The Supreme Court today dismissed petitions seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the death of special CBI Judge Brijmohan Harikishan Loya.

Loya 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.

The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar said that it was clear that Judge Loya died a natural death.

The apex court said, “There is no merit in the PIL seeking a special investigation.”

Judge Loya died when he was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which BJP president Amit Shah was an accused.

First Published:Apr 19, 2018 1:13 PM IST