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SC adjourns hearing on West Bengal's suit against CBI probe in post-poll violence cases

The Centre had earlier told the top court that West Bengal's power to withhold consent to the CBI is not absolute and the probe agency is entitled to carry out investigations. (Source: The Hindu)

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government which alleged that the CBI is going ahead with the investigation in post-poll violence cases without securing the prerequisite nod from the state under the law.

A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.V. Nagarathna noted that the pleadings in the matter are complete and deferred the suit for hearing in the third week of February.

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