Resident doctors in tertiary-care hospitals across India have, for years, worked punishing hours with little rest, inadequate facilities, and minimal institutional support. Long shifts without breaks and days without time off have been quietly endured as part of the system.
That silence was shattered in 2024 by the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital. She was resting at night in an undesignated room after a gruelling 36-hour shift—an incident that starkly exposed how unsafe and inhuman the working conditions of resident doctors can be.
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The tragedy prompted a writ petition in the Supreme Court of India, challenging what it called the “inhuman” and “un
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