Judge (Judge)hearing on same sex marriage also involved

New Delhi. With the rise in active COVID-19 cases recorded across the country, four judges (Judge) of the Supreme Court have also been hit. Among the judges who got infected, a judge of the constitution bench hearing the same sex marriage case is also included. Justice Bhat, who was sitting physically in the Supreme Court till Thursday as part of a five-judge constitution bench hearing the same-sex marriage case, has tested positive for coronavirus. At the same time, the other four judges of the bench are currently monitoring their symptoms.

Due to the infection of Justice Bhat, now the constitution bench will not hear on Monday. Also, now Justice Kaul will not come to the court on Monday due to medical urgency. According to sources, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra are currently suffering from COVID-19, while Justice Surya Kant has recovered only a week ago. After the transition of the judges, it is feared that due to this many cases can be postponed for a few days. However, according to a Bar & Bench report, the Chief Justice’s office is currently assigning cases to new two-judge benches to avoid case pendency.

Let us tell you that Corona is now becoming dangerous all over the country. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health, 12,193 cases of corona virus have been reported in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of active corona patients in the country has increased to 67,556. At the same time, 42 infected people have died. So far 5 lakh 31 thousand 300 people have died due to Corona virus in the country. In the last 24 hours, 10 thousand 765 people have also recovered from Corona.