Summary:
Notably, the high court administration had recently issued transfer and posting orders for several lower court judges, with Justice Mahida being one of them. The trial, after passing on to several hands, was finally completed by sessions judge DP Mahida. The sessions judge has already reserve judgment and is likely to pronounce the verdict soon. Setting an example in the interest of justice, the Gujarat High Court has stayed the transfer of a sessions judge posted at Ahmedabad, who has already completed a marathon trial in a decade-old hooch tragedy case and is due to pronounce the verdict in the matter. Kahar stated to the high court that Justice Mahida after investing over two months of court's time and by conducting day-to-day hearing has completed the examination and cross-examination of witnesses, hearing, and final arguments in the case..