Supreme Court judge Justice MR Shah suffers heart attack, condition now stable

Supreme Court Justice MR Shah suffered a heart attack on Thursday following which he was rushed from Himachal to Delhi via air ambulance. Supreme Court advocate and BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia tweeted that Justice Shah suffered the attack in Himachal Pradesh and arrangements were being made to rush him to Delhi. “Praying to God for his speedy recovery,” he tweeted.

News agency sourced a statement of Justice Shah through his office in which Justice Shah said his condition was stable. “I am stable. There is nothing to worry. I will be reaching Delhi soon. By day after tomorrow, I will be better,” he said.

The 64-year-old Justice had served as a judge of the Gujarat high court and then became the Chief Justice of the Patna high court before assuming the charge of a Supreme Court judge. Justice MR Shah, on an occasion, had described PM Modi as a ‘popular, loved, vibrant and visionary leader.

Justice MR Shah is due to retire on May 15, 2023.

The recent cases that Justice Shah heard in the past one week include a plea of the former CMD of Amrapali Group Anil Kumar Sharma for surgery and another related to the admission process of Delhi University colleges.

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