Sohrabuddin Sheikh

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Review Of Verdict In Judge Loya Death Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 21, 2018

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict rejecting the demand for an independent probe into the death of special CBI judge BH Loya, who dealt with the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Supreme Court Website Down, Minutes After Judge Loya Ruling

India News | NDTV News Desk | Thursday April 19, 2018

The website of the Supreme Court crashed today minutes after the top court ruled that there will not be any independent probe into Judge BH Loya death, who died while hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Amit Shah was an accused.

"Judge Loya Death Is Natural": 5 Big Quotes From Supreme Court Today

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday April 19, 2018

The Supreme Court has rejected petitions seeking an independent probe into the death of judge BH Loya. The top court observed that judge Loya's death was "natural"

No Probe Into Judge Loya Death, Supreme Court Says Petitions "Scandalous"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 19, 2018

The death of judge BH Loya in 2014 while deciding on murder charges against BJP president Amit Shah will not be investigated, the Supreme Court said today, calling petitions for an independent probe "scandalous" and a "frontal attack on the judiciary". A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the petitions were in criminal contempt...

Judge Loya Case: Supreme Court Says Roster Change In Bombay High Court "Routine Affair"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 6, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday said questions should not be raised over the change in the judge hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case in Bombay High Court, as the change in the roster was a "routine" affair which is in accordance with the established tradition there.

New Judge To Hear Plea Against Cops' Discharge In Sohrabuddin Case

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday February 25, 2018

The opposition parties in Maharashtra raised questions after a new judge was assigned in the Bombay High Court to hear the petitions in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, which challenge the discharge of some top police officers.

New Single-Judge High Court Bench To Hear Sohrabuddin Case From Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 24, 2018

A batch of petitions challenging the discharge of some senior IPS officers in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh has been assigned to a new single-judge bench of the Bombay High Court, three weeks after a judge started day-to-day hearing on the matter.

In Judge Loya Case, Supreme Court's Firm Message About Its "Only Concern"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 2, 2018

The Supreme Court today sternly said that it was concerned only with the death of special CBI judge BH Loya, and would not go into other aspects including BJP chief Amit Shah's discharge in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Seeking Probe Into Judge Loya's Death Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 2, 2018

The Supreme Court will resume today hearing on the pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya, who was hearing the sensitive Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh Fake Encounter Case: High Court Seeks Chart Of Discharged Policemen

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 30, 2018

The Bombay High Court has asked the CBI to submit a chart giving names of police officers whose discharge from the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case has been challenged, and the roles ascribed to them in the charge sheet.

Sohrabuddin Sheikh Case Gag Order Not OK, Says Bombay High Court, Cancelling It

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Thursday January 25, 2018

A ban on media reporting the trial in Mumbai of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case was cancelled by the High Court today.

Judge Loya Case In Supreme Court, Confidential Papers Submitted By Maharashtra

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday January 16, 2018

Documents related to the death of Judge BH Loya, including postmortem details and a 50-page intelligence report, were submitted today to the Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions asking for an independent investigation into the judge's death after his family raised questions in November.

Won't Challenge Discharge Of Officers In Sohrabuddin Case: CBI

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 16, 2018

The Central Bureau of Investigation told the Bombay High Court on Monday that it will not challenge the recent discharge of any of the senior IPS officers in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case.

Five-Point Guide To The Judge Loya Controversy

India News | Reported by A Vadiyanathan and Srinivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Friday January 12, 2018

In the stunning "rebellion" against the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, by the four judges who rank just after him, the case of Mumbai judge BH Loya may have been the tipping point. Two petitions asking for an investigation into the judge's death were assigned to a bench that the judges reportedly disapproved of. This morning, the four judges ...

Supreme Court Asks Maharashtra Government For Autopsy Report Of Judge Loya

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 12, 2018

The Supreme Court today termed as a "serious matter" the issue of alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, and asked the Maharashtra government to file his autopsy report.