JUDGMENT :

Goutam Bhaduri, J.

1. By this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks direction to register an FIR against respondent no.4 under The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and IPC and to investigate the offence in accordance with law and further prays that respondent no.1 be directed to submit periodic status reports of investigation before this Court. Further prayer made is that respondent no.2 the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Department be directed to reassess the income tax details of respondent no.4 and his family members during the period he served as Public Servant. Further direction was also sought that respondent No.3, the Enforcement Directorate be directed to lodge an ECIR and investigate offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that respondent no.4 contested the elections for 3 consecutive terms commencing from the years 2008, 2013 and 2018 respectively and served as Public Servant as Chief Minister of State and played key role in State governance. It is submitted that during the intervening period of subsequent years, there had been increase in