Top court adjourns Covid-19 national emergency plan case to Tuesday

Even as thousands of Covid-19 patients struggled to get basic healthcare across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the national emergency plan for next Tuesday. The adjournment came after amicus curiae and senior advocate Harish Salve decided to step down following criticism over his appointment.

‘I don't want the case to be decided under the shadow that I knew the Chief Justice," Salve said referring to reports that he was appointed as he was a school friend of outgoing CJI, S A Bobde.

The CJI, in turn, blasted several senior advocates for making statements in the media without