The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction seeking permission to operate four debit-frozen bank accounts holding around ₹804 crore.

A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale said it was not inclined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court’s order, which had refused interim relief.

“We refrain from going into the merits. We are not inclined to exercise our jurisdiction under Article 136. We request the high court to expedite the hearing,” the bench said.

The court noted that the Election Commission has frozen the party’s election symbol, and the larger question of which faction is entitled to the funds is still being adjudicated.

The four accounts with public sector banks were frozen by West Bengal Police following a complaint by TMC MLA Biswanath Das, who alleged that funds from dishonest dealings were routed into the accounts.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the TMC faction, said the freezing had crippled the party’s administrative functions. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the plea.