Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002. A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar will take up the part-heard matter for further hearing. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue...
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1 Dec 2021 4:04 PM IST
Bench: We’ll continue tomorrow.
Rohatgi: After I finish, the State Govt will take about an hour. I intend to finish by lunch time.
1 Dec 2021 4:04 PM IST
Rohatgi: Now, the next allegation is about the two ministers. He[TC] has gone allegation wise. What else to do? He has gone allegation wise like SIT.
1 Dec 2021 4:00 PM IST
Bench: The procedure was completed. It was taken to Solah.
Rohatgi: Yes, it was not left on track, it was taken to Solah and handed over. The judge is saying at the end of the day there is no criminal intention.
1 Dec 2021 4:00 PM IST
Bench: Your argument is that what the other side is saying that it has not been considered by Magistrate is not correct.
1 Dec 2021 3:59 PM IST
Bench: The real question by the other side was whether there was malafide intention in the decision. All those reasons have been stated [in TC order].
Rohatgi: So, he applies his own mind also.
1 Dec 2021 3:59 PM IST
Rohatgi: This is his[TC] finding. This allegation is unclear imaginary and false. The decision to conduct post mortem and carrying the body, he[TC] said was justified.
1 Dec 2021 3:48 PM IST
Rohatgi: This allegation is before, your lordship, this was before the SIT and this was before the TC.
1 Dec 2021 3:48 PM IST
Rohatgi: Allegation is bodies were given to Patel, Patel paraded. SIT found bodies were not given to Patel, they were given to police and carried in truck. It reached Solah, kins were haded over bodies from Solah.
1 Dec 2021 3:48 PM IST
Bench: 1st 2 allegations you are done. Either we are not able to follow you or not able to get you. [Go one by one].
1 Dec 2021 3:43 PM IST
Rohatgi: He (TC judgment) concurs with SIT that there is no evidence to show influence of ministers in control room.
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