Abhay Thipsay

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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[]

  1. ^ Profile at the Bombay High Court Website
  2. ^ "'Sensitivity must to defend human rights'". The Times of India. 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. 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. ^ a b "Congress and the judicial chokehold". The Indian Express. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ https://www.news18.com/news/india/ex-judge-joins-congress-supreme-court-removes-him-from-panel-to-settle-maharashtra-disputes-1812217.html
  6. ^ Aditi Khanna (13 May 2020). "Indian govt submits more proof against Nirav Modi in money laundering case". outlookindia.com. Outlook. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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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