Chief Justice DY Chandrachud was listening to the matter with Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court docket at present refused to switch the RG Kar rape-murder case trial outdoors West Bengal and rebuked a lawyer who claimed that the individuals of the state had been shedding religion within the police and the judiciary. Responding to a lawyer’s request to switch the case, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud mentioned, “Sure we’ve got achieved it in circumstances like Manipur. However we aren’t doing something like that right here. No such switch.”
On the outset, the bench, additionally comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, went by means of the standing report filed by the CBI, which is investigating the heinous rape and homicide of a 31-year-old physician in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in August.
“We’ve seen the sixth standing report filed by CBI, which signifies that the Extra Periods decide has framed expenses punishable underneath Sections 64 and 103 of BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita). The subsequent listening to is on November 11. For the reason that investigation is underway, we chorus from making observations. Let an up to date standing report be filed after 4 weeks,” mentioned the Chief Justice, who retires this Sunday.
The bench additionally reviewed a report by the Nationwide Process Pressure fashioned to advocate steps to make sure protected working circumstances for healthcare workers in hospitals. The Chief Justice mentioned the report should be circulated amongst Chief Secretaries of all states/Union Territories in order that they’ll make solutions. He mentioned this train should be accomplished in three weeks.
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, showing for docs in Bengal, raised some objections. The Chief Justice requested her to submit the solutions.
At one level, a counsel mentioned that the individuals of West Bengal “have misplaced religion within the judiciary”. The Chief Justice responded sternly and requested the lawyer, “Who’re you showing for? Don’t make such basic statements. There isn’t a such factor in any respect.” He added that this was “canteen gossip occurring in courtroom”.
The RG Kar rape-murder incident sparked large protests throughout the nation as docs took to the streets to demand security on the office. The Mamata Banerjee authorities drew fireplace as protesters alleged a cover-up try. The Calcutta Excessive Court docket was not glad with the Kolkata Police probe and transferred the case to the CBI. The Supreme Court docket took suo motu cognizance of the matter and pulled up the hospital administration for its response after the physician was discovered lifeless. The highest courtroom has been monitoring the CBI’s probe since. As soon as Chief Justice DY Chandrachud retires, the following Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take his place on the bench listening to the case.