Judge who gave death to Pak terrorist Kasab retires today

MUMBAI: Justice M L Tahilyani, who had sentenced Pakistan terrorist Mohamed Ajmal Kasab to death for his role in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, retires on Friday as a Bombay high court judge after 28 years of distinguished judicial service.

Justice Tahilyani is slated to take up a new assignment as the Lok Ayukta of Maharashtra on August 24.

Justice Tahilyani was given a fond farewell by lawyers affiliated to the Advocates Association of Western India (AAWI) in the Bombay high court on Thursday.

During his tenure as a sessions judge in Mumbai, Judge Tahilyani had tried many sensational cases, including the murder cases of music baron Gulshan Kumar and trade union leader-MP Datta Samant and also the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case in which Kasab was executed.