![[Kolkata Hospital Rape-Murder] "Justice & Medicine Cannot Go On Strike Because it Handles Matters of Life & Liberty": CJI Chandrachud](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-287.png?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug 22) reiterated its appeal to the doctors protesting over the rape and killing of a Kolkata medic to resume work and directed no coercive action against them.
The court said judges and doctors cannot go on a strike since they deal with matters involving life and liberty. “Justice and medicine cannot afford to be stopped. Can we (judges) go and sit outside the Supreme Court now?” the bench headed by CJI Chandrachud asked.
![[Doctor Rape & Murder] "A girl lost her life in most inhuman way, don't laugh at least": SG Mehta to Kapil Sibal in SC](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/image-276.png?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
During a Supreme Court hearing Today (Aug 22) on the Kolkata doctor’s rape and murder, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, criticised West Bengal government’s counsel Kapil Sibal for allegedly “laughing” while Mehta was pointing out gaps in registering the FIR by police. “A girl has lost her life in the most inhuman and undignified manner. Don’t at least laugh,” Mehta said.