Supreme Court sets up National Task Force to recommend safety measures at workplace for doctors
The court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit a status report by August 22 on the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a National Task Force comprising doctors to recommend modalities for safety at workplace for medical professionals, Live Law reported.
The court on Sunday took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital amid the growing outrage over the crime. The 31-year-old trainee doctor was found dead at the medical institute on August 9.
At Tuesday’s hearing, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the court was concerned about the “virtual absence of conditions of safety for young doctors in public hospitals, especially women doctors who are more vulnerable because of the nature of work and gender”, reported Live Law.
The court noted that while several states such as Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana have laws to deal with violence against doctors, they do not address deficiencies in institutional safety standards.
“As more and more women join the workforce, the nation cannot wait for another rape for things to change on the ground,” the bench said.
The task force has been asked to submit an interim report within three weeks and a final report within two months.
The panel comprises R Sarin, the Surgeon Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy, Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, Dr...
