Calcutta HC: PIL seeking registration of FIR against Vineet Goyal to be heard on October 7
The HinduThe Calcutta High Court on Friday said that a PIL seeking registration of an FIR against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal for allegedly revealing the name of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder victim will be heard by it on Monday. Mr. Goyal, who was the Commissioner of Kolkata Police when the gruesome incident took place on August 9, is now posted as Additional Director General of the Special Task Force of West Bengal Police. Moving the PIL before the court, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani said that the petitioner, a lawyer practising at the Calcutta High Court, sought registration of an FIR against the alleged offender for revealing the victim's identity. Mr. Jethmalani informed the division bench, presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam, that the Supreme Court, which is hearing the R G Kar hospital matter suo motu, has clarified that this issue can be heard by this high court.