Bengal govt opposes live-streaming of RG Kar case hearing in Supreme Court; plea rejected

Advocate Kapil Sibal, who is representing the State, has opposed the live-streaming reportedly citing various threats people from his fraternity are receiving.

However, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has rejected advocate Sibal's plea.

It's an open court.. This case is a matter of public interest, said CJI Chandrachud.

This comes after the protesting junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for the RG Kar victim, and the State clashed over the demand of live-streaming of the dialogue to end the deadlock.

The state government had completely turned down the doctors' demand for live-streaming or video recording and instead, minutes of the meeting were recorded.

After days of high drama, the long-awaited meeting between protesting junior doctors and Mamata Banerjee finally took place at the latter's Kalighat residence, at the end of which the CM announced that most of the demands of the protesters have been accepted and in accordance with their wish city police commissioner Vineet Goyal will be removed on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters outside her Kalighat residence, Banerjee said: "Forty-two representatives of junior doctors have signed the minutes of the meeting. Both parties are happy that we could hold the discussion addressing their concerns in detail."

"Of their 5 demands, the first was justice, which has now been entrusted with the CBI," she said.

"Since they are unhappy with the police, we have agreed to remove Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal. He will be entrusted with the role of his choice as he himself wants to recuse himself from this post. He will step down at 4 PM on Tuesday and the new CP will be announced," Banerjee said.

"The DC North will be removed as well," she said, noting that this was one of their demands as well.

Banerjee also announced the removal of two health officials- Director of Health Services (DHS) and Director of Medical Service (DMS).

"Besides this, we will take measures to enhance the safety and security of the hospitals," the CM announced.

"We accepted three demands and requested them to join the work so that commoners do not suffer amid a spike in dengue cases in Kolkata. I urge them to join work and extend their service to those in need," she said.

The rape and murder of the doctor which has triggered a tsunami of protests in Bengal and across the country. Protests are also organised across the world by the Bengali diaspora.