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TMC MP Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court alleging she was evicted from a Nadia circuit house despite being allotted a room. The court refused an urgent listing.
TMC MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court over her alleged eviction from a circuit house in Nadia, West Bengal. (PTI)
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Monday moved the Supreme Court alleging that officials of the Nadia district administration in West Bengal evicted her from a circuit house despite a room having been allotted to her at the state-owned property. The Supreme Court, however, refused to urgently list the matter.
Moitra’s counsel raised the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
Seeking an early hearing, Moitra’s lawyer told the bench, “The matter requires an independent investigation. This has happened despite the high court already having passed a protective order. I am only praying for listing on an early date because this involves an important constitutional issue.”
The plea relates to an incident Moitra had alleged took place on the night of August 14, when she was staying at the circuit house in Krishnanagar.
She had claimed in a social media post that a large crowd had gathered outside the premises after she refused to leave and that people in the crowd shouted “Jai Shri Ram” slogans.
Moitra had subsequently written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking his intervention in what she described as an attempt by the Nadia district administration to force her to vacate the circuit house after she had initially been allotted a room there.
The Krishnanagar MP had also threatened to approach the court over what she described as harassment by the district authorities.
According to her account, Moitra had moved into the circuit house for an overnight stay after returning from a Parliament session.
She asserted that, as an MP, she was entitled to stay at the state-owned property.
She alleged that she was subsequently pressured by district authorities to leave in the middle of the night, which she claimed was intended to harass her.
Moitra further claimed in her letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker that nobody had conveyed any objection when she made the booking and that she was not informed about any booking embargo when she checked into the circuit house.
She also raised concerns about the security of the premises.
The MP pointed out that the circuit house is located opposite the official bungalows of both the district superintendent of police and the district magistrate.
She asserted that the area is supposed to be a secure zone “where no crowds can gather, let alone a lynch mob.”
The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday came after Moitra sought an early listing of her plea, with her counsel arguing that the matter raised an important constitutional issue. The court, however, did not agree to an urgent listing.
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Ask News18Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court regarding her alleged eviction from a circuit house, but the court refused an urgent hearing. Her counsel sought an early listing of the petition, arguing that the matter involved questions of federalism and warranted an independent investigation. She had also previously written to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking intervention.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has more than 10 years of experience in national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
August 24, 2026, 2:24 PM IST
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