In a surprise move, Rubabuddin Shaikh, younger brother of Sohrabuddin who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat in 2005, sought to withdraw his challenge to the discharge of BJP president Amit Shah in the fake encounter killing case. However, the court did not accept his request to drop the case immediately and posted it for hearing after two weeks. Amit Shah was an accused in the fake encounter case along with many others including top police officers from Gujarat. A special CBI judge at the sessions court premises in Mumbai had last year discharged Amit Shah from the case for want of any prima facie evidence. This meant that the charges against Shah were dropped and he was no longer an accused who could face trial in the case. Rubabuddin moved the high court belatedly this year to challenge the discharge. His lawyer was activist advocate Vijay <g data-gr-id="11">Hirrmath</g>. But in a two-page plea which he filed himself, Rubabuddin informed Justice Anuja Prabhudesai of Bombay high court on Tuesday that he was voluntarily withdrawing his challenge against Shah’s discharge.