The Calcutta High Court permitted protesting teachers to continue their agitation but mandated a relocation to Central Park to alleviate commuter disruptions. Protester oversight will involve a limit of 200 individuals at a time, and provisions for health and dignity will be ensured. Police are instructed not to act against protesters without further court direction.
The Karnataka High Court has granted temporary relief to singer Sonu Nigam, prohibiting coercive action against him for alleged derogatory remarks about Kannadigas. He can submit statements via video call instead of attending in person, provided he cooperates with the police investigation. The court emphasized this relief is contingent on his cooperation.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (29th Jan) directed hospitals, including AIIMS New Delhi, to regularise the period of absence of doctors who had participated in protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. The decision came after a doctors’ association pointed out that while some hospitals had regularised the absence based on an earlier court order, others, including AIIMS Delhi, were treating it as leave.
The Supreme Court ruled that the police acted “completely illegal” by filing a charge-sheet against an individual contrary to a court order prohibiting coercive action. Although it dismissed contempt notices against the officers involved after accepting their apologies, it warned that future violations could lead to contempt proceedings and mandated a review of police directives.