Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (June 26) directed the parents of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital doctor who was raped and murdered at the hospital on August 9 last year to approach the trial court with the application seeking permission to visit the crime scene. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh noted that further … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (May 23) decided not to sentence a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in view of the unique circumstances of the case in which the minor victim, now married to the accused and mother to their child, constantly battled to save the … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10) reserved its verdict on a bunch of pleas challenging the Calcutta High Court order last year cancelling over 25,000 school jobs in West Bengal for alleged irregularities in the appointment process in recruitment. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay … Read more
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday (February 7) admitted an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging an order of a Sealdah trial court not awarding death sentence to convict Sanjay Roy in the rape and murder case of on-duty woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. A division … Read more
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (February 6) said that reasonable time needs to be given to former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh, who is an accused, before charges are framed in a financial irregularities case at the hospital during his tenure. Ghosh, who is currently lodged in judicial custody … Read more
New Delhi: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (February 5) dismissed a petition filed by former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh seeking to postpone framing of charges in a case of alleged financial irregularities during his tenure. Ghosh was principal of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital when an … Read more
Kolkata: Hearing for framing of charges in the alleged corruption at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of its former principal Sandip Ghosh is likely to commence on Wednesday before a Alipore court. Ghosh was principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital when an on-duty doctor was raped and … Read more
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday (January 28) told the Calcutta High Court that it has received the requisite sanction from the West Bengal government to prosecute former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in an alleged financial irregularities case. The CBI told Justice Tirthankar Ghosh that it has … Read more
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday (January 27) reserved its verdict on the admission of two separate pleas – one filed by the state government of West Bengal and the other by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – seeking death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy in rape and murder of woman doctor at … Read more
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed an appeal in the Calcutta High Court against a Sealdah trial court order refusing to award death sentence to prime accused Sanjay Roy in rape and murder case of an on-duty woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The CBI, seeking death penalty … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 22) deferred to January 29 the hearing on the suo motu cognisance it had taken over the rape and murder of an on-duty woman doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata on August 9 last year. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) … Read more
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday (January 22) opposed before the Calcutta High Court an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking death sentence for convict Sanjay Roy in the rape and murder case of on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 last year. High Court … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 7) said it would hear on January 15 pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order cancelling over 25,000 school jobs in the state of West Bengal for alleged irregularities in the appointment process in recruitment. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justices … Read more
Kolkata: The ongoing standoff between West Bengal’s junior doctors and the state government has taken a new turn, with the government dismissing the recent ‘mass resignations’ submitted by senior doctors as having no legal standing. The resignations, submitted this week in support of junior doctors who have been protesting since August following the rape and murder … Read more