Justice Abhay Mahadeo Thipsay (born 10 March 1955, in Bombay) was a Judge at the Bombay High Court and the Allahabad High Court.[1][2] He is the brother of the chess player Praveen Thipsay.[3] Among the cases he judged in his career were the Best Bakery case and the Sohrabuddin encounter case. His media statements around these cases were controversial, too.[4]
Political career
In 2018, Justice Abhay Thipsay, after his retirement, joined the Congress party.[4][5]
Controversies
- Testification for Nirav Modi
In May 2020, Thipsay was consulted by the lawyers of Nirav Modi, who was contesting his extradition to India at a hearing in Westminster Magistrates Court in London, via video link from India.[6] Thipsay testified that the charges brought in by the CBI against Nirav Modi — which include criminal conspiracy, cheating and dishonestly inducting delivery of property — would not stand up under Indian law.[7]
The Bharatiya Janata Party accused Thipsay of saving Nirav Modi on behest of the Congress[8]
References
- ↑ Profile at the Bombay High Court Website
- ↑ 'Sensitivity must to defend human rights'. The Times of India(26 February 2012). Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ MEETING CHALLENGE - Best was a tough case, concedes judge, Varghese, Gigil. The Hindustan Times(28 February 2006). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Congress and the judicial chokehold. The Indian Express(2019-01-16). Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ↑ https://www.news18.com/news/india/ex-judge-joins-congress-supreme-court-removes-him-from-panel-to-settle-maharashtra-disputes-1812217.html
- ↑ Indian govt submits more proof against Nirav Modi in money laundering case. outlookindia.com(13 May 2020). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ Nirav Modi a visionary who wanted to create something unique: World-renowned luxury good executive tells London court. aninews.in(13 May 2020).
—CBI's Nirav Modi case won't hold in India, ex-judge tells UK. timesofindia.indiatimes.com(May 14, 2020). Retrieved 15 May 2020. - ↑ Former HC judge working at Congress' behest to save Nirav Modi: Ravi Shankar Prasad. indianexpress.com(May 14, 2020). Retrieved May 15, 2020.