Supreme Court lists hearing on RG Kar rape-murder case for September 30
Sep 23, 2024
New Delhi [India], September 23 : The Supreme Court on Monday listed for September 30 the hearing on a suo motu petition on the rape and murder of a doctor in the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
The matter was earlier listed on September 27 and a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud changed the date to September 30 on request of West Bengal Government counsel.
In the last hearing on September 17, Kapil Sibal, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the State of West Bengal informed the court that an assurance to that effect was held out by the Chief Minister to the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front that no adverse or punitive action shall be taken against the doctors who return to work.
On September 17, the top court has also said that it was distributed by reading the report given by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the RG Kar Medical College incident.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and also comprising justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter and had said that they are also disturbed by what they have read in the status report.
Supreme Court was hearing suo motu petition on the rape and murder of a doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
The court has also said that they are concerned about what CBI has flagged for them. The court remark came when a lawyer raised issues like discrepancies in the seizure list, among others.
The top court has said that it is not going to share any details, as any disclosure may jeopardise the probe being conducted by the CBI.
The top court had denied stopping live streaming of the proceedings, saying that it is a matter of public interest.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal had raised concern about live streaming, saying that it is having huge implications and clarifying that he is not representing the accused but representing the state of West Bengal.
He highlighted that as soon as the court makes any comments, their reputation is being damaged. He also said that he has a reputed career of 50 years in the profession. Sibal had also said lawyers in his chamber are getting threats on social media.
Sibal pointed out that women working in his chamber are getting threats and being told that acid will be thrown at them and raped, etc. The top court said that it would step in if there were any threats to lawyers and others.
