The Lucknow bench of the court also told the DGP that he may proceed with disciplinary and departmental action against the police officers who are found to have erred.
The court also hoped that junior doctors would resume their work and extended the scope of the probe by a one-member commission constituted by the state government into the alleged atrocities by police and for providing compensation to the victims of the incident.
Yesterday the court had taken suo moto cognisance of the matter and passed directions to the state government and agitating doctors.
Today, during the hearing on the PIL, the Principal Secretary (Home) and Principal Secretary (Medical Education) appeared before the court and informed it that all the detained doctors have been released on bail and the SSP Kanpur has been transferred as per the orders of the court.
The six-day strike, which hit medical services in several parts of the state, was called to protest the assault on the medicos at GSV Medical College by Kanpur police and supporters of SP MLA Irfan Solanki following an altercation.
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