 Justice Loya died in 2014, but the issue rose to limelight after Caravan Magazine published an interview with Loya's family on 20 November 2016, in which they raised concerns over his death.Loya's sister claimed that Justice Loya was under immense pressure from the then Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Mohit Shah.She even went on to allege that Justice Mohit Shah offered Justice Loya a 100 crore bribe to give a favorable verdict.