Supreme Court ne Tuesday ko ek national task force banane ka order diya jo poore desh me medical professionals ki security ke liye suggestions dega. Court ne kaha ki doctors ki safety ek “highest national concern” hai.
CJI D.Y. Chandrachud ke leadership me ek bench ne suo moto cognisance liya Kolkata ke R.G. Kar Medical College aur Hospital me ek junior doctor ke rape aur murder ka, jo is mahine hua. Court ne ise “horrific” kaha aur “systemic issue of safety for doctors across the country” ko highlight kiya.
Doctor Safety Ke Liye
CJI Chandrachud ne kaha, “Desh bhar me young doctors ke liye safe working conditions ki kami alarming hai, specially public hospitals me. Hum yeh assure karte hain ki doctors ki protection humare liye highest national concern hai, aur yeh ab ek singular incident se zyada hai.”
Bench me Justices J.B. Pardiwala aur Manoj Misra bhi shamil the. Inhone CBI ko 2 din me investigation ka status report dene ko kaha, aur West Bengal government ko hospital premises me jo vandalism hua uske details submit karne ka order diya.
Court ne state government ko criticize kiya victim ki identity disclose karne ke liye through photographs aur videos. Court ne privacy respect karne ki importance pe zor diya, jabki free speech ko recognize kiya.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, jo West Bengal ko represent kar rahe the, ne kaha ki 50 FIRs file ki gayi hain aur photos circulate hone ke baad steps liye gaye.
Supreme Court ne college ke former principal Dr. Sandip Ghosh ke conduct pe bhi questions uthaye, jo ab CBI ki interrogation face kar rahe hain. Court ne FIR file karne me delay aur incident ko suicide batane ki koshish pe bhi sawal uthaye.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta ne bataya ki 7,000 logon ka mob raat me weapons ke sath hospital me jama hua, jo police ki negligence ya complicity ko dikhata hai.
Court ne state power peaceful medical community protests pe use na karne ki baat kahi. CJI Chandrachud ne kaha, “Doctors, civil societies ya lawyers, jo peacefully protest kar rahe hain, unpar state force unleash na kiya jaye. Yeh ek national reflection ka waqt hai.”
Yeh suo moto case, jiska title hai “Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, and related issues,” focus me aaya jab kai petitions, including Dr. Monica Singh ki petition, ne judicial oversight ki demand ki impartial investigation aur better security ke liye medical institutions me.
Petitions ne court se comprehensive guidelines banane ki request ki medical professionals aur institutions ko protect karne ke liye, taaki aise tragedies future me na ho.
