The state filed the appeal and mentioned it before the bench of Justices Jayanta Biswas and IC Das. The matter is likely to be heard by the bench tomorrow.
Justice Harish Tandon had yesterday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by the West Bengal DGP to hand over all material related to the case to CBI while expressing displeasure at the role of the top cop and the way the probe was handled by the SIT.
Justice Tandon had observed that "the confidence entrusted upon the DGP has been shattered as his action during the investigation was all along influenced by the government".
"The entire investigation is tainted with extraneous influence, more particularly, by high-profile political executive giving a protective umbrella to the abettor of the offence," he had said.