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Abhishek Banerjee files new petition in Calcutta High Court over reputation damage
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News18•08-10-2026, 15:19
Abhishek Banerjee files new petition in Calcutta High Court over reputation damage
- •MP Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court citing damage to his reputation due to media leaks regarding an ongoing police investigation.
- •His lawyer argued that investigating agencies and private media are leaking confidential information, which disrupts the investigation and scandalizes him.
- •Justice Krishna Rao did not entertain the petition immediately, advising the counsel to move the matter to the appropriate bench.
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Abhishek Banerjee filed a petition because media reports and investigative details regarding an ongoing police inquiry were being made public, which he argued was damaging his reputation and disrupting the overall investigation process.
Calcutta High Court Justice Krishna Rao did not immediately intervene or dismiss the case, stating that the court lacked jurisdiction over police-related matters, and instead advised moving the petition to the appropriate bench before recusing himself.
His lawyer argued that personal information, search progress, and investigative questions were being leaked by the agency and private media to scandalize Banerjee and create footage at the expense of his reputation, highlighting the need for guidelines.
