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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Supreme Court After Calcutta HC Denies Foreign Travel for Eye Treatment

The TMC MP is challenging a refusal to travel abroad for eye treatment while interim protection from coercive action remains in place until Oct. 6.

  • Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee petitioned the Supreme Court on Thursday, challenging a Calcutta High Court order that denied him permission to travel abroad for specialized eye treatment.
  • Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya rejected the request, citing reputable eye clinics in Kolkata and directing Banerjee to cooperate with investigations into his 2016 orbital bone injury.
  • Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan argued Banerjee faces a 'spate of delayed complaints,' with 11 FIRs registered against the MP since the West Bengal Assembly election results.
  • The High Court granted Banerjee interim protection from coercive action until October 6, while declining to issue blanket immunity against potential future FIRs.
  • Legal precedents, including the June 4, 2026 Supreme Court ruling in Seesa Santosh v. The State of Telangana, mandate judges deny medical travel permits when comparable domestic healthcare exists.
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livelaw.in broke the news in India on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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