Mamata serves legal notice on hospital, Health Department over disclosure of her medical records
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed a legal notice against state health authorities and hospital officials regarding the unauthorized disclosure of her 2021 medical records. The records were recently publicized by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to challenge the legitimacy of a past injury claim.
Why it matters
The case raises significant concerns regarding patient privacy, medical ethics, and the weaponization of private health data in political discourse.
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's lawyers on Monday (October 5, 2026) served a legal notice on the SSKM Hospital, the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, and the State Health Department over the alleged disclosure of her medical records from 2021 without her consent.
The development comes two days after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, during a press conference, made her medical report public. Mr. Adhikari claimed that Ms. Banerjee had faked her injury.
The controversy dates to March 10, 2021, when Ms. Banerjee sustained injuries to her left leg and waist in the Reyapara area of Birulia in Nandigram during an election campaign. She alleged that miscreants had slammed shut the door of her car, while she had been standing on its footboard to greet people.
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