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Calcutta High Court dismisses Abhishek Banerjee's plea to travel abroad for medical treatment

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment. The court had previously directed Banerjee to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital for an evaluation. Following his refusal to comply with this directive, the court dismissed his application.

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What Happened

The Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition filed by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday. Banerjee had sought judicial permission to travel abroad for eye treatment. The court had previously ordered him to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital by a specified date to obtain a medical opinion regarding his condition.

Banerjee informed the court through his legal counsel that he was unwilling to appear before the medical board as instructed. Consequently, the court ruled that there was no necessity to keep the application pending and proceeded to reject the plea. The court had intended for the medical board to submit a report regarding his health status.

Key Facts

  1. Abhishek Banerjee is a leader of the Trinamool Congress.
  2. The Calcutta High Court rejected Banerjee's plea to travel abroad for eye treatment.
  3. The court had directed Banerjee to appear before a medical board at SSKM Hospital.
  4. Banerjee refused to appear before the medical board.
  5. The court dismissed the application following the refusal.

The Timeline3

Every article on this story, in the order it was filed. We do not rank the outlets.

  1. 5 Aug

    1. SPSangbad Pratidin
      ‘এসএসকেএমে চোখ দেখান’, অভিষেকের চোখের চিকিৎসায় বিদেশযাত্রার অনুমতি দিল না হাই কোর্ট
    2. PVPrajavani
      ವಿದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ: ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್‌ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ಜಿ ಅರ್ಜಿ ವಜಾ

  2. 6 Aug

    1. HiThe Hindu
      Calcutta High Court dismisses Abhishek Banerjee's plea to visit abroad for eye treatment

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  • English1 outlet
  • Bengaliবাংলা1 outlet
  • Kannadaಕನ್ನಡ1 outlet

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