The case pertains to alleged discrepancies in the signatures of several Trinamool Congress legislators on a key assembly resolution linked to appointments for positions reserved for the opposition benches.
Earlier, a separate single-judge bench headed by justice Kaushik Chanda had granted Banerjee interim protection from coercive action, including arrest, in connection with the case. The relief, however, came with specific conditions, one of which barred him from travelling abroad without prior permission from the court.
It was under this restriction that Banerjee moved the latest petition seeking judicial approval for foreign travel.
The TMC leader has a long history of treatment for an eye injury sustained in October 2016 when his vehicle met with an accident while returning to Kolkata from a party programme in Murshidabad district. The accident left him with serious injuries to one of his eyes, requiring treatment at multiple hospitals in India before he later sought specialised care abroad.
While the high court’s refusal to fast-track the matter delays an immediate decision on his travel plans, Banerjee’s primary plea seeking permission for overseas medical treatment remains pending before the court.
With IANS inputs
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