Live: Judge Loya Case; Supreme Court dismisses PILs seeking further investigation
The Supreme Court, which had reserved its verdict on PILs seeking investigation into the mysterious death of Judge Loya, who was hearing Sohrabuddin case, is expected to announce its decision today
By NH Web Desk
NH Photos Judge BH Loya (centre); Ravi Bhawan state guest house at Nagpur where Loya was reportedly staying when he took ill on November 30, 2014 and died shortly after; Government Medical College in Nagpur, where the post-mortem was done on Judge Loya’s body
Read: Supreme Court Judgment on Judge Loya PILs up on LiveLaw.in
Congress spokesperson asks "How does the Law Min, Ravi Shankar Prasad have a copy of Supreme Court judgement in #JudgeLoya case, when neither the public nor the press or advocates have got a copy yet? And the Supreme Court web site is hacked"
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says "This case was not activated to serve public interest but to serve the interests of Congress and damage the interests of BJP, our party President Amit Shah in particular"
The Wire's MK Venu and The Caravan's Political Editor Hartosh Singh Bal discuss dismissal of PILs by SC in Judge Loya matter
Supreme Court website down for over three hours
Congress statement on Judge Loya verdict: "Sad letter day in India's history", " committed to people’s demand for a fair investigation in the matter surrounding #JudgeLoya's death"
The Caravan tweets: "The Caravan stands by the 22 stories we have published on the death of Judge Loya. We are waiting to see the text of the judgment."
Indira Jaising tweets: "Read: during the hearing on 19th Feb, CJI said: “We will not go into the Bona fides of the Petitioners”. But the judgement on Loya case is all about the lack of Bona fides of the petitioners, so what happened in between?"
Dr Prashant Rathi, who received Judge Loya's body, says "relieved" that "truth has come out"
Supreme Court website "Under Maintenance", nearly two hours after TheQuint reported it had been hacked
Yogendra Yadav tweets: "If Judges can't lie, what about the four judges who held a press conference on 12th February?"
Prashant Bhushan tweets: "SC bench headed by CJI dismissed the petitions... into Judge Loya's death... despite the ECG &Histopath report falsifying Heart attack story"
UP CM Yogi Adityanath welcomes verdict in #JudgeLoya case. Says it "has exposed the Congress"
Salman Khurshid says "Many-many people would be deeply disappointed but this is the Supreme Court & if Supreme Court takes a view we have to accept it and respect it"
Supreme Court website "can't be displayed" in Internet Explorer browser
Supreme Court website can't be reached
http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/ displaying error message, after TheQuint reported it was hacked by ‘Brazil Hack Team’
Published: 19 Apr 2018, 10:27 AM IST
Shortly after Judge Loya verdict, Supreme Court website hacked by 'Brazil Hack Team', reports The Quint
"People who have been politicizing the judiciary for their own motives, now stand exposed" says BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra
"If a CBI jugde can't get justice, how can CBI get anyone justice?" tweets Shehla Rashid
Yogendra Yadav tweets: "Justice PN Bhagwati had to apologise, post-retirement, to the nation for the wrong (actually cowardly) judgment they delivered during the Emergency. Will history repeat itself"
Abhishek Manu Singhvi on SC verdict: "Provided it is accompanied by solid reasons rebutting the 7/8 suspicious circumstances raised. Absent that, above lamentations not enough."
Mukul Rohatgi: "These petitioners did not uphold the rule of law. Main aim was to attack some senior functionaries of the current government"
Indian Youth Congress says "Unfortunate that despite the mystery surrounding his death, no further investigation to take place" #JudgeLoya
The Caravan magazine to issue press release and statement on Judge Loya verdict shortly
"A dark hour for Indian Judiciary" says film-maker Rakesh Sharma
AAP leader Preeti Sharma Menon: "I don't have words left to express the hoplessness of the #NewIndia. No one killed #JudgeLoya"
Watch: Prashant Bhushan reacts to Supreme Court dismissing petitions seeking SIT probe into Special CBI Judge BH Loya's death
Prashant Bhushan: "Unfortunate that the demand for an independent probe shot down by the court. The court has given its judgement primary based on the statement made by five accompanying judges but their statement was not even taken on affidavit. It was recorded in front of police. Doubting petitioners's motive marks a big question"
Published: 19 Apr 2018, 10:27 AM IST
Black day for Supreme Court, says Prashant Bhushan #JudgeLoya
The Caravan Executive Editor Vinod K Jose tweets "Caravan magazine stands by each of its 22 stories. And we will follow journalistically the qns that continue to puzzle the circumstances of Judge Loya’s death."
"Having gone through the numerous reports on Judge Loya, I have never been too convinced of any foul play with regard to his death" tweets journalist Rohini Singh
"No one killed Sohrabuddin, no one killed Ishrat Jahan, no one killed #JudgeLoya" tweets Uzair Hasan Rizvi
Abhishek Manu Singhvi says "Dispassionate analysis of Loya judgment must await its full reasoning. But unless logical reasons found in it, it will raise more questions and leave many unanswered"
Advocate Nishant who represented Maharashtra government says "Supreme Court observations amounts to be a case of defamation against lawyers, but we will not proceed"
Supreme Court comes down heavily on petitioners in #JudgeLoya case for scandalising court, casting aspersions on judges, reports Bar & Bench
"Justice must not only be done but seen to be done. The #SC decision in #JudgeLoya case fails this test", tweets Sonali Ranade
"Sad day for justice. Feel let down by the SC", tweets journalist Swati Chaturvedi
Supreme Court says "No merit in the writ petitions, #JudgeLoya's death was natural", reports Live law
Supreme Court dismisses petitions seeking SIT probe into Special CBI Judge BH Loya's death
ANI reports that "SC dismisses petitions seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into Special CBI Judge BH Loya's death”
Published: 19 Apr 2018, 10:27 AM IST
Justice Chandrachud has begun reading the judgment in #JudgeLoya Case, reports Live Law
Media awaits Supreme Court verdict on PILs seeking investigation into mysterious death of CBI Judge Loya
NH Photo by Vishwadeepak
Supreme Court verdict today on whether to order independent investigation into mysterious death of CBI Judge Loya
The entire country is waiting for the Supreme Court verdict on PILs seeking investigation into the mysterious death of Judge Loya, who was hearing Sohrabuddin case. The apex court is expected to announce its decision today. We will bring you live updates on the verdict and reactions
Published: 19 Apr 2018, 10:27 AM IST
AIIMS forensic expert says Judge BH Loya could not have died of a heart attack
The Caravan had first published the story of the mysterious circumstances under which Judge BH Loya, who was presiding over the Sohrabuddin trial, had died