Even his (Sohrabuddin) brother who filed the case against Shah withdrew his case later,” he said. Mander had sought the quashing of the December 30, 2014, order of a Mumbai sessions court discharging Shah in the murder case. But Sibal underlined public faith to argue Mander’s case. The former bureaucrat petitioned the HC after Sohrabuddin’s brother withdrew his appeal against Shah’s discharge, which was not even challenged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former National Advisory Council (NAC) member and social activist Harsh Mander’s petition challenging BJP president Amit Shah’s discharge in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, saying he has no locus standi in the matter.

Source: Hindustan Times August 01, 2016 08:08 UTC