– The Supreme Court has set up a National Task Force to create a national protocol for the safety of doctors and medical professionals in the wake of the rape and murder of a woman resident doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata
– The bench expressed deep concern about the safety of doctors and the lack of safe working conditions in public hospitals
– The Court criticized the West Bengal government and hospital management for delays in filing FIR, handling the investigation, and protecting the crime scene after the incident
– A nine-member National Task Force has been formed to address safety issues and make recommendations for the protection and well-being of medical professionals
– The Court directed the Task Force to submit interim and final reports, while also calling on protesting doctors to resume work and ensuring their safety at the workplace