New Delhi: The two judges who had in September delivered a unanimous decision to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) with both Hindu and Muslim police officers to probe the 2023 Akola riots have differed in their opinion on the review petition filed by the Maharashtra government, asking the court to reconsider its decision.

The split order was delivered Friday.

Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed the review petition filed by the Maharashtra government. He said a team from both communities would safeguard “transparency and fairness” in the investigation. Show Full Article

But in a separate order on the same petition, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma allowed an open court hearing and said the matter required examination in his “considered opinion”.

Justice Sharma found the state’s argumen

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