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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Calcutta High Court restrains police from action against Abhishek Banerjee until August 6
Granting interim protection to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court asked the state to submit a complete list of all registered FIRs against him.
Calcutta HC Directs Police Not to Take Coercive Action Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Till August 6
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the state, argued that the petition was not maintainable and that blanket protection could not be granted to the petitioner. India News | Calcutta HC Directs Police Not to Take Coercive Action Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Till August 6.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee moves Supreme Court seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment
Maintaining that the Court was not inclined to allow the petitioner to travel abroad when the investigation was under way, Justice Bhattacharyya said there are several reputed eye clinics in Kolkata
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