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Mamata’s Lawyer Challenges Disclosure of 2021 Medical Records
Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer has asked two hospitals to explain how her old medical records became public.
The records concern an injury she had while campaigning in 2021.
Her lawyer wants to know how the records reached Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
He also asks whether a court allowed the records to be shared.
The notice asks whether the documents shown publicly were the original records.
Adhikari has questioned Banerjee’s claims about her injury.
The injury and its seriousness became an issue during the election campaign.
The hospitals and the state health department have been asked to clarify what happened.
Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer sent a legal notice to SSKM Hospital and the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences.
The notice questions how Banerjee’s 2021 medical records reached Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and were made public.
It asks whether a court order authorized disclosure and whether the released documents were original records.
Adhikari has alleged Banerjee’s leg injury during the 2021 Nandigram campaign was falsely claimed.
The dispute concerns injuries Banerjee sustained while campaigning near Birulia Bazar during the 2021 Assembly election.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer, Arka Nag, sent the notice to SSKM Hospital and the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences; the notice concerns records that reportedly reached Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- A legal notice seeks an explanation for the alleged disclosure of Banerjee’s 2021 medical records without permission.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal.
- When
- The notice was sent on Monday; it refers to statements Adhikari made on October 3 and records from 2021.
- Why
- Banerjee’s lawyer wants to know how the records reached Adhikari and were made public, whether a court order authorized disclosure, and whether the documents released were original.
Banerjee’s legal concerns
Adhikari’s claims
Disclosure of medical records
Banerjee’s legal concerns
Banerjee’s lawyer questions how the records reached Adhikari and argues that lawful access by the state or an investigating agency would not automatically authorize public disclosure.
Adhikari’s claims
Adhikari publicly referred to medical documents and has said the state government would launch a fresh inquiry into Banerjee’s claims about her leg injury.
Banerjee’s injury claims
Banerjee’s legal concerns
The article reports that Banerjee sustained injuries while campaigning and subsequently campaigned from a wheelchair.
Adhikari’s claims
Adhikari has claimed Banerjee faked her leg injury during the 2021 Nandigram campaign.
Key facts
- Lawyer
- Arka Nag
- Notice recipients
- SSKM Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences
- Additional recipient
- Principal secretary of the West Bengal health department
- Records at issue
- Mamata Banerjee’s medical records from 2021
- Campaign location
- Near Birulia Bazar during the Nandigram campaign
- Document cited at press conference
- A March 11, 2021, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences radiology report, described as showing no evidence of a fracture
Sources
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