Kolkata: The Supreme Court has directed West Bengal doctors who are abstaining from work due to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College Hospital to resume work by 5 PM tomorrow. The court stated that if doctors return to work by 5 PM tomorrow, no adverse action will be taken against them by the state government.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal for the State of West Bengal stated that the state will not take punitive action against doctors who return to work. The court also directed the state authorities to ensure safe working conditions at hospitals and to monitor the situation to ensure safety for doctors resuming work. The court took note of the state government’s affidavit that funds have been sanctioned for the installation of CCTV cameras and other security measures at RG Kar and other government hospitals.
Kapil Sibal stated that 23 patients have lost their lives due to the absence of doctors and six lakh persons have been denied treatment.
