RG Kar Suo Motu Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

CJI; they have also provided the photographs in annexure apart from the budgetary allocations

Sr Adv Karuna Nandy : we have doctors working there, they are saying no such work is done

CJI: the affidavit has given us the breakup of the work on restrooms, dutyrooms and CCTVs, 90% work is done, RG Kar work is left

Dwivedi: at para 7 we have indicated that committee has been formed at various levels, emergency alarms also installed

CJI: have biometric facilities been installed?

Dwivedi: yes, that we will update by 31 October, will install at restrooms and other areas.

Dwivedi: I have instructions, for RG Kar College, the work will be completed by 31 October

(On previous safety measures to be taken for doctors by State of WB)

Dwivedi: the little shortfall you may notice is wrt the work to be completed in RG Kar, we got clearances for that now, all other hospitals it is complete

Sr Adv Dwivedi : state of WB has filed an affidavit

CJI: the meetings of the NTF should happened periodically, all sub groups should hold regular meetings, this exercise is to be completed in 3 weeks

CJI: 7880 hospitals submitted their responses....presently it is seen that the NTF has not made any substantial progress ...the SG admitted that no meeting happened since 9 Sept, we are of the view that Union must take proactive steps to ensure that work of the NTF is completed within a reasonable time period in future

CJI: at the 1st meeting of the NTF , 4 sub groups were constituted to engage with stakeholders and to prepare their recommendations of the following ......pursuant to the directions of 22 aug, a weblink for seeking inputs was made, about 1700 inputs have been recieved....pursuant to the directions in judgement of 20 August...the Ministry of Family and health shared questionnaires