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Judge Loya’s death: Suspicious circumstances warrant independent probe, says lawyers’ body
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Bombay Lawyers Association on Monday told the Supreme Court that the late Judge Loya’s family might have been coerced into saying that they do not want fresh probe into his death, but suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of the judge warrants an independent probe.
Pointing to “too many coincidences” around the death of Judge Loya, senior counsel Dushyant Dave recounted the sequence of events and told the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that “there is a suspicion around the death of Judge Loya”.
Dave, who appeared for the Bombay Lawyers Association, raised doubts whether the statement by Judge Loya’s family that they do not want any probe into his death was made on their own volition.
He referred to a series of recorded interviews given by the late judge’s family over a period of eight months and raised questions over the circumstances in which he died because of cardiac arrest.
The court was told this in the course of the hearing of a batch of partitions by activists Tehseen Poonawala, Bombay Lawyers Association, Maharashtra-based journalist Bandhuraj Sambhaji Lone and others seeking an independent probe into the Judge Loya’s death.
Alleging that sitting judges of high court, district judges, state intelligence and the state itself were resisting the plea for an independent probe, Dave said the inquiry report that was before the court was because of an administrative order and not as per any statute.
He wondered why the acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court called Judge Loya’s son in her chamber and later a statement was issued, and how two judges gave interview to Indian Express – and with whose permission. He said that the sitting judges were not holy cows.
Asserting that entire system was at the beck and call of one man, Dave citing the instances of Justice Patel and Judge Loya said: “Judges who stood in the way have suffered.”
As Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to the remarks by Dave about the judiciary, citing his status as an officer of the court, Dave retorted back saying: “You are not an officer of this court but lawyer for Amit Shah.”
During the course of hearing, Justice Chandrachud took exception to Dave saying whether the top court was trying to “wish away everything in Judge Loya’s case”.
“We are not wishing away anything. We are also not going to pass bad-faith judgment about the high court and district court judges,” said Justice Chandrachud.
The court on Monday agreed to hear an intervention application by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), saying that Judge Loya had not died due to cardiac failure.
Mentioning the intervention application, counsel Prashant Bhushan said that their intervention was based on reply to an RTI application and opinion of two former doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr. R.K. Sharma and Dr. Upendra Kaul.
Based on the histopathology report and ECG reports (which were not filed by the State of Maharasthra) as well as the viscera report and post-mortem report of Judge Loya, Dr. Sharma and Dr. Kaul have opined that Judge Loya did not died of heart failure.
Dr. R.K. Sharma is former head of the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department at AIIMS and the President of the Indian Association of Medico-Legal Experts, and Dr. Upendra Kaul is former professor of cardiology at AIIMS and a Padmashri awardee.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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