Archive · 4 Aug 2026
Supreme Court Urges Calcutta High Court to Hear Banerjee Travel Plea
Abhishek Banerjee is a member of the Trinamool Congress party in India.
He needs to go abroad for eye treatment.
The Calcutta High Court has not yet decided if he can travel.
The Supreme Court said the High Court must decide in a week.
This is to make sure he can get the treatment he needs quickly.
Supreme Court ordered Calcutta High Court to hear Banerjee’s foreign travel plea within a week.
Banerjee, a TMC MP, has interim protection until October 6 but his travel request remains pending.
High Court had earlier directed him to cooperate with investigations and denied an urgent hearing.
Banerjee’s counsel cited medical urgency and repeated delays as reasons for Supreme Court intervention.
Supreme Court emphasized the High Court should decide promptly, noting the request’s urgency.
- Who
- Abhishek Banerjee, TMC MP, and the Supreme Court bench
- What
- Supreme Court directed Calcutta High Court to hear Banerjee’s plea for foreign travel for eye treatment within a week
- When
- Monday (date of Supreme Court order)
- Where
- Calcutta High Court, Kolkata, India
- Why
- Banerjee requires urgent eye treatment abroad and delays in the High Court are causing medical and administrative difficulties
- Supreme Court order date
- Monday
- Requested travel purpose
- Eye treatment
- High Court interim protection
- Until October 6
- High Court decision pending
- Yes
- Supreme Court directive
- Hear within a week
