Kolkata rape-murder LIVE: CBI to conduct polygraph test on RG Kar ex-principal, 4 others
By : The Federal
Update: 2024-08-22 05:42 GMT
2024-08-22 06:09 GMT
Portal for NTF needed: CJI
CJI: "Point taken, there should be portal for the NTF where anonymous suggestions be given."
2024-08-22 06:07 GMT
On 48-hour duty
Counsel: "The duty (of resident doctors) is almost 48 hours. Then you are neither in a physical nor mental state to resist if somebody teasing you, I am not even going on to serious crimes."
CJI: "Your point is perfectly well taken; we will add this to our order today."
SG: "All doctors in the NTF have passed through the same phase; they all know the problem."
2024-08-22 05:59 GMT
NTF will hear all representatives: CJI
CJI on counsels' plea that resident doctors should be part of National Task Force: "Please assure the resident doctors that they will be heard by the NTF. If we ask representatives to be part of the NTF, it becomes impossible to work. There are very senior women doctor in the NTF, they have worked for a very long time in health care. Committee will ensure it will hear all representatives, we will reiterate that in our order. ...we will make a statement that resident doctors will be heard"
2024-08-22 05:55 GMT
CJI asks doctors to return to work again
CJI asks doctors to return to work again. "We will pass some general order, please rest assured that once doctors resume duties, we will prevail upon the authorities to not take adverse actions. How will public administrative structure run if they don't resume work?" he says.
2024-08-22 05:50 GMT
Counsels for Centre
The lawyers representing the Centre in the SC are Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Madhav Sinhal, Arkaj Kumar, Swati Ghildiyal, MK Maroria, Advocate on Record (AOR).
2024-08-22 05:48 GMT
21 lawyers representing Bengal govt
As many as 21 lawyers are reportedly representing the West Bengal government in Supreme Court. They are Kapil Sibal, Menaka Guruswamy, Sanjay Basu, Astha Sharma, Srisatya Mohanty, Nipun Saxena, Anju Thomas, Aparajita Jamwal, Sanjeev Kaushik, Mantika Haryani, Shreyas Awasthi, Utkarsh Pratap, Pratibha Yada, Lihzu Shiney Konyak, Ripul Swati Kumari, Lavkesh Bhanbhani, Arunisa Das, Devadipta Das, Archit Adlakha, Aditya Raj Pandey, and Mehreen Garg.
2024-08-22 05:46 GMT
CBI submits progress report
The CBI has reportedly submitted its progress report on the RG Kar investigation in the Supreme Court ahead of the hearing today.
2024-08-22 05:45 GMT
State bows to students' demands
The West Bengal government has removed three senior officials of the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, bowing to the demands of junior doctors who have been protesting against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee in the state-run health facility.
Following their demand, RG Kar hospital’s former principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, who was shifted to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital as its principal, was removed from that position as well, state Health Secretary NS Nigam said on Wednesday (August 21).
Alongside, three senior officials of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital were transferred to various state-run health facilities, he said.