CJI DY Chandrachud Today (Sept 9) asked a lawyer to lower his voice and asked if he was addressing the judges or the gallery outside the court. The three-judge bench, also comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice JB Pardiwala, was hearing the Kolkata RG Kar doctor’s rape and murder case that has shaken the nation. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said he had videos and photographs to show that the lawyer was throwing stones at a protest.
The Supreme Court Today (Sept 9) asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a fresh report in the Kolkata rape-murder case next Tuesday after the central agency flagged the forensic report in the case and said “who collected the samples” has emerged as a relevant question.
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.
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.
While hearing of a suo moto criminal writ petition concerning the death of a postgraduate trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, the Supreme Court today expressed concern about the manner in which the West Bengal police has handled the case so far. The Bench expressed deep concerns over the procedure followed by the Kolkata police. “The entire procedure that has been followed by the State Police is something that I have not come across in my 30 years of career,” Justice Pardiwala remarked.
In RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while talking about its probe into the rape-murder of a doctor at a Kolkata hospital, said, the crime scene was “altered” when they entered the investigation on day 5. CBI added the doctor’s family was misled with the suicide claim. The agency submitted a status report on the case in the Supreme Court today.
The Chief Justice of India Today (Aug 22) appealed to the doctors protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata to return to work and assured them that no adverse action would be taken by the hospitals. “Let them all return to work… we will pass some general order. Once doctors resume duties, we will prevail upon authorities to not take adverse actions. How will public administrative structure run if they don’t resume work?” CJI Chandrachud said.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Bengal Govt Today (Aug 21) submitted a progress report on the investigation into the gruesome rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in the Supreme Court ahead of a hearing.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will submit a progress report on the investigation into the gruesome rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in the Supreme Court Today (Aug 22). A bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra heard the case on Tuesday (August 20) after taking up the matter on its own. The brutal rape and murder of the 31-year-old postgraduate doctor has sparked nationwide outrage and protests.
A doctors’ association Today (Aug 21) moved the Supreme Court seeking interim protection for doctors till the recommendations of the National Task Force (NTF) constituted by the Court are implemented. Seeking intervention in the ongoing proceedings before the apex court, the plea filed by Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) contended that doctors have often been subjected to alleged instances of violence and threat to their safety and security.
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