Supreme Court declines to lift the freeze on four Indian Bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress

1 October 2026

A Supreme Court bench of Justice M M Sundresh and Justice P B Varale declined to interfere with the freezing of four Indian Bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress. The bench said it was not inclined to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution and refrained from going into the merits. It requested the Calcutta High Court to expedite the hearing of the main matter, where proceedings on the frozen funds are pending. The accounts, at the Harish Mukherjee Road branch of Indian Bank, were frozen by the West Bengal Police following a complaint filed on 18 June 2026 by MLA Biswanath Das. The party told the court that it needs ₹12.15 crore a month for its operations. The Calcutta High Court had on 27 August 2026 declined interim relief to operate these four accounts.