Overview

• He contracted a severe infection on July 12 during his convocation address at Nalsar University of Law in Hyderabad.
• He is being treated in a Delhi hospital where official sources report that his condition is stable and recovery is underway.
• Officials say he is likely to be discharged and return to his Supreme Court duties within the next day or two.
• Supreme Court hearings on Monday were cut short under the court’s partial working day schedule due to his medical leave.
• During the Hyderabad visit, he also released a special postal cover and picture postcards commemorating Dr. B R Ambedkar and constitutional artwork.