New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI) Supreme Court judge, Justice V Ramasubramanian, recused himself on Monday from hearing a plea filed by Kerala's People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nazir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 Bengaluru bomb blast case.
Apex Court Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde today directed for the matter to be listed before a Bench that does not include Justice Ramasubramanian as he has appeared for Maudani in a matter in the Madras High Court as an advocate.
The Supreme Court had granted Maudany, represented by advocate Haris Beeran, bail in 2014 till the conclusion of the trial before a court at the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru.
At that point of time, the top court had granted Maudany bail on the ground that he had already undergone judicial custody for four years since August 2010 and was suffering from various health ailments.
In his fresh application, Maudany prayed that his health is getting worse and suitable health care was not available due to the pandemic situation. Besides, the stay in Bengaluru is causing an excessive financial burden on him, the plea said.
The plea also highlighted the deteriorating condition of his eyes adding that Bengaluru doctors had suggested him to undergo Ayurvedic treatment in Ernakulam district of Kerala.
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