Supreme Court Judge Recuses Himself From Hearing Plea Challenging Omar Abdullah's Detention

Supreme Court judge Justice M M Shantanagoudar on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and NC leader Omar Abdullah under the J-K Public Safety Act. Pilot's plea came up for hearing before a three-judge bench comprising justices N V Ramana, Shantanagoudar and Sanjiv Khanna. "I am not participating in this matter," Justice Shantanagoudar said at the outset without citing any specific reason for his recusal.

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