Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing | RG Kar Suo Motu Case

Update: 2024-09-17 02:35 GMT
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The Supreme Court will hear today at 10.30 AM the suo motu case over the RG Kar hospital rape-murder.Previously, the Court had asked the protesting doctors in Bengal to resume duties. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud also sought a fresh status report by the CBI. The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, also asked the West Bengal police to produce a document related...

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The Supreme Court will hear today at 10.30 AM the suo motu case over the RG Kar hospital rape-murder.

Previously, the Court had asked the protesting doctors in Bengal to resume duties. The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud also sought a fresh status report by the CBI. The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, also asked the West Bengal police to produce a document related to the autopsy of the victim.

Live updates from today's hearing can be followed here.

Live Updates
2024-09-17 07:45 GMT

The hearing concludes for the day.

Bench will reassemble at 2PM for regular work

2024-09-17 07:43 GMT

(On the issue of the details for the challan for the handing over the dead body)

Sibal: that form 5371 has not been used since 1997, it was not shown to the HC, that's a wrong statement ....we used a requisition as per the GOI standing operating procedures

CJI: we don't buy the explanation, once there a statutory form....

Sibal : all the information is in the requisition. 

2024-09-17 07:40 GMT

A Counsel interjects

CJI: look Iam sorry, you please listen to me, otherwise I will have you removed from the court, we cannot ask the CM to resign that is not in our remit 

2024-09-17 07:38 GMT

(On the earlier direction of Court direction doctors to resume to work )

CJI: we are not modifying out last order , we have created the conditions for coming back to work, let them do what they have to do to implement the orders 

2024-09-17 07:38 GMT

#BREAKING

CJI: Jaisingh has requested the court to record that no punitive action be taken for doctors to return to work...Mr Sibal for WB states that an assurance was held out for junior doctors, which is being reiterated in court that no punitive actions be taken against them for seizing the work

2024-09-17 07:35 GMT

Sibal : the CM has given assurance what more to be done?

CJI says the following are already raised with the state agencies - (1) nature of commission of act; (2) was there serious of disruption of the evidence; (3) was there any coverups 

2024-09-17 07:33 GMT

Jaisingh: three statutorily bodies have to be responsibility to monitor what happens in the hospital, my pray A concerns with the working of those bodies....these persons are still there , still roaming around in the hospital, there is a Fear psychosis going

2024-09-17 07:33 GMT

CJI: those responsible for the cover up of the incident....once CBI points out what emerges during investigation, we will have some directions to give the state

Jaisingh: its their belief (juniors) that those responsible for the disaster are still there, they (doctors) will be victimized

2024-09-17 07:30 GMT

Jaisingh: one caveat, we plan to hold a general body today or tomorrow

CJI: in view of the meeting of 16 sept with CM, and the directions issued by court today, the junior doctors will have a meeting with the general body 

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