India, June 10 -- Retired Bombay High Court judge Gautam Shirish Patel is reportedly facing death threats linked to his landmark 2024 judgment in the long-running Dawoodi Bohra succession dispute.

According to reports, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has taken up the matter with Indian authorities in the United Kingdom after Justice Patel and his family allegedly received threats over the verdict delivered in April 2024.

Sources said adequate security arrangements have been put in place for the retired judge and his family members, who are currently residing in the UK.

The threats are said to be connected to Justice Patel's ruling that upheld the claim of Mufaddal Saifuddin as the rightful Dai-al-Mutlaq, the spiritual leader of the D...