{
  "id": 170717,
  "title": "No foreign travel for Abhishek Banerjee: Calcutta High Court denies permission for eye treatment abroad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/no-foreign-travel-for-abhishek-banerjee-calcutta-high-court-denies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T10:06:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/no-foreign-travel-for-abhishek-banerjee-calcutta-high-court-denies-permission-for-eye-treatment-abroad-11785923903482.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Calcutta High Court has denied permission for Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for eye treatment. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya dismissed Banerjee's petition on August 5, following arguments from both sides. The court directed a medical board at SSKM Hospital to assess the necessity of overseas treatment. However, Banerjee's counsel confirmed he would not appear before the board. The Supreme Court had earlier referred the matter to the High Court, which heard the plea on August 3. Banerjee's lawyers argued there was no need for court approval as he wasn't in custody, but the judge emphasized the importance of proper treatment over its location. He proposed the medical board examine Banerjee on August 6 and consider travel only if Indian treatment options are unavailable. Banerjee has undergone two surgeries in America and has travelled abroad 12 times between 2023 and 2025 for professional reasons, including representing India's government delegation after Operation Sindoor.",
  "summary": "The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission for overseas eye treatment, dismissing his petition after he refused to appear before a medical board.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}