Calcutta High Court warns it may restrain further FIRs against Abhishek Banerjee if interim protection is disregarded
The Calcutta High Court has warned it may restrict the filing of new FIRs against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee without court approval. The court granted interim protection to Banerjee until November 30 while citing similar legal precedents involving political figures.
Why it matters
This case highlights the intersection of judicial oversight and political litigation, raising questions about the use of criminal complaints in political rivalries.
The Calcutta High Court indicated on Monday (September 7, 2026) that it may restrain the registration of further First Information Reports (FIRs) against senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee without the court’s approval, while hearing submissions that several criminal complaints continued to be filed against him despite interim protection provided by the court earlier.
The court also provided interim protection to Mr. Banerjee till November 30 in three FIRs linked to irregularities in the Trinamool’s Sebaashray health camps programme.
"Enough is enough. I have been hearing from May 4. Now I am going to pass orders relying on the one passed in Suvendu Adhikari’s case when he was Leader of Opposition,” the Bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya said.
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