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SC reserves verdict on pleas for probe into judge Loya’s death

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged…

PTI | New Delhi | March 16, 2018 3:42 pm

SC reserves verdict on pleas for probe into judge Loya’s death

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The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya.

Loya, who was hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, had allegedly died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague’s daughter.

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A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud reserved the verdict after an elaborate hearing.

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The petitions seeking a probe into Loya’s death was opposed by the Maharashtra government.

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