New Delhi, July 31: Nearly three months after it ruled against the call for an independent investigation into the death of Justice Brijmohan Harkrishan Loya, the Supreme Court on Tuesday also rejected a plea seeking review of its erstwhile order.

The apex court was petitioned by the Bombay Lawyers' Association, one of the petitioners in the case, seeking a review of judgement issued by the SC in April when it had dismissed the plea seeking a court-monitored inquiry into the judge's death.

The review petition filed by the Bombay Lawyers' Association said the verdict delivered by the top court in April relinquishes the hope established by the common populace in the judiciary. The judgement "has resulted in miscarriage of justice, if not complete negation of justice on the facts of the case."

"It is therefore clearly required in the interests of justice that the judgment and order in question be reviewed and recalled," the petition further added.

Judge Loya died in 2014 after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. He was heading the bench of Special CBI court which was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, listing BJP president Amit Shah among the accused.

The demand for an independent inquiry was raised last year after a section of the deceased judge's family, while speaking to Caravan Magazine, said they doubt whether Judge Loya died a natural death.

However, Anuj Loya, the son of the deceased judge, appeared before the media in January and said he has "no doubts" related to the closure report filed by the Maharashtra government into his father's death.

The Supreme Court, while rejecting the plea for an inquiry in April, said the petitions are "scandalous". Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who was presiding over the bench, said such pleas are a "frontal attack on the judiciary".

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