IN a major blow to Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the High Court revoked relief granted on the arrest warrant. In a major setback for Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress MP, the Jabalpur High Court has lifted the interim stay on the arrest warrant issued by the Bhopal MP-MLA Court. The court dismissed his petition for lack of representation, stating that despite repeated opportunities, no lawyer appeared, indicating a lack of interest in pursuing the case. The case was originally scheduled for June 16, when Abhishek Banerjee’s lawyer requested time, which was then extended to June 17. However, on June 17, no party appeared in either the first or the passover rounds. Following this, the court took a firm stance, dismissing the petition and revoking the earlier interim relief that had stayed the execution of the arrest warrant. About the case it may be mentioned that the High Court had previously granted relief to Abhishek Banerjee in this case, granting him a stay on the arrest warrant, but this protection has now expired.

 

The court directed the Registry to immediately send a copy of the order to the concerned trial court so that further legal proceedings can continue without any hindrance. A complaint was filed in the MP-MLA court in 2021- In November 2020, Abhishek Banerjee allegedly called Akash Vijayvargiya a “goon” at a rally in Kolkata. Akash Vijayvargiya filed a complaint in the MP-MLA court in Bhopal in 2021, calling the statement derogatory and insulting. The case then began trial. The MP-MLA court issued an arrest warrant against Abhishek Banerjee for failing to appear in the lower court during the hearing of the complaint. He subsequently filed a petition in the High Court seeking a stay on the warrant. The High Court granted an interim stay on the execution of the warrant during the initial hearing. However, in the latest hearing, the court found that he had not effectively argued on his behalf despite being given ample opportunity to do so, and the interim relief was revoked.