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Calcutta HC rejects Banerjee abroad travel plea
The Hindu··7 Aug
The Calcutta High Court on August 5 dismissed Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea to travel abroad for eye treatment. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya noted Banerjee refused examination by a medical board at SSKM Hospital. He had sought about seven days at Johns Hopkins for injuries from a 2016 accident while facing travel curbs in criminal cases.
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What It Means For You
- Anyone under travel curbs in a criminal case can note courts may insist on local medical board review first.
- West Bengal politics watchers can track how Banerjee's eye-treatment plea was tied to existing restrictions.
- Patients seeking foreign care while facing cases can see refusal of SSKM board review weighed heavily.
What's Happening
- On August 5 Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya dismissed Abhishek Banerjee's plea to travel abroad for eye treatment.
- Banerjee had sought about seven days at Johns Hopkins for injuries linked to a 2016 accident.
- The court noted he refused examination by a medical board at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
Why A Medical Board Became The Travel Gate
- Travel abroad remains restricted for Banerjee amid pending criminal cases under court-monitored conditions.
- The High Court treated local specialist assessment as a prerequisite before permitting overseas treatment.
- Johns Hopkins care for older eye injuries was framed as optional until domestic medical review was completed.
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