Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to hear Justice BH Loya death case

Days after four top Supreme Court judges took on the functioning of the Supreme Court and case allocation, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is scheduled to hear Justice BH Loya "sudden" death case. The judges are expected to hear the petitions seeking an independent probe into Judge Loya's Death.

Earlier, the case was assigned for Justice Arun Mishra's bench. The new bench will now include CJI Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud.

Notably, son of judge BH Loya had said that his father died of natural causes and not in suspicious circumstances. He also added that he didn't have doubts about the way Judge Loya died. "Earlier my grandfather and aunt had some doubts about his death, which they shared. But now neither of them has any doubts," Judge Loya's son Anuj had said.