The Supreme Court said that said that the lower court should decide on framing of charges against Partha Chaterjee on December 31.
The senior leader was relieved of his ministerial duties by the Mamata Banerjee government following his arrest by the ED.
West Bengal SSC scam: The charge sheet was filed on the 58th day of their arrest under various sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The former minister in the TMC-led government in West Bengal and his "close associate" were arrested by the ED in July.
Chatterjee, the now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader, was arrested by the ED last month in connection with its investigation into irregularities in the recruitment of teachers by the School Service Commission.
Bengal SCC Scam: A flat apparently belonging to Arpita Mukherjee yielded Rs 27.90 crore in unaccounted for cash and Rs 4.31 crore in gold, apart from incriminating documents from a conducted raid.
Partha Chatterjee news: Two of these bureaucrats have been sent on compulsory waiting for an indefinite period by the state personnel and administrative reforms department, which is under the direct control of CM Mamata Banerjee.
PM Modi-Mamata Meeting: CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty alleged that had it been a meeting for getting the dues of state, officers of various departments of the state government would also have been present with relevant documents.
Bengal school jobs scam: The ED has claimed to have recovered Rs 49.8 crore in cash, a huge quantity of jewellery and gold bars from flats owned by Mukherjee, besides documents of properties and of a company joint held by the two accused.
Partha Chatterjee news: Baisakhi Banerjee stated that she confronted Partha Chatterjee about the situation but got only false reasons.
The ED told a special court in Kolkata that Chatterjee has not been cooperating in the investigation, while Mukherjee is comparatively cooperative.
Bengal school jobs scam: I had come to throw my shoe on him. He has taken money from poor people. I would have been happier if the shoe would have hit him on his head, the woman said.
Mukerjee, after deboarding a vehicle, told waiting reporters, “Money was kept in my residences without my knowledge”, sparking speculation as to who was she pointing fingers at.
West Bengal SSC scam: As Partha Chatterjee deboarded a vehicle after being taken to ESI Hospital at Joka for a medical check-up, and was approached by reporters with questions regarding the scam, Chatterjee said, "The money (recovered) is not mine.”
Some of the bank accounts of Partha Chatterjee's close relatives and associates are also under the ED scanner.
Partha Chatterjee, a 69-year-old leader, who is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate, was taken to ESI hospital at Joka on the southern outskirts of the city for a medical check up during the day.
Bengal SSC Scam: According to sources, only one white Mercedes car was seized at the time of Arpita's arrest.
Abhishek Banerjee, following a meeting of the party's disciplinary committee, also said that doors of TMC would be opened for Chatterjee only if he is proven innocent.
Bengal school jobs scams: The ED reached Arpita's flat at the Chinar Park area in Kolkata. The law enforcement agency reached there along with central force personnel to search the house.
Bengal SSC Scam: Mamata Banerjee said she has taken a strict action but also pointed out that there are many planning behind this matter.
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