On April 7, a bench led by Justice S B Shukre had directed that a cost of Rs 15,000 imposed on litigants in different cases be diverted towards purchasing new books for the Taloja prison.
The signatories of the letter said Saibaba, who is 90% disabled, is fast losing the functioning of his vital organs and needs to be under medical supervision.
When Babu's plea came up before a bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and VG Bisht, the bench on Wednesday recused itself from hearing it without citing any reason.