Abhay Thipsay

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]

Awards and achievements

Political Career

In 2018, Justice Abhay Thipsay, after his retirement, joined the Congress party.[4][6]

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. [7] 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.[8]

The Bharatiya Janata Party accused Thipsay of saving Nirav Modi on behest of the Congress[9]

References
  1. Profile at the Bombay High Court Website
  2. "'Sensitivity must to defend human rights'". The Times of India. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. Varghese, Gigil (28 February 2006). "MEETING CHALLENGE - Best was a tough case, concedes judge". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. "Congress and the judicial chokehold". The Indian Express. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. Deshmukh, Ravikiran (17 December 2008). "GM Aleksej Aleksandrov claims the 4th Mayor's Cup". Pune Mirror. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. https://www.news18.com/news/india/ex-judge-joins-congress-supreme-court-removes-him-from-panel-to-settle-maharashtra-disputes-1812217.html
  7. Aditi Khanna (13 May 2020). "Indian govt submits more proof against Nirav Modi in money laundering case". outlookindia.com. Outlook. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. Poonam Joshi (13 May 2020). "Nirav Modi a visionary who wanted to create something unique: World-renowned luxury good executive tells London court". aninews.in. Asian News International.
    —Naomi Canton (14 May 2020). "CBI's Nirav Modi case won't hold in India, ex-judge tells UK". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. London: Times of India. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. "Former HC judge working at Congress' behest to save Nirav Modi: Ravi Shankar Prasad". indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.



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