Overview
- A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma said it cannot issue blanket orders shielding protesting doctors, noting police may lawfully call them.
- The court indicated it is inclined to have the Calcutta High Court monitor protest-related issues, questioning the feasibility of supervising Kolkata protests from Delhi.
- Senior advocate Karuna Nundy, representing the doctors’ association, alleged police harassment of protesters through repeated interrogation calls and sought protective directions.
- The Supreme Court asked Nundy to file a table of matters pending before the Calcutta High Court and adjourned the case to be taken up after winter vacations.
- Context: the trainee doctor’s killing led to a CBI probe and a life sentence for Sanjay Roy, and an SC-constituted task force later reported a separate central law was unnecessary, citing existing state laws.