Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

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2 Dec 2021 11:10 AM IST

  • Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafris Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

    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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    • 2 Dec 2021 4:05 PM IST

      Mehta: May I continue on Tuesday.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:56 PM IST

      Mr. Mehta showing the allegations and findings regarding discrepancies in the accounts; funds of CJP and Sabrang Trust being utilised for private purposes; accounts not audited for a long time.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:47 PM IST

      Mehta reads out a judgment of Guj. HC on collection of donation and foreign funds by CJP and another trust in the name of Guj riots victims.

      Mehta: I am saying why it was orchestrated.The Petitioner is the Petitioner No. 2 herein and the Petitioner No. 2 there was her husband.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:46 PM IST

      Mehta: I wish to place on record something disturbing. What can be the motivation of doing this. The conduct of Petitioner is very very important in 136 litigation.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:34 PM IST

      Mehta: This is the complaint filed by Rayiz Khan Pathan, working at Citizens and Justice for Peace, a Mumbai based NGO.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:33 PM IST

      Mehta: I have prepared a compilation of judgments, the chronology I might change, but these are all judicial pronouncements.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:33 PM IST

      Mehta: In 2021 we are facing allegation that it further needs to be investigated. Your lordships have seems complaints and complaints. Your lordship would not see a petition filed in HC not only by Petitioner No.1 but also by another Petitioner ie. Petitioner no. 2.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:32 PM IST

      Mehta: The witnesses were tutored. Why did the SIT not prosecute her (Setalvad) for fabrication of evidence to involve innocent persons in the offence.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:27 PM IST

      Mehta: I have nothing to say against Petitioner No. 1, she is wounded, she lost her husband. But, there should be limit to exploiting the misery of a widow.

    • 2 Dec 2021 3:26 PM IST

      SG appearing for the State of Gujarat

      Mehta: There is a larger conspiracy orchestrated by one Petitioner No. 2, to defame an entire state for 20 years. And I will make that good.

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