Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Chandrachud will not be able to take up any case in the Supreme Court today as he has fallen ill.
This information was given in a statement issued by the Supreme Court, which said that since the CJI was not keeping well, he would not be able to take up the scheduled matters in the court on Friday.
It further said that following this development, the Bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justice Manoj Misra in Court No.1 has been cancelled. The matters listed before this Bench have been adjourned, it added.
The statement further said that Justice Manoj Misra will handle now hear the chamber matters alongside a Single-Judge Bench in Court no. 10.
The matters to be taken up by Justice Misra along with a Single-Judge Bench include transfer petitions and other cases related to Chamber.
The CJI-led was set to hear today a batch of pleas related to Manipur ethnic violence, including a case on the viral video of two women being paraded naked. The Centre had filed an affidavit on Thursday on the matter.
The affidavit filed by the Union of India said that offences like the Manipur Viral Video were too heinous and deserved to be taken not only with the seriousness but justice should be seen to be done so that it has a deterrent effect throughout the nation with respect to crimes against women.
It further said that reporting of all such cases to the Director General of Police should be made mandatory.
On May 4, two women allegedly belonging to the Kuki tribe, were paraded naked at B Phainom village of Kangpokpi district in Manipur. One of the women was allegedly gangraped by the mob, which mainly comprised members of the Meitei community.
Video of the incident, had recently gone viral, sending shockwaves across the country.