The court asked the TMC national general secretary to appear before the SSKM hospital to decide whether his abroad treatment is indispensable. The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) dismissed Trinamool Congress's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's plea to visit abroad for eye treatment. Mr. Banerjee suffered eye injuries in a car accident on the Durgapur Expressway in 2016. After initial treatment in Calcutta, he underwent treatment abroad and has since travelled overseas for follow-up consultations. However, the State opposed the plea, contending that there was no medical emergency requiring treatment abroad.