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Mamata Banerjee’s Counsel Challenges Public Release of Medical Reports
Mamata Banerjee’s lawyer sent a legal notice to three doctors.
He wants to know whether she agreed to have a medical report shared.
He also asked whether the proper legal steps were followed.
The issue arose after West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari discussed a report about Banerjee’s leg injury in 2021.
Adhikari said the report showed no fracture.
Trinamool Congress politician Kunal Ghosh questioned whether the report was genuine.
Banerjee’s lawyer asked that her medical information remain confidential.
The article does not say how the doctors responded.
Arka Kumar Nag sent a legal notice to three doctors over the public release of a medical report concerning Mamata Banerjee.
The recipients are senior officials at S.S.K.M. Medical College & Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences.
The notice asks whether Banerjee gave permission for the report to be shared and whether legal procedures were followed.
Suvendu Adhikari said a Bangur Institute report dated March 11, 2021, showed no sign of a fracture in Banerjee’s limb.
Trinamool Congress legislator Kunal Ghosh challenged the report’s authenticity; the article does not report a response from the doctors.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee’s counsel, Arka Kumar Nag, sent a notice to three doctors; the dispute also involves Suvendu Adhikari and Trinamool Congress legislator Kunal Ghosh.
- What
- The notice questions whether Banerjee’s medical report was disclosed with her permission and through proper legal procedures.
- Where
- The doctors are attached to state-run medical institutions in South Kolkata, West Bengal.
- When
- The notice was sent on Monday, after Adhikari discussed the report on Saturday.
- Why
- Banerjee’s counsel said making the report public could breach patient-doctor confidentiality and lead to misleading information being circulated.
Confidentiality and authenticity concerns
Adhikari’s account of the report
Whether medical information was properly disclosed
Confidentiality and authenticity concerns
Banerjee’s counsel questioned whether her permission was obtained and whether proper legal procedures were followed before her medical report was made public. He asked that her medical confidentiality be protected.
Adhikari’s account of the report
The article says Adhikari quoted a Bangur Institute radiodiagnosis report while discussing Banerjee’s 2021 injury claim; it does not report a response from the doctors about how the report was shared.
What the 2021 report establishes
Confidentiality and authenticity concerns
Trinamool Congress legislator Kunal Ghosh challenged the report’s authenticity and suggested it might have been doctored.
Adhikari’s account of the report
Adhikari said the report dated March 11, 2021, showed no sign of a fracture in Banerjee’s limb.
Key facts
- Notice sent
- Monday, by Banerjee’s counsel Arka Kumar Nag
- Recipients
- Three doctors at S.S.K.M. Medical College & Hospital and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences
- Report cited by Adhikari
- Bangur Institute radiodiagnosis report dated March 11, 2021
- Adhikari’s claim about report
- He said it showed no sign of a fracture in Banerjee’s limb
- Banerjee’s counsel’s concern
- Whether her permission and proper legal procedures were secured before the report was disclosed
- 2021 election
- Banerjee was defeated by Adhikari in Nandigram by a margin of less than 2,000 votes
Sources
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