India, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Calcutta High Court to take up within a week TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was told by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Banerjee, that the plea seeks modification of the high court's order to allow the TMC MP to travel for medical purposes.

"Application for allowing 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 into that application," the bench said.

Banerjee, in his plea before the top court, has chall...