The incident in MP Mahua Moitra’s constituency Krishnanagar happened late at night in August. File
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) scheduled for hearing on October 1 a plea by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra alleging that district administration officials in Nadia, West Bengal, had illegally evicted her from a Circuit House.
A Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant adjourned the hearing by a day as Ms. Moitra’s lead arguing counsel, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, was on his feet before another Bench when the case was called up.
However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the State of West Bengal, was present in the courtroom. Mr. Mehta made a few preliminary remarks objecting to Members of Parliament (MPs) directly appealing to the Supreme Court on their “individual issues”.
“Why should MPs directly approach the Supreme Court to agitate their Individual issues?” Mr. Mehta asked the Bench.
The petition carried factually inaccurate statements, the law officer said.
The lawyer who came to inform the Bench about Mr. Sankaranarayanan’s inability to be present chipped in at the moment to point out that the eviction had occurred despite a protective order from the Calcutta High Court in favour of Ms. Moitra.
“This requires an independent investigation and comprehensive directions,” he submitted.
Ms. Moitra is the Lok Sabha MP from Krishnanagar in Nadia district. On August 14, 2026 she was directed by the Nadia district administration to vacate the Circuit House in Nadia district late in the evening. In a video message, Ms. Moitra repeatedly claimed that a crowd had gathered outside the place chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
The eviction of a sitting MP from her constituency accommodation in Circuit House by local officials, who took the law into their hands, was a direct attack on federalism in violation of court orders, her counsel said.
Published – September 30, 2026 12:45 pm IST
