Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Calcutta High Court Defers Abhishek Banerjee Account Freeze Challenge Hearing
Abhishek Banerjee asked the court to unfreeze his personal bank account.
He said he needs access to the money because he must travel to the United States for eye treatment.
His lawyer also said he has been cooperating with ongoing investigations.
The Calcutta High Court did not decide the request on Wednesday.
The bank had not yet submitted a report to the court.
Its lawyer asked for more time to receive instructions from bank officials.
The judge criticized the repeated delays.
The court plans to hear the case again on Thursday.
Calcutta High Court deferred Abhishek Banerjee’s plea challenging his frozen personal bank account.
Justice Krishna Rao declined to hear the matter because the bank’s report was unavailable.
The judge expressed strong displeasure after the bank’s lawyer sought additional time.
Banerjee’s lawyer said documents had been served on the bank on Monday.
The case is scheduled to be listed again on Thursday.
- Who
- Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, a private bank, and the Calcutta High Court.
- What
- The court deferred Banerjee’s plea challenging the freezing of his personal bank account.
- When
- The matter was deferred on Wednesday and is scheduled for Thursday.
- Where
- At the Calcutta High Court.
- Why
- The bank had not submitted its report or provided instructions to its lawyer.
Banerjee’s Position
Bank’s Position
Account access
Banerjee’s Position
Banerjee’s lawyer sought urgent access to his personal account, citing his planned travel to the United States for eye treatment.
Bank’s Position
The bank had not yet submitted the report or given its lawyer instructions on the matter.
Cooperation and delay
Banerjee’s Position
Banerjee’s lawyer said he had complied with court directions and was cooperating with ongoing investigations; documents were served on the bank on Monday.
Bank’s Position
The bank’s lawyer said he had received the matter only the previous day and needed more time to obtain instructions.
- Petitioner
- Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee
- Dispute
- Freezing of Banerjee’s personal bank account
- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Judge
- Justice Krishna Rao
- Immediate outcome
- No relief was granted on Wednesday
- Next listing
- Thursday
- Reason for urgency
- Banerjee said he needs access to the account to travel to the United States for eye treatment