Kolkata: Resume duties or face disciplinary action, Supreme Court tells protesting doctors
The court noted that there was a 14-hour delay in registering the FIR relating to the rape and murder of the junior medic at the RG Kar College and Hospital.
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The Supreme Court on Monday warned doctors at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to end their strike by 5 pm on Tuesday or face disciplinary action, Bar and Bench reported.
The doctors have been protesting the rape and murder of their 31-year-old colleague at the state-run medical facility in August.
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, assured the doctors that no disciplinary action would be taken against them if they resumed their duties by Tuesday.
“All complaints on safety and security shall be promptly attended to,” the bench said. “However, if there is continuous abstaining from work then disciplinary action can be taken against them [by the state government] and they cannot be oblivious to the general concerns of the community whom they are intended to serve.”
The court also said the West Bengal government should take steps to restore the confidence of medical professionals by addressing their concerns related to safety and security.
District collectors and superintendents of police must ensure that “necessary conditions are created for ensuring safety and security of doctors of government medical colleges and hospitals, which include creation of restrooms for male and female doctors, installation of CCTVs”, the court said.
In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the West Bengal...
