Supreme Court Hearing Deferred Twice After Judge Says Staff Covid +ve

Thursday, 15 April 2021Newsdesk

A Supreme Court hearing via video conference was deferred twice today after one of the judges said that several of his staff members at home had tested positive for COVID-19. The Supreme Court bench took a break for a few minutes following which it reconvened.

New Delhi, 15 April 2021

As per news report of NDTV, A senior Supreme Court judge told NDTV, "Several judges' residences have also been affected because of Covid infection." Justice MR Shah was part of a bench with Justice DY Chandrachud. When the bench reconvened, Justice Chandrachud said "We will come back at 2 pm. (Justice) Shah ji is attending some issues at his residence." Last Saturday, 44 of 90 court employees tested positive for COVID-19, sparking panic among some judges.

Source -NDTV