India, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing on the recommendations made by the National Task Force (NTF) on the safety of healthcare professionals, rescheduling the matter for the third week of May.

The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and justices Sanjay Kumar and Joymala Bagchi, which ordered: "List the matter in the week commencing May 13."

The deferral means that the matter will come up before a different bench on the next date, as CJI Khanna is set to retire on May 13.

NTF - a nine-member panel comprising eminent doctors and healthcare administrators, was constituted by the apex court in response to the horrific rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG K...