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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
28-Oct-2021
All the evidence on a ‘larger conspiracy’ submitted to the SIT merited a thorough probe, the petitioners argue, yet a closure report was filed without proper investigation. Zakia Jafri. Photo: PTI/Files New Delhi: Appearing before the Supreme Court, Zakia Jafri’s lawyer Kapil Sibal has been arguing that the special investigation team’s closure report into whether…
27-Oct-2021
Last week SC had restored KCOCA charges against Mohan Nayak; others in custody include mastermind Amol Kale and shooter Parshuram Waghmare A special court for the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) has set October 30 as the date for framing charges against 17 out of the 18 accused in the case. Journalist Gauri…
23-Oct-2021
Officials said they did all formalities, including submission of electoral forms along with voter identity cards of his parents and land papers Gangadhar Pramanik. File photo Snehamoy Chakraborty | Calcutta | Published 22.10.21, 03:44 AM The Bankura district administration on Thursday confirmed Gangadhar Pramanik’s name on the electoral roll, the process completed within a month of the 33-year-old migrant…