The Supreme Court today heard the suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and urged the protesting doctors to resume work. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said there would be “no adverse action” if the doctors return to work by 5 pm tomorrow.
Thousands of doctors across West Bengal and other parts of the country are holding protests over the rape and murder of the 31-year-old train doctor on duty on August 9. Sanjay Roy – a civic volunteer – has been arrested in the case.
The top court also directed the immediate removal of photographs of the victim from all social media platforms and posted further hearings on the case on September 17.
