Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Tuesday sought the recusal of Justice MR Shah from hearing his petition in the Supreme Court related to the custodial death case, stating that the subject matter of the present plea was earlier decided by Justice Shah, when he was a Judge of the Gujarat High Court
The petition has been filed by the wife of the deceased, who was arrested by the police on November 11, 2020 for allegedly stealing a vehicle, seeking compensation for herself and her two daughters.
The High Court of Bombay has sought a reply from the Bombay Police in a contempt plea against reinstatement of the 4 suspended policemen facing trial in the Khwaja Yunus custodial death case.