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Kolkata Court Allows CBI To Conduct Polygraph Tests On Ex-RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh, Five Other Students
A court in Kolkata has allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI's) plea for conducting a polygraph test on the former principal of RG Kar College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh, and five other students, colleagues of the victim, who were also accused in her rape-murder.While the application by the CBI has been allowed, the Sealdah court has not yet set a date for conducting the polygraph...
Supreme Court Seeks TN Govt Response On Plea Challenging Savukku Shankar's Preventive Detention
The Supreme Court today (August 22) issued notice to the State of Tamil Nadu in the plea challenging the recent detention of YouTuber Savukku Shankar under the preventive detention law. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by his mother.Advocate Balaji Srinivasan appearing for the petitioner stressed that...
36-48 Hours Shifts For Resident Doctors Inhuman: Supreme Court Asks NTF To Address Concerns On Duty Hours
During the Suo Motu hearing of the RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder today, the Supreme Court expressed its worries over the 'inhuman working hours' of resident doctors all over the country. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra flagged the hectic work schedules to also be considered by the National Task Force (NTF) which is mandated...
Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Hand Over Land For New Bombay HC Building By Aug 31
Today, the Supreme Court issued new deadline of August 31 for the Maharashtra Government to handover the land in the Bandra Kurla Complex allotted for the new building of the Bombay High Court, considering the speedily dilapidating condition of the 150-year-old structure.The Court was hearing a suo moto petition after several letter petitions were sent by various Bar Associations regarding...
Byju's Insolvency| Supreme Court Declines Byju's & BCCI Plea To Stay Meeting Of Committee Of Creditors
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22) refused to stay the meeting of the Committee of Creditors formed by the Resolution Professional in relation to the insolvency resolution of ed-tech firm Byju's.Although Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi (for Byjus) and Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta (for the BCCI) made fervent and repeated submissions to stay the CoC meeting, the Court...
Why Was SIT Probe Into Ex-RG Kar Principal Initiated Only After Death Of Resident Doctor Despite Earlier Complaints? Calcutta HC Asks State
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned the state government on why a special investigating team (SIT) probe into former RG Kar College & Hospital principal Dr Sandip Ghosh was only initiated after the rape-murder incident of a resident doctor working at the hospital.A single bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was dealing with a plea by former RG Kar Deputy Superintendent Akhtar...
'Never Seen Such A Procedure' : Supreme Court Questions West Bengal Police On RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder Probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 20) questioned the West Bengal police over the shortcomings in its investigation in relation to the rape and murder of a trianee doctor in the RG Kar Medical College Hospital at Kolkata on August 9.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, hearing the Suo motu case taken over the horrific...
Shambhu Border Blockade | Supreme Court To Constitute Committee To Negotiate With Protesting Farmers Within One Week
The Supreme Court today (on August 22), in a matter related to the blockade on the national highway at the Shambhu border, said that it will pass an order concerning the constitution of a Committee, to negotiate with the protesting farmers, within a week. To this effect, the Bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan suggested the States of Punjab and Haryana to...
RG Kar Hospital Case | No Adverse Action Against Doctors For Past Protests If They Return To Duties : Supreme Court
While hearing the suo motu case on the RG Kar Hospital murder-rape crime, the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 22) reiterated it appeal to the protesting doctors to return to their duties.The Court passed an order protecting the doctors from coercive actions for protesting till today if they resume duties."An apprehension has been expressed by the doctors that some of them are being...
Bhima Koregaon Bail : Supreme Court To Consider Hearing Jyoti Jagtap & Mahesh Raut Matters Together
On being apprised that challenge to the bail granted to co-accused Mahesh Raut is pending before another bench, the Supreme Court bench dealing with the bail plea of activist and Bhima Koregaon case accused Jyoti Jagtap asked the Registry today to obtain orders for conjoint hearing of the two cases.The bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar was hearing Jagtap's challenge to the denial...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Bail Granted To Accused In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
The Supreme Court on August 21 dismissed a special leave petition seeking cancellation of bail of Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the murder case of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh.On September 5, 2017, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her residence in south Bengaluru. The police have arrested 18 persons in the case. Nayak was arrested on July 18, 2018.The present SLP was filed by...