▁judge ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁court ▁which ▁de als ▁with ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁( C BI ). ▁He ▁was ▁pres iding ▁over ▁the ▁So h rab ud din ▁She ikh ▁case , ▁and ▁ ▁died ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Nag pur . ▁A ▁ben ch ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India , ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁India ▁D ip ak ▁Mis ra , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁public ▁interest ▁pet ition ▁( PI L ), ▁and ▁stated ▁the ▁death ▁to ▁be ▁natural ▁and ▁such ▁pet itions ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lo ya ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁special ▁C BI ▁court ▁on ▁the ▁So h rab ud din ▁She ikh ▁case , ▁after ▁a ▁previous ▁judge , ▁J . ▁T . ▁Ut pat , ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁court . ▁Un like ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Lo ya ▁allowed ▁Am it ▁Shah , ▁the ▁national ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁B har ati ya ▁Jan ata ▁Party ▁( B J P ) ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁ordering ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁So h rab ud din ▁She ikh , ▁to ▁be ▁ex empt ▁from ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁person , ▁until ▁the ▁fr aming ▁of ▁charges , ▁except ▁when ▁Shah ▁was ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mah ar