Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the Joint Platform of Doctors to hold a sit-in demonstration at Metro Channel, opposite the Metro Cinema shopping plaza at Esplanade, on the incident of the brutal rape and murder of a young woman doctor at the R G Kar Medical College Hospital, until 26 December.
Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the plea filed earlier in the day, seeking a fresh probe in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata within the hospital premises in August.
A new Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard the bail plea by former education minister and Trinamul Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case and reserved its judgement.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended its stay-order period in connection with demolitions of illegal hotels and lodges in Mandarmani tourist spot in East Midnapore district till 24 January.
The matter could not be taken up for hearing due to the non-sitting of Justice Surya Kant-led Bench.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya made this observation while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed on the vandalism incident.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday raised questions on the role of Kolkata Police in relation to the ransacking of the emergency department of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.
In a significant development, the Bar Library Club, situated at the Calcutta High Court, today took a resolution at its general meeting in the afternoon stating their solidarity with the protesting doctors.
Former Justice of Calcutta High Court and BJP MP from Tamluk, Abhijit Gangopadhyay, took to the streets today in Kolkata for the first time in a political movement, despite previously participating in election campaigns.
“I am giving the deadline of 3 p.m. today. In the meantime ask the principal to go on leave. Otherwise, we will give the direction,” the Chief Justice observed.
