Kabita Sarkar, a 52-year-old lawyer with a 25-year career, is taking on one of the most challenging cases of her career. Appointed by the Sealdah court, Sarkar is defending Sanjoy Roy in the high-profile RG Kar rape-murder case, a responsibility she undertook after no other lawyer would accept it.
In The Supreme Court Today (March 7th), a bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud requested the Centre’s response on Thursday regarding a PIL seeking direction to authorities for the inclusion of palliative care in the national health programme to support terminally-ill individuals.
