{"id":35776,"date":"2026-09-03T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/calcutta-high-court-orders-demolition-of-abhishek-banerjees-sebashray-structures\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:09:42","slug":"calcutta-high-court-orders-demolition-of-abhishek-banerjees-sebashray-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/calcutta-high-court-orders-demolition-of-abhishek-banerjees-sebashray-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Calcutta High Court Orders Demolition Of Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s Sebashray Structures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"d1172d9b\">\n<p><span class=\"e81caeeb\">South 24 Paraganas<\/span><span class=\"c49a6b85\">2 minutes ago<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-9_1788419196.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-9_1788419196.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-9_1788419196.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the removal of temporary structures associated with Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s Sebashray initiative in Falta.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Petition alleges construction on playground land<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The order was passed by a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty following a petition seeking the demolition of two structures allegedly built by occupying a playground and garden near the Falta Block Development Office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-8_1788419217.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-8_1788419217.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-8_1788419217.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Court directs removal of temporary structures<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Petitioner and Falta resident Aminuddin Khan alleged that the structures were illegally constructed on public land and were causing inconvenience to local residents. He claimed that the ground was regularly used for school sports, cricket and football tournaments, as well as government and social programmes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-10_1788419245.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-10_1788419245.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/images-10_1788419245.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Local residents cite disruption to sports<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Hearing the petition, the court directed the removal of the Sebashray camp and temporary structures constructed in the name of a medical college. The Acting Chief Justice also questioned whether police assistance would be required to remove the structures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Petitioner claims major Falta camp built<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Sebashray was launched by Abhishek Banerjee last year to provide healthcare services to people in his Lok Sabha constituency. Several temporary structures were reportedly set up ahead of the Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/all-india-trinamool-congress-leader-abhishek-18396_1788419221.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/all-india-trinamool-congress-leader-abhishek-18396_1788419221.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/09\/03\/all-india-trinamool-congress-leader-abhishek-18396_1788419221.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><span class=\"e913fbaa d3886593\"><strong>Court questions continued illegal construction presence<\/strong><\/span><strong\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">According to the petitioner, the Falta facility was the largest Sebashray centre in Abhishek\u2019s constituency and involved an expenditure of around \u20b95 crore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The court\u2019s direction comes amid the ongoing debate over the use of public spaces for temporary structures linked to political or welfare initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South 24 Paraganas2 minutes ago The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the removal of temporary structures associated with Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s Sebashray initiative in Falta. 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