The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging a lower court order that led to West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with the School Service Commision (SSC) recruitment scam, being admitted to the state government-run SSKM Hospital. The high court will hear the matter at 4 PM on Sunday. The Bank shall Court, where Chatterjee was produced by the ED on Saturday afternoon hours after his arrest had allowed the defense counsel’s plea that Chatterjee is examined at SSKM Hospital for his multiple ailments including diabetes, hypertension, and thyroid gland problem.
The ED counsel had then expressed his opposition to Chatterjee being taken to SSKM, but the court stuck to its order. From the court, Chatterjee was then taken to SSKM’s emergency outdoor, where he complained of chest pain and was admitted to the Intensive Coronary Care Unit (ICCU) on Saturday night.
