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SC allows Abhishek Banerjee foreign trip for eye surgery
The Story in Brief
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for three weeks for eye treatment. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant set aside the Calcutta High Court order that had denied permission.
The high court had said Banerjee refused to appear before a medical board at SSKM Hospital for assessment. The travel restriction was part of conditions in a case over alleged comments at a public meeting during the West Bengal Assembly elections. Banerjee has interim protection from coercive action until October 6.
The Indian Opinion
Some will see the Supreme Court's decision as a fair accommodation of a genuine medical need, while others will cry special treatment for a politician. But the high court's insistence on a local medical board was not unreasonable. The real test is what happens now: will Banerjee return within three weeks and undergo the surgery as stated? That will separate a legitimate medical trip from a perceived misuse of judicial intervention.
Sources (3): indiatoday.in, hindustantimes.com, indiatoday.in (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
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