'Will Remove You From Court': CJI Rebukes Lawyer Seeking Mamata Banerjee's Resignation over RG Kar Case

I will have you removed from the court, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Tuesday criticising a senior counsel who sought the court's intervention to remove Mamata Banerjee from her position as West Bengal Chief Minister for her alleged failure to act following the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.The Supreme Court witnessed heated exchanges during its ongoing suo-moto hearing into the Kolkata rape-murder case on Tuesday. As the court was about to conclude its session for the day, a senior counsel filed an interlocutory application calling for the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Responding to the counsel, CJI Chandrachud expressed his disapproval of the application's political nature.

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud intervened and said, "This is not a political forum, you are a member of the bar, we don't require your affirmation to what we say. What you say has to abide by the rules of legal discipline. We are not here to see what you feel about a particular political functionary or the other, that is not out concern. We are specifically dealing with the grievances of doctors. If you ask me to direct that the Chief Minister should resign that is not part of the Court's remit."When the lawyer continued arguing, the CJI warned him of having to remove him from court" Look I am sorry, you please listen to me, otherwise I will have you removed from the court!" CJI said.

The Supreme Court today (September 17) while hearing the Suo Motu RG Kar Case, expressed displeasure at an application seeking resignation of the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee.
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The court's remarks came during the ongoing hearing in the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case. A trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the morning hours of August 9 at the state-run RG Kar Hospital. She had gone to sleep in the seminar room of the hospital after a gruelling 36-hour shift.During the previous hearing, the court had ordered junior doctors to resume work by Tuesday evening to prevent any government action. Despite this directive, the doctors have continued their protest. Since Tuesday, they have been demonstrating outside Swasthya Bhawan, the headquarters of the West Bengal government's health department.