Don’t transfer judge: Blast victims to CJ

MUMBAI: Victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast case, including Nisar Ahmed Bilal, have written to Bombay high court Chief Justice seeking extension of the tenure of the special trial judge P R Sitre till completion of the trial.
Judge Sitre is expected to be transferred in the annual general transfers. The letter, dated April 16, through advocate Shahid Nadeem, said the victims are “desperately waiting for justice” and added that judge Sitre has recorded the deposition of over 100 witnesses since he took over the trial in 2020 and any new judge may take time to come to grips of the case record.