# Calcutta HC sets aside fire dept order to vacate Abhishek Banerjee office floors 2026-09-16T08:27:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday set aside a West Bengal Fire Services Department order directing the vacating of two floors of a Kolkata building that houses Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's office. Justice Krishna Rao quashed the September 4 order to vacate the sixth and seventh floors of the Camac Street high-rise. The court directed the department to reconsider the TMC's September 3 reply and inspect the premises again after issuing notice. If further fire safety shortcomings are found, authorities must inform the TMC to take corrective action, but the department remains free to act if the party fails to comply. The state Advocate General had argued that several fire safety norms were violated and LPG cylinders were stocked on one floor. The court had earlier on September 11 stayed the eviction order pending final hearing. In August, authorities removed an illegal TMC billboard from the same building, leading to a scuffle between party workers and police. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The three outlets report the same court order with near-identical factual detail, all attributing the fire department's case to Advocate General Surojit Nath Mitra's arguments about LPG cylinders and safety violations. The uniform straight-reporting stance means the coverage offers no divergent framing to analyse. The significance lies in the political context: the fire notice came weeks after a police scuffle during the removal of a TMC billboard from the same building. The court has balanced public safety concerns with procedural fairness by ordering a fresh inspection with notice. The next step is the fire department's reinspection, which will test whether the TMC's fire safety compliance meets legal standards. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com (neutral report) Straight PTI-sourced report with no slant - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Factual wire-style report with no commentary - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight report on court order and fire dept notice Tags: Abhishek Banerjee, Calcutta High Court, Kolkata, West Bengal Fire Services Department Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-hc-sets-aside-fire-order-on-abhishek-banerjee-office-floors/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-hc-sets-aside-fire-order-on-abhishek-banerjee-office-floors/#story-in-brief