Supreme Court

2024 - 8 - 20

Supreme Court Shakes Things Up: Doctors and Rape-Murder Case in Kolkata!

Bharat Bandh - Judicial activism - Kolkata rape-murder case - National Task Force - Reservation sub-classification - RG Kar Medical College - Supreme Court of India - West Bengal government

Buckle up! The Supreme Court is on a roll, urging doctors to return to work and addressing grave matters like the Kolkata rape-murder case. What’s happening? Let’s dive in!

In a dramatic turn of events, the Supreme Court of India is urging doctors across the country to put on their capes and return to work. The call came during a tumultuous week that left many debating whether the medical community should step away from their strike in light of the heinous aspects of the Kolkata rape-murder case involving a young female doctor. The Supreme Court has been everything from a compassionate parent to a strict teacher, insisting that the medical professionals prioritize their duty and serve those in critical need, especially in the wake of the unfortunate incident.

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Supreme Court | వైద్యులు వీలైనంత త్వరగా విధుల్లోకి చేరండి ... (Namasthe Telangana)

Supreme Court | వైద్యులు సమ్మెను విరమించి తమ విధుల్లోకి చేరాలని దేశ అత్యున్నత న్యాయస్థానం (Supreme Court) కోరింది.

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Kolkata rape-murder case LIVE: Doctors discuss ending strike after ... (Hindustan Times)

Kolkata rape-murder case LIVE updates: Supreme Court hears case related to the RG Kar hospital incident.

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Kolkata Rape-Murder Case Hearing Live: ABVP workers clash with ... (Livemint)

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case Hearing Live Updates: The Supreme Court said that they are deeply concerned about the fact that name, a photograph of the victim is ...

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RG Kar rape and murder: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court (barandbench.com)

The matter is being heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. Various associations and bodies ...

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Supreme Court agrees to hear West Bengal govt's plea against HC ... (Times of India)

India News: NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought a hearing and stay in Supreme Court on Calcutta high court's ruling which invalidated ...

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Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC's order asking young girls to ... (Hindustan Times)

Supreme Court set aside Calcutta high court's controversial order which asked adolescent girls to “control their sexual urges”. | Latest News India.

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Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC verdict advising adolescent ... (SCC Online)

Supreme Court set aside Calcutta HC verdict wherein while acquitting rape conviction advised adolescent girls to control sexual urge.

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Kolkata medic's rape-murder case: Doctors' body welcomes ... (Deccan Herald)

At Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, doctors' raised slogans like 'Supreme Court zindabad'. "We welcome the exhaustive session by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and trust ...

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Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder : Live Updates From Supreme Court ... (Live Law)

The Supreme Court to hear today at 10.30 AM the suo motu case taken over the rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata.

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Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta High Court order asking girls to ... (The Indian Express)

The Supreme Court verdict came in a suo motu writ petition after the Calcutta High Court ruling in a case of kidnapping and sexual assault of a young girl.

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कोलकाता केस: नैशनल टास्क फोर्स का गठन, अस्पताल और पुलिस को जमकर ... (नवभारत टाइम्स)

कोलकाता में महिला डॉक्टर के साथ रेप और हत्या के मामले में आज सुप्रीम कोर्ट की तीन जजों की बेंच ने ममता सरकार को कड़ी फटकार लगाई है।

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'Nation can't wait for another rape': Supreme Court's strong ... (Livemint)

The Supreme Court, which on Tuesday started the suo motu petition in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's doctor rape-murder case, observed that ...

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[Kolkata Rape and Murder case] Supreme Court orders constitution ... (SCC Online)

Supreme Court ordered constitution of National Task Force to give recommendations on modalities ensuring safety at workplace in Kolkata Rape and Murder ...

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SC overturns Calcutta HC verdict, slams remarks on girls' 'sexual ... (Business Standard)

Supreme Court set aside Calcutta High Court's controversial ruling advising girls to control 'sexual urges' and restored conviction in Pocso rape case.

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Kolkata Doctor Rape and Murder Case Live Updates: SC orders ... (The Indian Express)

Kolkata Doctor Rape and Murder Case Live Updates: A three-judge bench presided by the Supreme Court Chief Justice DY Chandrachud is set to hear matters ...

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Supreme Court clears auction of Samrudhhi Realty assets to recover ... (Economic Times)

The Supreme Court has approved the auction of Samrudhhi Realty's assets to recover around Rs 5000 crore in debt. However, any auction involving assets from ...

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Staines murder case: Supreme Court seeks Odisha's reply on ... (Economic Times)

While seeking a response from the state government within two weeks, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj ...

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Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 20, 2024) (Down To Earth Magazine)

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 20, 2024). Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts ...

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Watch: Kolkata rape and murder case: What the Supreme Court said (The Hindu)

At the very outset of the proceedings, the Chief Justice asserted that the court's decision to take suo motu cognisance was not only motivated by the severity ...

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RG Kar rape and murder: Supreme Court orders removal of victim's ... (barandbench.com)

The Court passed the order after two lawyers moved the Court against disclosure of name and identity of the deceased victim.

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Kolkata rape and murder case | “We are here,” Supreme Court ... (Supreme Court Observer)

The Court also directed the CBI to file a status report of its investigation of the R.G. Kar Hospital rape and murder incident by 22 August.

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Kolkata doctor rape-murder | 'What was the principal doing ... (Hindustan Times)

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: The bench rapped the Kolkata police and asked how a mob of thousands entered the RG Kar Medical College. | Latest News India.

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Staines murder: Supreme Court seeks Odisha's reply on remission ... (The Hindu)

Supreme Court seeks Odisha Government's response to plea for premature release of Dara Singh, convicted for triple murder.

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Supreme Court questions West Bengal police over Kolkata rape ... (ANI News)

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned West Bengal police over various issues, including delay in filing First Information Report, delay in handing over ...

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Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns ... (Livemint)

The Supreme Court of India (SC) has today (August 20) restored the conviction of a man who raped a minor girl after he was acquitted by the Calcutta High ...

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Supreme Court terms disqualification of incumbent Solan mayor ... (Deccan Herald)

"It appears that it is a case of male bias. A woman was elected by the councillors to the post of mayor and a male candidate was defeated. So all of them got ...

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Remove victim's name, videos from electronic, social media ... (Times of India)

India News: The Supreme Court ordered immediate deletion of posts revealing the identity of a doctor sexually assaulted and murdered in Kolkata.

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Supreme Court raps Bengal govt over 'inaction' in rape case (Hindustan Times)

The SC on Tuesday reprimanded the WB government for its mishandling of the investigation into the brutal rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital.

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Supreme Court tears into Kolkata police, orders CISF deployed at ... (Times of India)

India News: The Supreme Court criticised Kolkata police for mishandling a mob attack at R G Kar hospital, prompting the deployment of CISF for security.

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Supreme Court reservation verdict: Dalit-Adivasi groups in Kerala ... (The Hindu)

SC Verdict on reservation: Adivasi-Dalit organisations in Kerala calls hartal in protest against Supreme Court ruling on reservation sub-classification, ...

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BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against Supreme Court ... (ANI News)

The Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict on August 1, ruled that states have the power to sub-classify SCs and STs and said that the authority concerned, ...

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Kolkata rape-murder case: Remove RG Kar hospital doctor's name ... (Hindustan Times)

The supreme court ordered the removal of the name, photos and videos, of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered, from social media.

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Bharat Bandh Today LIVE: Shutdown protest against Supreme Court ... (India TV)

The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for a Bharat Bandh today to protest the Supreme Court's recent ruling allowing sub-categorisation in ...

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Supreme Court forms task force for safety of medicos (The Indian Express)

The Supreme Court was hearing matters related to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata after it ...

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Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Nationwide strike kicks off today over ... (The Economic Times)

Bharat Bandh Today Live Updates: The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for a nationwide Bharat Bandh on August 21, 2024, in response to a ...

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BSP backs Bharat Bandh over Supreme Court's reservation verdict (Times of India)

India News: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati supported the nationwide strike in response to the Supreme Court's ruling allowing sub-classification ...

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Supreme Court: ఎస్టీ, ఎస్సీ, ఓబీసీ విద్యార్థులు జనరల్ సీట్లలో ప్రవేశం ... (NTV Telugu)

Supreme Court: రిజర్వేషన్లకు సంబంధించి సుప్రీంకోర్టు మంగళవారం కీలక నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంది. జనరల్ కేటగిరీ సీట్లలో రిజర్వేషన్ల ప్రయోజనం పొందుతున్న ...

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Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Amid protest against SC's sub ... (The Indian Express)

Bharat Bandh News Live Updates: So far, twenty one organisations have called for nationwide bandh today.

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LMV driving licence issue: Supreme Court to resume hearing (The Hindu)

Supreme Court to resume hearing on whether LMV license holders can drive transport vehicles, pending MV Act amendments.

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'Bharat Bandh' today against Supreme Court's 'Quota within Quota ... (HinduPost)

“The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for a “Bharat Bandh” (nationwide shutdown) on August 21 to protest against the Supreme Court's ruling, which ...

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മൂന്നാറിലെ ഏലം കുത്തകപാട്ട ഭൂമി ... (മാതൃഭൂമി)

Content Highlights: Supreme Court directs Kerala to disclose amount of cardamom monopoly land in Munnar ; mv govindan mb rajesh pk sasi. 1 min · Aug 19, 2024 ; 13- ...

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Why Did the Supreme Court Need to Hear the R.G. Kar Case? (The Wire)

It was, to put it bluntly, a pitiable attempt to gather brownie points for itself in the case without making any investment.

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LMV driving licence issue: Supreme Court resumes hearing (The Hindu)

Supreme Court to resume hearing on whether LMV license holders can drive transport vehicles, pending MV Act amendments.

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How Aruna Shanbaug's memories echoed in the corridors of ... (Business Standard)

The Supreme Court of India, while hearing a suo motu petition concerning the brutal rape and murder of a young trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College and ...

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Kolkata Doctor's Rape & Murder : Supreme Court Slams West ... (Live Law)

During the hearing of the Suo Motu case on the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 20) ...

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Revisiting Justice: A Call Against the Supreme Court's Judgment on ... (Legal News)

Supreme Court Judgment: The move toward subclassification within SCs and STs, while well-intentioned, carries significant risks that could undermine the ...

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Supreme Court makes suo motu move to reform advocates' bodies (The Hindu)

Supreme Court seeks reforms in Bar associations and Bar Councils, addressing issues like election expenses and criminal antecedents.

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Supreme Court to examine need for a permanent environmental ... (The Hindu)

“There is a regulator in telecom [Telecom Regulatory Authority of India] and electricity [Central Electricity Regulatory Commission]...like that for climate and ...

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Q&A: Undergraduate admissions in the wake of the 2023 Supreme ... (MIT News)

MIT Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill provides an update on the Institute's newest incoming class in the wake of the 2023 Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v ...

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Supreme Court's suo motu powers: An analysis (barandbench.com)

The Supreme Court has only intervened where it is required to step into a larger role of protector of constitutional rights and values.

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Supreme Court forms 10-member task force to ensure doctors' safety (India Today)

Ordering the formation of the task force, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said a lack of institutional safety norms at medical establishments ...

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11 വർഷമായി മകൻ കിടപ്പിലാണ്, ട്യൂബ് ... (Asianet News Malayalam)

അശോക് റാണ-നിർമലാ ദേവി ദമ്പതികളുടെ മകനായ യുവാവ് ബിരുദത്തിന് മൊഹാലിയിൽ പഠിക്കുമ്പോഴാണ് നാലാം നിലയിൽ നിന്ന് വീണത്. തലക്ക് ​ഗുരുതരമായി ...

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Kolkata rape-murder case LIVE updates: Supreme Court hearing to ... (Livemint)

Kolkata rape-murder case LIVE updates: SC had directed CBI to file status report by August 22 on investigation in Kolkata rape-murder case.

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Kolkata doctor rape-murder: CBI's status report in Supreme Court ... (Business Today)

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rapped the West Bengal government and Kolkata Police for lapses in the handling of the case.

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Know Thy Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge | Justice R ... (SCC Online)

Born on 10-06-1963, in Chennai, Justice R. Mahadevan has had a remarkable legal career characterised by dedication, expertise, and significant contributions ...

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Kolkata rape-murder case live: Supreme Court to resume hearing ... (Hindustan Times)

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: The Supreme Court is set to resume hearing pleas over rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar hospital, ...

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