"How Can You Say...": Top Court On Bengal's 'No Night Shift For Women' Note
NDTV
The Bengal government's notification was issued in the aftermath of the rape-murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today criticised a West Bengal government's notification saying state-run hospitals would avoid allotting night shifts to women doctors, stressing that it is the State's duty to provide them security.
Directing the Bengal government to amend the notification, which was issued in the wake of the rape-murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Chief Justice said, "How can you say women cannot work at night? why limit women doctors? they don't want a concession... women are ready to work in the same shift."
"Mr Sibal you have to look at it, the answer to it is that you must give security. West Bengal should correct the notification, your duty is to provide security, you cannot say that women cannot work at night. Pilots, Army etc all work at night," the Chief Justice said, addressing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, counsel for the Mamata Banerjee government.
