Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Court's Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Hospital Incident

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22 Aug 2024 1:30 AM GMT

  • Kolkata Doctors Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Courts Suo Motu Case On RG Kar Hospital Incident
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    The Supreme Court will hear today at 10.30 AM its suo motu case taken over the rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Hospital at Kolkata.

    The Court has asked a status report from the CBI on the investigation.

    The West Bengal police also have been asked to give a report on the probe against vandalism at the hospital.

    During the previous hearing, the Court had questioned the West Bengal Government and the police over several lapses in the handling of the case and also in dealing with the vandalism of the hospital during a protest march on August 14.

    The Court directed the CISF to provide security to the RG Kar Medical College Hospital and hostel.

    The Court also formed a National Task Force to deal with systemic issues regarding the lack of safe conditions of work for medical professionals.

    A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter.

    Follow this page for live updates.


    Live Updates

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:11 AM GMT

      bench silently reads from the status report submitted

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:08 AM GMT

      SG: day and time may kindly be taken note of

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:07 AM GMT

      CJI: lets see the report, we will come back to the SIT

      SG submits about the status report by the CBI

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:07 AM GMT

      Nandy submits that Former Principal of the College didn't install CCTVs worth 14 Lacs, had the CCTV been there the incidents could have been tracked

      Nandy: the SIT constituted has only officials under the control of the WB govt 

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:05 AM GMT

      Counsel urges the possibility of having a compensation fund for the incident

      CJI: point taken, there should be portal for the NTF where anonymous suggestions be given 

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:04 AM GMT

      Counsel : the doctors in the Hospital are still feeling terrorized

      SG: let names be given to me Ill ensure CISF will see

      CJI: but targeted by whom?

      Counsel: by members of the administration, people in Hospital, goons etc 

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:03 AM GMT

      SG: all doctors in the NTF have passed through the same phase they all know the problem

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:01 AM GMT

      CJI: your point is perfectly well taken; we will add this to our order today

      Karuna Nandy raises the issue of continuity of treatment 

    • 22 Aug 2024 6:00 AM GMT

      Counsel : the duty is almost 48 hours, then you are neither in a physical or mental state to resist is somebody teasing you , Iam not even going on serious crimes

    • 22 Aug 2024 5:59 AM GMT

      CJI: we have referred to working conditions in general, we have gone to public hospitals, I have slept on the floor of a public hospital when somebody is not, we know that doctors work over 36 hours

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