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Supreme Court asks HC to hear Abhishek travel plea
Telegraph India··3 Aug
The Supreme Court on August 3 asked the Calcutta High Court to take up TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment within a week. The Diamond Harbour MP wants modification of a July 20 order barring foreign travel without court permission. He is cooperating with a probe into alleged intimidatory statements during the Bengal.
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What It Means For You
- West Bengal residents can follow whether TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee receives permission to travel abroad for eye treatment.
- Anyone tracking Bengal political cases can see how courts balance probe conditions with medical travel requests.
- Kolkata voters may note the High Court had earlier barred foreign travel while an intimidation FIR probe continues.
What's Happening
- The Supreme Court on August 3 asked the Calcutta High Court to take up Abhishek Banerjee's foreign travel plea within a week.
- The TMC MP seeks modification of a July 20 order that barred him from travelling abroad without court permission.
- He wants to travel for eye treatment while cooperating with a probe into alleged intimidatory statements during the Bengal polls.
TMC MP Seeks Abroad Trip For Eye Treatment
- Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya extended Abhishek's interim protection from coercive action till October 6 in the intimidation case.
- The High Court judge had suggested he appear before SSKM Hospital ophthalmology head to assess if treatment is possible in Kolkata.
- Abhishek also challenged the FIR over comments against rival party workers at an April 27 public meeting.
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