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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has asked the former principal of RG Kar Medical College Sandip Ghosh to submit a leave application by 3 pm on Tuesday. The strong remarks of the Calcutta High Court has come after the appointment of Ghosh as principal of Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata immediately after his resignation. The move further triggered protests carried out by residential doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Sandip Ghosh resigned from the position of principal at RG Kar Medical College on Monday alleging that he was being defamed on social media platforms following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the hospital premises. The Chief Justice division bench of the Calcutta HC was considering several PILs in the matter on Tuesday. During the hearing, the Chief Justice questioned the appointment of the former principal.
“How can the principal – who resigned by taking moral responsibility, be appointed as the principal of another government college? The court has asked him to submit a leave application by 3 pm today or the court will pass an order for him to leave the position,” the court observed. The court further mentioned that he could be holding an administrative post but he should have been the first one to be questioned.
“Why are you protecting him? Record his statement. Let him tell whatever he knows,” the court asked the state counsel. Chief Justice Division bench directed the state government to file the case diary of the matter before the court today. It has also asked to produce the resignation letter and the appointment letter of the principal. “It needs to be seen as to what he has written in his resignation letter,” the court added.
On Monday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that she had asked the police to arrest the accused as soon as possible adding that if the police are unable to solve it, then the case will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
