Judge Tahaliyani Picked For Kasab'S Trial

Judge Tahaliyani Picked For Kasab's Trial 13 Jan 2009, 0235 hrs IST, TNN MUMBAI: Pakistani terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Kasab may not have a defence lawyer yet but he is all set to get a trial judge. Sessions judge M L Tahaliyani is learnt to be the chosen one to conduct Kasab's trial for the 26/11 Mumbai attack. A police official said he was sounded out over the weekend. Tahaliyani, who was a judge at the city's civil and sessions court prior to his move to the high court as a registrar (inspection), has a reputation for being a very strict but fair judge. He was promoted as a sessions judge in early 2000 and was also posted as a special judge to handle CBI cases. He conducted a number of high-profile trials, including the Gulshan Kumar murder for which he convicted Abdul Rauf Merchant and sentenced him to life and the killing of trade union leader Datta Samant, who was gunned down in 1997 by members of the Chhota Rajan gang.

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