# Supreme Court refuses to intervene in TMC faction bank row 2026-08-13T01:40:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to interfere in the Trinamool Congress factional dispute over party bank accounts frozen by the Enforcement Directorate. It upheld a Calcutta High Court order that lets the party use three accounts for daily expenses under a court-appointed special officer. The bench of justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale called the order 'balanced' and disposed of pleas from both the AITC and rebel MLA Biswanath Das. Das had alleged Rs 350 crore was transferred into a single account after assembly election results on May 5. The ED argued sufficient funds were available, noting an unencumbered account with Rs 120 crore. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal countered that a cybercrime debit freeze blocked even that account. The court allowed Das to raise objections before the high court, which is hearing the main petition. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Calcutta High Court, ED probe, faction fight, party funds, Supreme Court, Trinamool Congress Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-refuses-to-intervene-in-tmc-faction-bank-row/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-refuses-to-intervene-in-tmc-faction-bank-row/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.