The Supreme Court will hear on Monday, a suo motu case related to the recent student suicides at IIT Kharagpur and Sharda University.
The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan will take up the matter tomorrow.
The Apex Court has directed the two institutions to submit their responses on the incidents.
The Amicus Curiae submitted its report on both the cases before the top court of the country.
Regarding the Sharda University student suicide case, the Amicus Cur...
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