Supreme Court Justice MR Shah suffered a major heart attack on Thursday and was airlifted to Delhi for treatment.
More details will be followed soon.
Justice MR. Shah Rushed To Hospital After Heart Attack
Honorable Justice Mr. Shah, Judge of the Supreme Court of India suffered a heart attack while visiting Himachal Pradesh. Arrangements are being made to get him to Delhi as soon as possible.
Please pray for his rapid recovery, since his condition is described as serious.
Following the revelation, some of his well-wishers have taken to Twitter to wish him well. Gaurav Bhatia, a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court and the BJP’s National Spokesperson, wished him a swift recovery in a tweet.
Similarly, Brij Dwivedi, a journalist with LiveLawIndia, stated Shah’s health is too serious.
Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah, 64, is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. He served as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. He is also a former Gujarat High Court Judge.
He will retire on May 15, 2023. According to Wikipedia, Shri Justice Shah was born on May 16, 1958.
Mr. Shah has completed B.Sc., LL.B. and has worked as an advocate, and practiced in the Gujarat High Court and Central Administrative Tribunal in Civil, Criminal, and many more.
Constitutional, Taxation, Labour, Service, and Company cases, with a focus on land, constitutional, Education, Excise, and Customs problems are also his area of expertise.
On 7 March 2004, he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court, and on 22 June 2005, he was appointed as a Permanent Judge.
On August 12, 2018, he was named Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, and later, on November 2, 2018, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
Mr. Shah’s Death News On Twitter
Mr. Shah’s death was circulating on Twitter prior to his representative’s formal notification of a heart attack. Furthermore, India Legal, a prominent news source, revealed his death on Twitter, which they deeply regret.
Furthermore, India Legal also issued an apology statement and accept that it was their reporter’s fault.
“The story has already been abandoned. Justice MR Shah has suffered a heart attack and is currently being airlifted.”
“We sincerely apologize and express regret for our reporter’s unintended inaccuracy. For the aforementioned mistake, we have taken disciplinary action against the reporter,” they mentioned.
We pray for his long life and well-being.
Does Justice Mr. Shah Have A Wife? Meet His family
Justice Mr. Shah is very discreet about his personal life, keeping information about his wife and family private. The Supreme Court judge was born to a Gujrati family.
According to Manupatra statistics, Justice M.R. Shah has authored 108 judgments since his appointment to the Supreme Court, the bulk of which have been criminal proceedings.
Among his important decisions is the assessment of the legitimacy of state laws regulating sugar prices and the legality of arbitrary cut-off dates for unequal pension amounts.
Following are some of the notable cases represented by Justice M R Shah as a counsel, according to Scoonline.
Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd. v. Union of India, 2002 SCC OnLine Guj 465
Alembic Glass Industries Ltd. v. Union of India, 2002 SCC OnLine Guj 457
Rutu Auto Gas Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, 2000 SCC OnLine Guj 498
Taluka Development Officer v. Dhurabhai Virabhai Vankar, 2002 SCC OnLine Guj 606
Vira Veja Sondarva v. Conservator of Forest, 2000 SCC OnLine Guj 605