Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is addressing threats made against retired Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel. These threats are linked to a 2024 judgment concerning the Dawoodi Bohra community leadership. Justice Patel's daughter in London received a threatening letter. The Indian High Commissioner to the UK has assured security measures are in place.

This alleged campaign of threats and violence arises from Justice GS Patel’s 2024 judgment affixing who the real spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community. | India News

Justice Gautam Patel had held that Mufaddal Saifuddin was the rightful leader of the sect of Shia Muslims and dismissed a petition challenging his leadership.