Kolkata, Nov. 10 -- The Calcutta High Court has sought a report from the West Bengal government on the status of the closure of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's office on Camac Street.
However, the vacation bench rejected a plea for an urgent hearing to facilitate the reopening of the office and referred the matter to the regular bench.
The next hearing has been scheduled for November 23.
During Tuesday's hearing, the petitioner's counsel submitted that the office had remained closed since September 3, raising concerns that an accident could occur at any time.
The lawyer argued that lights and fans inside the premises continued to remain switched on, resulting in unnecessary electricity consumption and a...