Citizens for Justice and Peace
Tehelka sting tapes containing crucial evidence ignored by SIT: Zakia Jafri to SC Tapes authenticated by CBI had right-wing leaders boasting about having bombs, communal conspiracy
12-Nov-2021
During the November 11 hearing of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Zakia Jafri and CJP concerning the wider conspiracy behind the Gujarat riots of 2002, the petitioners presented before the Supreme Court substantial evidence to point out how the Special Investigation Team (SIT) ignored crucial evidence and elements that could have established conspiracy…
Gujarat riots: Collaborators later rewarded, victim’s wife tells SC The Telegraph
12-Nov-2021
Zakia Jafri’s husband and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri was burnt alive with 68 others in Ahmedabad’s Gulbarg Society Officials who “collaborated” in the 2002 Gujarat violence or in the scuttling of a probe into the possible role of VIPs were later rewarded, a riot victim’s wife told the Supreme Court on Thursday. R.K. Raghavan,…
Gujarat Riots | SIT Ignored Tehelka Sting Tapes In Zakia Jafri’s Case, Though They Were Accepted By Court In Naroda Patya Case : Sibal To Supreme Court livelaw.in
11-Nov-2021
On Wednesday, while making his submissions in the Zakia Jafri’s appeal, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal contended that the Special Investigation Team had not conducted any form of investigation in the matter. A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar heard submissions in the plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to…
SIT did not investigate, protected people from prosecution in 2002 riots: Zakia Jafri tells SC Zee News
11-Nov-2021
The wife of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri has challenged the SIT’s clean chit to 64 people including PM Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat chief minister during the 2002 riots in Gujarat. New Delhi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) had not conducted any probe on the alleged larger conspiracy in the 2002 Gujarat riots and…
‘No investigation, but an effort to protect the bureaucracy’: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri hearing newslaundry.com
11-Nov-2021
Today was the fourth day of the Supreme Court hearing of a petition filed by Zakia, the widow of Congress MLA Ehsan Jafri, pertaining to the Gujarat riots case. The Supreme Court today continued hearing a petition filed by Zakia Ahsan Jafri, the widow of Congress MLA Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the Gujarat…
Unbiased investigation is umbilical cord connecting CrPC to Article 21: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri SLP Complicity of police officers, appointment of favorable public prosecutors brought forth
11-Nov-2021
On November 11, the hearing continued in the Zakia Jafri Special Leave Petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar. The petitioners, Zakia Jafri, the widow of slain Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), are being represented by Senior Advocate Mr Kapil…
[Zakia Jafri petition] Communal violence like lava from volcano, I lost my grandparents to it: Kapil Sibal to Supreme Court barandbench.com
11-Nov-2021
Sibal, however, maintained that he does not want to accuse anyone and a message has to go that violence in the name of religion will not be tolerated. Communal violence is an institutionalised problem and is like lava from a volcano which breeds revenge, Congress leader Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court on…
Gujarat riots: Parading of bodies triggered conspiracy, Zakia tells SC The Telegraph
11-Nov-2021
The apex court is hearing a plea from Zakia Jafri, whose husband and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri was burnt alive with 68 others The alleged conspiracy behind the 2002 Gujarat pogrom started playing out when the charred bodies of the kar sevaks killed in the Godhra train fire began to be paraded to Ahmedabad,…
Gujarat Riots: Communal violence is like lava from volcano, Kapil Sibal tells SC Tribune India
11-Nov-2021
Questions SIT clean chit to 64, including then CM Narendra Modi Photo for representational purpose only. Describing communal violence as “lava erupting from a volcano” which scarred the ground it touched, senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday questioned the SIT clean chit to 64 persons, including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the 2002…
Gujarat Riots: SIT Made No Sincere Attempts To Nab Culprits, Says Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri’s Plea The Wire
11-Nov-2021
The senior advocate was making these arguments in the plea challenging the SIT’s clean chit to 64 persons, including Narendra Modi. Zakia Jafri. Photo: PTI New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Gulberg society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots…
‘Communal violence is like lava erupting from a volcano’: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri hearing newslaundry.com
11-Nov-2021
The Supreme Court today heard a petition filed by Zakia, the widow of Congress MLA Ehsan Jafri, in connection with the Gujarat riots case. The Supreme Court today continued hearing a petition filed by Zakia Ahsan Jafri, the widow of Congress MLA Ehsan Jafri, who had challenged a special investigation team’s report that granted “a…
Gujarat Riots – No Appeal Filed Against Maya Kodnani’s Acquittal; VHP Persons Appointed Prosecutors In Many Cases : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court Live Law
11-Nov-2021
On Wednesday, to demonstrate the lack of proper investigation by the SIT in the Gujarat riots conspiracy case, Mr. Kapil Sibal pointed out to the Supreme Court that SIT has not challenged the Gujarat High Court’s decision to acquit Maya Kodnani, former BJP MLA from Naroda, who was identified as the ‘kingpin’ in the Naroda…
‘Communal Violence Like Lava, Leaves Earth Fertile For Future Revenge’ : Kapil Sibal In Gujarat Riots Case Live Law
11-Nov-2021
During the arguments in the Gujarat riots case before the Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal got emotional talking about the dangers of communal violence and recalled that he had lost his maternal grandparents in the violence during the aftermath of partition. Sibal was appearing for Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri…
Zakia Jafri Fights On: Revisiting Gujarat Riots And SIT’s Clean Chit To Narendra Modi hwnews.in
11-Nov-2021
Zakia Jafri, widow of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, has challenged the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 post-Godhra riots. After repeated adjournments for over 2 years, the Apex Court late last month started hearing one of the most important matters that involves the top political leader of…
No court with a conscience would ignore such evidence: Kapil Sibal argues in Zakia Jafri SLP Key instances of SIT ignoring evidence and failing to question those responsible, were highlighted today
10-Nov-2021
On November 10, the Supreme Court bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar continued to hear the arguments made by Senior Advocate Mr. Kapil Sibal in connection with the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Zakia Jafri, the widow of slain Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). In…