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Kolkata rape-murder: SC expresses concern over 'inhuman working hours' of doctors, says task force will look into it

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed deep concern over the 'inhuman working hours', sometimes 36 hours at a stretch, of the resident doctors across the nation. The observations were made by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud while hearing a suo motu case related to the Kolkata rape-murder case

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A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra during the hearing on a suo moto case related to the sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata, at the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Thursday. Pic/PTI

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra during the hearing on a suo moto case related to the sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata, at the Supreme Court in New Delhi on Thursday. Pic/PTI

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday expressed its deep concern over the "inhuman working hours", sometimes 36 hours at a stretch, of the resident doctors across the country, news agency PTI reported.

The observations were made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud while hearing a suo motu case on the Kolkata rape-murder

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