New Delhi, April 15 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here to constitute a medical board of doctors to examine health of mother of Vikas Yadav, accused in Nitish Katara murder case.

A bench headed by Justices Abhay S Oka directed the AIIMS, Delhi, to examine the mother of Yadav immediately who is hospitalised in Yashoda hospital in Ghaziabad.

The report to be filed before the apex court, said the bench while posting the matter for hearing on April 21.

Yadav, who is serving a 25-year-long jail term in 2002 Nitish Katara murder case, had moved the apex court seeking interim release from the jail saying in view of her mother's health condition.

Earlier, the top court had asked the me...