Suo Motu case in Supreme Court on COVID-19 issues deferred until further notice after Justice DY Chandrachud tests positive for COVID-19

The Suo Motu case before the Supreme Court on issues stemming from management of COVID-19 pandemic has been deferred until further notice (In Re : Distribution Of Essential Supplies And Services During Pandemic)..The special bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat was slated to hear the suo motu case on Thursday but the same has been deferred indefinitely after Justice Chandrachud tested positive for COVID-19. "Take notice that since one of the Hon’ble judges of the Bench scheduled to hear SMW(c) no. 3/2021 titled “In re: distribution of essential supplies and services during pandemic” and similar matters, on 13.05.2021 (Thursday) has tested positive for Covid-19, the Special Bench comprising Hon'ble Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Hon’ble Mr. Justice L Nageswara Rao and Hon’ble Mr. Justice S Ravindra Bhat in court no. 5 will not sit and the matters listed before this bench stand deferred and fresh date of listing shall be notified later," a notice issued by Supreme Court said. .Suo Motu Covid case and 20 other petitions on COVID-19 issues adjourned by Supreme Court due to technical glitches.When the mater was last heard on Monday via video conference, it was adjourned for Thursday due to connectivity issues. .The Central government had on Sunday filed an affidavit in the matter defending its Vaccination policy stating that it is intended to incentivize vaccine manufacturers to rapidly scale up their production, and to attract new vaccine manufacturers, including from abroad..Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud tests positive for COVID-19.It had also asked the Court to refrain from interfering in policy matters which it contended are in the exclusive domain of the executive.Any overzealous, though well-meaning judicial intervention may lead to unforeseen and unintended consequences, in absence of any expert advice or administrative experience, leaving the doctors, scientists, experts and executive very little room to find innovative solutions on the go," the affidavit said..[Read Notice]