Mumbai’s TADA court has adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by gangster Abu Salem seeking closure of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case till 20th January. Special TADA judge G A Sanap was hearing his petition seeking immediate closure of his trial after the Portuguese Supreme Court decided that India has violated the extradition treaty in Salem’s case. The TADA court has asked CBI to file a reply clarifying the status of Abu Salem’s case.

Abu Salem is facing as many as eight cases, including the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blast case, builder Pradeep Jain’s murder case, two cases of forgery in Lucknow and three cases of extortion in Delhi. He was extradited to India in 2005, after a marathon legal process in Portugal lasting three years.