Judge quits hours after delivering Mecca Masjid blast case verdict

Barely hours after pronouncing the judgement acquitting Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand and four others in the Mecca Masjid blast case, K Ravinder Reddy, the special judge for NIA cases, tendered his resignation on April 16, citing “personal” reasons.

Judge Reddy said his resignation had nothing to do with the judgement, according to a senior judicial officer.

“He has sent the resignation letter to MSJ... he has cited personal grounds and it has nothing to do with today’s verdict in the Mecca Masjid blast case,” the senior judicial officer told PTI, speaking on condition of anonymity. Judge Reddy, had apparently taken the decision to resign sometimes back itself, the officer said.

Meanwhile, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi tweeted “Judge who gave acquittal to all accused in Mecca Masjid Blast RESIGNS very intriguing and I am surprised with the Lordship decision’.