Citizens for Justice and Peace
Zakia Jafri SLP: Guj gov’t’s smear campaign against Teesta Setalvad, feeble attempt to deflect from own failure State doesn’t offer any defence to allegations in original complaint or protest petition
03-Dec-2021
The eleventh day of the hearing in the Special Leave Petition (SLP) by Zakia Jafri and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) was supposed to end with SIT’s submissions and a brief submission by the State of Gujarat. But Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta appearing for the State of Gujarat, merely regurgitated cases that were used…
AIUFWP’s 2nd National Conference begins Land claims and evictions following the second wave of Covid-19 discussed
02-Dec-2021
Adivasi activists, farmer rights proponents and peasant leaders gathered at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on December 1, 2021 to inaugurate the 2nd National Conference of the All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP). The three-day Conference brings together various stakeholders in the Forest Rights movement such as Adivasis and Forest Dwelling Community…
Zakia Jafri SLP: SIT again fails to defend its shoddy investigation Deflects by accusing petitioners of "building castles in the air"
02-Dec-2021
The Supreme Court bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar continued to hear the submissions being made by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) represented by Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi in the matter of the Special Leave petition (SLP) filed by Zakia Jafri and CJP concerned with the allegation of larger conspiracy behind…
The complaint was supposed to be additional material only: SIT in Zakia Jafri SLP SIT claims inaction of officers not criminal, dereliction of duty at best
26-Nov-2021
On November 25, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) represented by Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi continued to make their submissions in the Special Leave Petition (SLP) of Zakia Jafri and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) before the Supreme Court bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar. The respondents are relying upon the…
Gujarat Riots Perpetrated Through “Design”: Zakia Jafri Tells Supreme Court ndtv.com
25-Nov-2021
Zakia Jafri, the wife of late Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed at Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad on February 28, 2002, during the violence, has challenged the SIT’s clean chit to 64 people including Narendra Modi. A coach of Sabarmati Express was burnt at Godhra, triggering riots in Gujarat in 2002. (File) The violence…
Probe didn’t record Army officer’s statement: Zakia counsel to SC Indian Express
25-Nov-2021
Jafri has also appealed against Gujarat High Court’s order upholding the decision of the Ahmedabad Metropolitan Magistrate court to accept the closure report which gave a clean chit to the then chief minister Narendra Modi and others in the riot-related cases. Zakia Jafri Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress MP Ahsan Jafri who was killed in…
Zakia Jafri SLP: SIT begins submissions, says extensive investigation was done Interprets SC order as direction to conduct preliminary enquiry
25-Nov-2021
On November 24, Day 8 of the Zakia Jafri-CJP Special Leave Petition (SLP) hearing before the Supreme Court bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, the respondent, Special Investigation Team (SIT) started with the submissions, represented by Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi. At the outset he stated that he will demonstrate that the…
‘This Is A Case Where The Majesty Of Law Has Been Deeply Injured’: Kapil Sibal Concludes His Arguments Before Supreme Court In Gujarat Riots-Zakia Jafri Matter livelaw.in
24-Nov-2021
On Tuesday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal appearing for the Petitioner, vehemently argued that the SIT that had given clean chit to the highest functionaries of the State of Gujarat, who were alleged to have been involved in the Gujarat riots of 2002, did not conduct proper investigation and the Magistrate and the Gujarat High…
Hate speech was allowed to spread with impunity: Zakia Jafri SLP High ranking officers urged action, none taken
24-Nov-2021
On November 23, petitioners in the Special Leave Petition (SLP) concerning the conspiracy behind 2002 Gujarat genocide, pointed out the role played by the media in keeping up the communal tension, and the active role played by Hate Speech and Fake News in inciting violence. The Supreme Court Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari…
Zakia Jafri SLP: More skeletons tumble out of the SIT’s closet Intel provided by senior cops and wireless messages ignored
22-Nov-2021
During the November 17 Supreme Court hearing of the Special Leave Petition (SLP) by Zakia Jafri and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), petitioners continued to offer more examples of evidence that was available with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the wider conspiracy behind the Gujarat carnage of 2002. This evidence could have aided…