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The Calcutta High Court (HC) pointed out a pattern of continuous litigation, noting that 16 complaints had been filed against Abhishek Banerjee
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee.
The Calcutta High Court on Monday strongly rebuked the Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government, warning that it will pass a blanket injunction barring any new First Information Reports (FIR) against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee without the court’s prior permission.
Hearing petitions challenging three specific criminal cases related to his Sebaashray health camps, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya stated, “Enough is enough.”
THE PILs
The court pointed out a pattern of continuous litigation, noting that 16 complaints had been filed against Banerjee. The judge specifically highlighted that 7 of those complaints were filed by the exact same individual — a political rival who had lost to Banerjee twice in parliamentary elections.
The three specific First Information Reports (FIRs) discussed in the Calcutta High Court hearing on Monday were filed on July 4, July 11, and July 23, 2026. They were registered across the Bishnupur and Rabindranagar police stations in West Bengal.
The primary complaints center around the Sebaashray community healthcare camps, which were organized last year under Banerjee’s Lok Sabha constituency initiative. The FIRs allege clinical malpractice, medical negligence, and the unauthorised operation of the health camps without mandatory permissions from state authorities.
One of the specific cases involves a complaint that a patient’s lower limb had to be amputated at the Calcutta National Medical College following alleged treatment negligence linked to a camp.
State authorities argued that the Drug Controller had seized expired medicines that were allegedly used at these specific health camps.
WHAT THE HC SAID
Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya pointed out that the complaints were filed back-to-back by a political rival (Abhijit Das) who had twice lost elections to Banerjee in Diamond Harbour. The judge questioned the late “whistleblowing” and noted that nothing prima facie linked Banerjee directly to the alleged medical misconduct, dryly asking the state prosecutors: “Has he prescribed the medicines?”
Addressing the state authorities, the judge stated: “From May 2026, I am hearing these matters. Now I am going to pass, relying upon Suvendu Adhikari’s order, a blanket injunction passed by a coordinate bench. I am telling you that now I am fed up.”
COURT REPRIEVE FOR BANERJEE
The court directed the police not to take any coercive steps or arrest Banerjee in connection with the three FIRs until November 30, 2026. The judge noted that the police failed to show any direct connection between Banerjee and the alleged offences (such as medical negligence or statutory violations at the camps).
While the police are allowed to continue their investigation, they must give Banerjee a 48-hour prior notice before any questioning. Since Banerjee is currently in the U.S. for eye treatment, any notice can only be issued after his scheduled return on September 24.
The court warned the state that if this cycle of filing continuous, disconnected complaints persists, it will strip the state’s power to register subsequent FIRs against him without first taking leave of the court.
He openly questioned the motive behind the back-to-back cases, noting that the multiple filings were being pushed by a single political rival who had previously lost to Banerjee in elections.
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Ask News18The Calcutta High Court rebuked the West Bengal government due to a pattern of continuous litigation, specifically 16 complaints and three recent FIRs, against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya questioned the motive, noting that a political rival who had lost elections to Banerjee filed many complaints and that there was no direct link between Banerjee and the alleged medical misconduct at the Sebaashray health camps.
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