India, Aug. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Monday requested the Calcutta high court to consider at the earliest an application filed by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee seeking permission to travel abroad for specialised treatment of an eye ailment, without expressing any opinion on the merits of his plea.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana disposed of Banerjee's petition after noting that his application seeking permission to travel abroad remained pending before the high court.

"The application for permission to travel abroad for medical treatment is pending before the high court. It appears that no date has been fixed so far. We therefore request the high court to look int...