The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has set up a National Task Force after taking suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called for a nationwide protest (Bharat Bandh) on August 21 to protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on SC/ST reservations.
The Bharat Bandh aims to push for the reversal of this court order, which the Samiti argues undermines the existing reservation system. The organisers believe that the court's decision could lead to disparities within these communities.
The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called the Bharat Bandh to protest against the court's decision and demand the reversal of the court order. In this regard, the senior civil and police officials have held a meeting to assess the bandh preparation to avoid violence.
The Apex Court also took the West Bengal government to task over delay in filing FIR in rape-murder case, asking what were hospital authorities doing.
Kolkata rape-murder case in SC: Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the Supreme court said Kolkata rape and murder case raises systematic issue regarding safety of doctor across India.
After the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, the Kolkata Police arrested the main accused Sanjay Roy. The CBI is grilling the former principal of the institute and will conduct a polygraph test of the accused.
In the affidavit, the Central government said that the 2019 Act helps in ensuring the larger constitutional goals of gender justice and gender equality of married Muslim women and helps subserve their fundamental rights of non-discrimination and empowerment.
Sanjay Roy was arrested after he was spotted on the CCTV camera near the seminar hall during the time of the crime. He confessed his crime to Kolkata Police, but the CBI has doubts about his statements.
A trainee doctor was raped and murdered at a government hospital in Kolkata on August 9. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter and will hear it today.
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