Calcutta High Court To Hear Plea Seeking Registration Of FIR Against Ex-CP Vineet Goyal For Revealing Name Of RG Kar Victim To Media

The Calcutta High Court on Friday, listed a matter seeking the registration of an FIR against former Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal, for revealing the name of the victim of the brutal rape and murder which occurred at RG Kar hospital last month. 

Goyal had been transferred from his post as commissioner after junior doctors who were protesting the state's handling of the rape-murder of the doctor had demanded for him to be removed.

Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani approached a division bench presided over by Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam to mention the matter for an urgent hearing.

Earlier the bench had asked the senior advocate to clarify whether the matter of Goyal's comments was pending before the Supreme Court.

Upon attaining the clarification that they could approach the High Court from CJI DY Chandrachud, Jethmalani approached the court for listing of the matter.

Upon hearing his submissions, Chief Justice Sivagnanam stated that since the High Court vacations were set to commence on Tuesday, the Court would take up the matter on Monday 7th October after advocates for all sides had been informed.