A three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, also directed the state government, which is recruiting over 1,500 civic volunteers for its ‘Ratire Sathi’ scheme, not to post them in hospitals or any duties and schools till further orders.It also asked the state government to provide details of the legal scheme behind recruiting the civic volunteers, the modalities of recruitment, antecedent verification and the institutions where they would be recruited.During the hearing, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, informed the SC that the probe into the case was being carried out with “utmost seriousness”. Court’s order Court’s order followed the allegations of the victim’s parents that the civic volunteer who committed the crime was attached to police deployed at RG Kar hospital and was staying in police barracks. A three-judge bench also directed the government, which is recruiting over 1,500 civic volunteers for its ‘Ratire Sathi’ scheme, not to post them in hospitals or any duties and schools till further orders.
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