The Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on the Maharashtra Government’s petition seeking a review of the court’s direction to set up an SIT comprising police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe 2023 Akola communal riots.

Justice Sanjay Kumar, who had authored the original September 11 verdict, refused to review it while Justice Satish Chandra Sharma agreed to hear the review plea in open court.

Now, the matter will be placed before the Chief Justice of India for listing before a larger Bench for an authoritative pronouncement.

Clashes broke out in the Old City area of Akola in May 2023 after a social media post on Prophet Muhammad went viral. One Vilas Mahadevrao Gaikwad was killed and eight people, including the petitioner, were injured. Sharif moved the Bo

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