Loya case 'assault on judiciary' makes sc see red top 10 developments

Loya case: 'Assault on judiciary' makes SC see red; top 10 developments

Judge Loya death case: 'Assault on judiciary' makes SC see red; top 10 developments on Business Standard. Death of CBI judge B H Loya, who was hearing Sohrabuddin case involving BJP chief Amit Shah, did not need probe, SC ruled. Here are Supreme Court's reasons for dismissing Judge Loya death case please

Latest News The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the death of special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who was conducting a trial in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case -- Amit Shah, now the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was an accused -does not merit an independent probe. The apex court dismissed petitions seeking a special investigation team (SIT) probe into judge Loya's demise and held that he died of "natural causes". Holding that there was absolutely no merit in the petitions, the court also rebuked the petitioners, saying that it became clear from their PILs that there was "a real attempt and frontal attack" on the judiciary's independence.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and judges A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud delivered the 114-page judgment. In all, there were five petitions, including those filed by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala and Maharashtra-based journalist B S Lone, seeking an independent probe into judge Loya's death.

The Supreme Court's verdict on judge Loya's death sparked a verbal slugfest between the BJP and the Congress. A senior BJP leader accused the Congress of conspiring to defame Shah, while Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that "the truth has its

own way of catching up with people" like Shah.

Commenting on the verdict, BJP spokesman Sambit Patra said that all the petitions in the matter were politically motivated and aimed at defaming Amit Shah. Congress retorted that Thursday was a "sad letter day" in India's history and pressed its demand for a fair investigation into Loya's "mysterious death".

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