New Delhi, April 27 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the brutal assault on a woman advocate, who was allegedly stabbed multiple times by her husband. The Court also ordered an inquiry into claims that three hospitals denied her emergency medical treatment.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice J Joymalya Bagchi noted that the victim had suffered multiple injuries to vital organs and was undergoing treatment at AIIMS.
During the hearing, the counsel assisting the court informed the Bench that the advocate had been brutally stabbed by her husband and had called the Police Control Room and her brother for help. She was reportedly taken to three hospitals, which allegedly declined to admit ...