Attempt to scandalise judiciary, says SC, dismisses pleas seeking SIT probe into Judge Loya's death
Supreme Court
News reports had called Loya's death in December 2014 suspicious. The CBI judge was at the time hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed petitions seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the death of Special CBI Judge BH Loya.
The court said attempts were made to scandalise the judiciary by levelling serious allegations against judicial officers and judges of the Bombay High Court.
Loya had died on December 1, 2014 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was there to attend a colleague's daughter's wedding.
The official cause of death wascardiac arrest.News reports however had called his death suspicious.
The suspicions had emanated largely from Loya's family.
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On Thursday, however, the Supreme Court said Loya had died of"natural causes".
The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, based their conclusions on the testimony of the four Mumbai judgeswho had been with Loya in Nagpur. The four judges had asserted that Loya had died of natural causes.
Loya had been hearing the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. BJP President Amit Shah was an accused in the case, but was later acquitted.
The Supreme Court also called the petitions the result of a "political rivalry". One of the petitions had been filed by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala.
The Supreme Court bench had on March 16 reserved its judgement on the pleas.
The Maharashtra government had argued in the apex court that all pleas seeking an independent probe into Loya's death were motivated and aimed at targeting "one individual" in the guise of upholding the rule of law.
The top court had earlier asked the Maharashtra government to submit Loya's postmortem report. The court had at the time said the "matter was very serious."
(With inputs from agencies)