Kolkata, July 29 -- Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court single bench order that made his permission to travel abroad for eye treatment contingent on the findings of a medical board.
The matter is likely to come up for hearing before the apex court on August 3.
Banerjee had earlier approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to travel overseas for urgent treatment related to a longstanding eye condition.
During the hearing, Justice Sougata Bhattacharya directed the SSKM Hospital to immediately constitute a special medical board to examine Banerjee's condition.
The court had said a final decision on his foreign travel...