consultancy I-PAC spur Bengal government to file a caveat seeking hearing. Enforcement Directorate searches at a political consultancy and its director were conducted as part of a money laundering probe that the agency says yielded seized material, while alleging that state actors entered raid sites and removed key documents and electronic devices; the state government has filed a caveat seeking a hearing before any order, and the agency has sought a transfer of investigative jurisdiction by requesting a separate probe.