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.&nbsp;

Loya had died on December 1, 2014 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. He was there to attend a colleague's daughter's wedding.&nbsp;

The official cause of death was&nbsp;cardiac arrest.&nbsp;News reports however had called his death suspicious.&nbsp;

The suspicions had emanated largely from Loya's family.&nbsp;

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On Thursday, however, the Supreme Court said Loya had died of&nbsp;"natural causes".&nbsp;

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 judges&nbsp;who had been with Loya in Nagpur. The four judges had asserted that Loya had died of natural causes.&nbsp;

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.&nbsp;

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.&nbsp;

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 "<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/issue-of-alleged-mysterious-death-of-cbi-judge-loya-serious-matter-supreme-court-29320">matter was very serious</a>."

(With inputs from agencies)

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 was cardiac arrest. News reports however had called his death suspicious. The suspicions had emanated largely from Loya's family. Also read: 'Had suspicion earlier' over father's death 'but now it is over', says son 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 judges who 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)

Attempt to scandalise judiciary, says SC, dismisses pleas seeking SIT probe into Judge Loya's death

An NGO, which had sought an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya Saturday claimed in the Supreme Court that he might have died due to poisoning as he had complained of chest congestion.

It said that Loya&#39;s ECG and histopathology report indicate that he did not die due to a heart attack which means that he may have died of poisoning .

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Candrachud was told by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), an intervenor in the case, that reports were shown to the doctors and forensic experts, who were of the opinion that there was no sign of heart attack.

&quot;If there was no sign that Loya suffered a heart attack, then what made the judges who were accompanying him believe that he had a heart attack,&quot; Bhushan asked.

He said the two judges of the Bombay High Court in their statement have said that Loya had complained of chest pain in the wee hours of December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague&#39;s daughter.

&quot;Does this not mean that he may have died due to poisoning? Because in poisoning also there are similar symptoms of chest congestion and blood flow stops to the heart,&quot; he said.

Bhushan said that two sitting judges of the high court have given their statements regarding the death of judge Loya and this indicates that they are witness to the case.

&quot;If this is the case, then two judges of bench (referring to Justice A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud) who have served in Maharashtra and know these judges (HC judges), may not hear the case,&quot; Bhushan added.

This argument prompted Justice Khanwilkar to say, &quot;Mr&nbsp;Bhushan, we will be more than happy if the high court hear this matter.&quot;

Justice Chandrachud also interfered and said, &quot;If that is your argument then we will deal with it the way we deal a case. We must tell you, we ask ourselves in every case whether we should consider hearing the matter or not especially when the matter comes from high court.&quot;

Bhushan replied that he has not filed any application seeking recusal of judges from the bench but all he is saying is that two of the judges in this bench knows the Bombay High Court judges who have become witnesses in the case.

This contention of Bhushan was objected by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Maharashtra government, who said that this argument is absurd as Supreme Court judges come mostly from high courts and it can&#39;t be that they should recuse from hearing every other case.

Bhushan said he had personally met many cardiologists who had seen these reports and had ruled out that judge Loya had died of a heart attack.

He pointed out the expert opinion of Dr Upendra Kaul, former professor of cardiology at AIIMS and Padma Shri awardee, who had virtually ruled out a heart attack as the cause of death, on the basis of the histopathology and ECG reports.

Bhushan further pointed out that the doctor at Dande Hospital and Meditrina Hospital in Nagpur had noted tall T-waves in the ECG, in their statements filed with the State.

On Thursday, the apex court had taken umbrage against a senior lawyer for casting aspersions on judges that they were only asking &quot;searching questions&quot; to those who brought the Loya death case before it, and not to the Maharashtra government.

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&#39;s daughter.&nbsp;

NGO says Loya's ECG and histopathology report indicate that he did not die due to a heart attack which means that he may have died of poisoning

An NGO, which had sought an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge B H Loya Saturday claimed in the Supreme Court that he might have died due to poisoning as he had complained of chest congestion. It said that Loya's ECG and histopathology report indicate that he did not die due to a heart attack which means that he may have died of poisoning . A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Candrachud was told by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), an intervenor in the case, that reports were shown to the doctors and forensic experts, who were of the opinion that there was no sign of heart attack. "If there was no sign that Loya suffered a heart attack, then what made the judges who were accompanying him believe that he had a heart attack," Bhushan asked. He said the two judges of the Bombay High Court in their statement have said that Loya had complained of chest pain in the wee hours of December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. "Does this not mean that he may have died due to poisoning? Because in poisoning also there are similar symptoms of chest congestion and blood flow stops to the heart," he said. Bhushan said that two sitting judges of the high court have given their statements regarding the death of judge Loya and this indicates that they are witness to the case. "If this is the case, then two judges of bench (referring to Justice A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud) who have served in Maharashtra and know these judges (HC judges), may not hear the case," Bhushan added. This argument prompted Justice Khanwilkar to say, "Mr Bhushan, we will be more than happy if the high court hear this matter." Justice Chandrachud also interfered and said, "If that is your argument then we will deal with it the way we deal a case. We must tell you, we ask ourselves in every case whether we should consider hearing the matter or not especially when the matter comes from high court." Bhushan replied that he has not filed any application seeking recusal of judges from the bench but all he is saying is that two of the judges in this bench knows the Bombay High Court judges who have become witnesses in the case. This contention of Bhushan was objected by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Maharashtra government, who said that this argument is absurd as Supreme Court judges come mostly from high courts and it can't be that they should recuse from hearing every other case. Bhushan said he had personally met many cardiologists who had seen these reports and had ruled out that judge Loya had died of a heart attack. He pointed out the expert opinion of Dr Upendra Kaul, former professor of cardiology at AIIMS and Padma Shri awardee, who had virtually ruled out a heart attack as the cause of death, on the basis of the histopathology and ECG reports. Bhushan further pointed out that the doctor at Dande Hospital and Meditrina Hospital in Nagpur had noted tall T-waves in the ECG, in their statements filed with the State. On Thursday, the apex court had taken umbrage against a senior lawyer for casting aspersions on judges that they were only asking "searching questions" to those who brought the Loya death case before it, and not to the Maharashtra government. 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.

Justice Loya may have died due to poisoning: NGO to Supreme court

The Supreme Court will today hear pleas filed by three petitioners seeking probe by a Special Investigation Tribunal (SIT) into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge Justice BH Loya in 2014.

A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions.

The assignment of the case was also one of&nbsp;the causes of the recent rift between the Chief Justice of India and four senior&nbsp;judges of the Supreme Court who wanted it to be heard by a senior judge.

The two other judges who will hear the case today are Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar.

It was previously being heard by Justice Arun Mishra, a relatively junior judge in the top court, and Justice MM Shantanagoudar.&nbsp;

Earlier this month, the top court had asked the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/hand-over-all-documents-connected-to-justice-loyas-death-supreme-court-to-maharashtra-government-29678">Maharashtra government to submit the postmortem report </a>of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances, stating that the &quot;matter was very serious.&quot;

The report was handed over to the Supreme Court in a sealed envelope on January 16.

The report into Justice BH Loya&#39;s death says there was no foul play in the judge&#39;s death, sources in the Maharashtra home ministry have told the Zee Group.&nbsp;

Judge Loya had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague&#39;s daughter. At that time was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is an accused.

The judge who replaced judge Loya, had ruled that there was no evidence against the BJP chief to be put on trial.

Foul play in the judge&#39;s death, after speaking to his family, was first alleged by a magazine.

Loya&#39;s family has since said that they<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/justice-loyas-death-had-suspicion-earlier-over-fathers-death-but-now-it-is-over-says-son-29495"> no longer believe foul play</a> was involved in his death.&nbsp;

Anuj Loya, the son of special CBI judge, said on January 14 that the family has no complaints against anyone.&nbsp;

&quot;Have no suspicion over father&#39;s death. Had suspicion earlier but now it is over,&quot; Anuj said at a press conference in Mumbai&nbsp;

Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, media reports said.

 
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The assignment of the case was also one of the causes of the recent rift between the Chief Justice of India and four senior judges of the Supreme Court who wanted it to be heard by a senior judge

The Supreme Court will today hear pleas filed by three petitioners seeking probe by a Special Investigation Tribunal (SIT) into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge Justice BH Loya in 2014. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions. The assignment of the case was also one of the causes of the recent rift between the Chief Justice of India and four senior judges of the Supreme Court who wanted it to be heard by a senior judge. The two other judges who will hear the case today are Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar. It was previously being heard by Justice Arun Mishra, a relatively junior judge in the top court, and Justice MM Shantanagoudar. Earlier this month, the top court had asked the Maharashtra government to submit the postmortem report of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances, stating that the "matter was very serious." The report was handed over to the Supreme Court in a sealed envelope on January 16. The report into Justice BH Loya's death says there was no foul play in the judge's death, sources in the Maharashtra home ministry have told the Zee Group. Judge Loya had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. At that time was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is an accused. The judge who replaced judge Loya, had ruled that there was no evidence against the BJP chief to be put on trial. Foul play in the judge's death, after speaking to his family, was first alleged by a magazine. Loya's family has since said that they no longer believe foul play was involved in his death. Anuj Loya, the son of special CBI judge, said on January 14 that the family has no complaints against anyone. "Have no suspicion over father's death. Had suspicion earlier but now it is over," Anuj said at a press conference in Mumbai Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, media reports said.

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The Supreme Court, which began hearing the petitions asking for a probe into the death of Justice Loya on Monday, said&nbsp;&quot;we must look into all documents with utmost seriousness.&quot;

The court also transferred to itself two petitions from Bombay High Court relating to the&nbsp;alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya. The court also restrained all high courts from entertaining any petition relating to Loya&#39;s death.&nbsp;

The court also asked all parties to catalogue documents in the matter which have not been filed so far and to submit them.&nbsp;

The court also asked lawyers not to cast aspersions on BJP President Amit Shah.&nbsp;

&quot;As of today, it was a natural death. Do not cast aspersions,&quot; the court said.

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The court termed as&nbsp;&quot;serious&quot; the issues raised in the pleas; saying &quot;we must look into all documents with utmost seriousness&quot;.&nbsp;

 
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The Supreme Court began hearing the petitions asking for a probe into the allegedly mysterious death of the judge on Monday

The Supreme Court, which began hearing the petitions asking for a probe into the death of Justice Loya on Monday, said "we must look into all documents with utmost seriousness." The court also transferred to itself two petitions from Bombay High Court relating to the alleged mysterious death of special CBI judge BH Loya. The court also restrained all high courts from entertaining any petition relating to Loya's death. The court also asked all parties to catalogue documents in the matter which have not been filed so far and to submit them. The court also asked lawyers not to cast aspersions on BJP President Amit Shah. "As of today, it was a natural death. Do not cast aspersions," the court said. #JudgeLoya death case: Supreme Court fixed first week of February for further hearing. The Court said, it would examine all the documents related to the death of Justice Loya. — ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2018 × #JudgeLoya death case: Supreme Court transfers two cases of Bombay High Court to the Supreme Court — ANI (@ANI) January 22, 2018 × The court termed as "serious" the issues raised in the pleas; saying "we must look into all documents with utmost seriousness".

Justice Loya death case: SC says 'we must look into all documents with utmost seriousness'

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who met President Ram Nath Kovind over the Justice Loya death case today, said that Members of Parliament were uneasy over death of judge Loya and two others and wanted an independent probe into his death.

MPs from several political parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, met the president and presented him a memorandum with the demand.

&quot;Two of judge Loya&#39;s alleged confidants have also subsequently died under suspicious circumstances. Srikant Khandalkara, a public-spirited lawyer in Nagpur, allegedly fell from a high-rise building in the District Court on November 29, 2015 and Prakash Thombre, a retired District Judge, allegedly died on May 16, 2016 falling from the upper berth in a train,&quot; the memorandum states. 
 
The Opposition leaders including Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal of the Congress, filed a petition before the president, asking for a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the judge&#39;s death.

&quot;Many MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha felt discomfort over it and also feel that the matter should be probed and an SIT should be formed,&quot; Rahul Gandhi said after the opposition delegation met the President.

&quot;One-hundred-and-fourteen MPs from 15 parties signed the memorandum. His (Judge BH Loya) death is suspicious, there have been two other suspicious deaths. The President gave a positive response,&quot; Rahul Gandhi added.

&quot;We just want to have a proper investigation done by an independent structure that gives us the outcome.&quot;

The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/justice-loya-death-case-sc-says-we-must-look-into-all-documents-with-utmost-seriousness-30340">Supreme Court is currently hearing </a>the case.

Judge Loya had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague&#39;s daughter. At that time was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is an accused.

The judge who replaced judge Loya, had ruled that there was no evidence against the BJP chief to be put on trial.

Foul play in the judge&#39;s death, after speaking to his family, was first alleged by a magazine.

Loya&#39;s family has since said that they no longer believe foul play was involved in his death.&nbsp;

Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi filed a petition before the president, asking for a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the judge's death

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who met President Ram Nath Kovind over the Justice Loya death case today, said that Members of Parliament were uneasy over death of judge Loya and two others and wanted an independent probe into his death. MPs from several political parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the DMK, met the president and presented him a memorandum with the demand. "Two of judge Loya's alleged confidants have also subsequently died under suspicious circumstances. Srikant Khandalkara, a public-spirited lawyer in Nagpur, allegedly fell from a high-rise building in the District Court on November 29, 2015 and Prakash Thombre, a retired District Judge, allegedly died on May 16, 2016 falling from the upper berth in a train," the memorandum states. The Opposition leaders including Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal of the Congress, filed a petition before the president, asking for a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the judge's death. "Many MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha felt discomfort over it and also feel that the matter should be probed and an SIT should be formed," Rahul Gandhi said after the opposition delegation met the President. "One-hundred-and-fourteen MPs from 15 parties signed the memorandum. His (Judge BH Loya) death is suspicious, there have been two other suspicious deaths. The President gave a positive response," Rahul Gandhi added. "We just want to have a proper investigation done by an independent structure that gives us the outcome." The Supreme Court is currently hearing the case. Judge Loya had died of cardiac arrest in Nagpur on December 1, 2014, when he had gone to attend the wedding of a colleague's daughter. At that time was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is an accused. The judge who replaced judge Loya, had ruled that there was no evidence against the BJP chief to be put on trial. Foul play in the judge's death, after speaking to his family, was first alleged by a magazine. Loya's family has since said that they no longer believe foul play was involved in his death.

Opposition leaders meet President, demand independent probe into Justice Loya's death

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