SC Directs UP Govt to Shift Siddique Kappan to Delhi Govt Hospital; SG Opposes
The SG vehemently spoke against the shifting, arguing in favour of the journalist s treatment at the Mathura hospital.
Siddique Kappan. Photo: Twitter/@vssanakan
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on April 28, Wednesday, directed the Uttar Pradesh government to shift jailed journalist Siddique Kappan to a government hospital in Delhi for treatment.
A bench of Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, and Justices Surya Kant and A.S. Bopanna were hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists, which has been seeking the release of the journalist.
SC asks UP govt if journalist Siddique Kappan could be sent to Delhi for treatment ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 13:38 IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday opined that arrested journalist Siddique Kappan should be sent to a hospital in the national capital for better medical treatment.
The apex court asked the Uttar Pradesh government to inform if the arrested journalist could be shifted to Delhi for better treatment.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the Supreme Court s suggestion, saying thousands of inmates with similar illnesses are there and there are thousands of law-abiding citizens getting treatment in Mathura hospital.
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the UP government, had vehemently opposed the suggestion given by the apex court.
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to shift Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested last year on way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after being gang-raped, to a hospital in Delhi for better medical treatment.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also made it clear that Kappan be sent back to Mathura jail after recovery.
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SC Directs UP Govt To Shift Arrested Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan To Hospital In Delhi
The Supreme Court makes clear that scribe Siddique Kappan will be sent back to Mathura jail after recovery. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-28T14:00:46+05:30 SC Directs UP Govt To Shift Arrested Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan To Hospital In Delhi outlookindia.com 2021-04-28T14:02:39+05:30
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The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to shift arrested Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan to hospital in Delhi. He was held last year on way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after being gang-raped.