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

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23 Nov 2021 5:40 AM GMT

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

    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 is hearing the matter.On November 17, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, contended that...

    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 is hearing the matter.

    On November 17, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, contended that the crucial aspects of the tragic incident were not investigated by the SIT appointed by the Supreme Court. He emphasised that the evidence required to establish the elements of a larger conspiracy had been overlooked by the investigating agency. Evidence was not collected and those collected were not analysed, which Mr. Sibal noted would lead to the inference that something was hidden or protected by SIT.

    Arms gathering and bomb manufacturing across Gujarat was not investigated according to Sibal. The secret meeting of the political organisations on the night of 27.02.2002, the day before the dead bodies in the Godhra tragedy reached Ahmedabad, was also overlooked by SIT, argued Kapil Sibal. The police inaction and coercive action of the PPs were also not adequately investigated, said Kapil Sibal on the last occasion.

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    • 23 Nov 2021 10:16 AM GMT

      Sibal: At pg 78 The HC says Mag. should have further investigated. But HC itself does not direct. Then at Pg 83 larger conspiracy and findings. Kindly come to 13.7 at Pg 86.

    • 23 Nov 2021 10:16 AM GMT

      Sibal: Pg 72 now, para 10.3...So he says all that was done (S.173 investigation) prior to 12th Nov (final order of SC).

    • 23 Nov 2021 10:08 AM GMT

      Sibal: Now, let's go to the HC order. Upto page 70 is the background. Kindly look at the bottom, you’ll find judicial evaluation.

    • 23 Nov 2021 10:08 AM GMT

      Sibal: Now you know what he has taken into consideration. I say with humility, none of the material. And the material based on disputed question of fact, I have not argued.

    • 23 Nov 2021 10:04 AM GMT

      Sibal: Without referring to any material of hate speeches, all the material I had pointed out in Vol IV see what he (Mag) says - S 153A is not satisfied. He rejected both S. 153A and 153B. This was w.r.t the ex CM. All of the hate material not considered. 

    • 23 Nov 2021 10:04 AM GMT

      Sibal: You (police) don’t answer fire brigade, you don’t do preventive action, all that is irrelevant for him (Mag). This is all he (Mag) does w.r.t. the officers concerned.

    • 23 Nov 2021 10:04 AM GMT

      Sibal: So the fact is that SIT did not ask for material. These reports were with SIT, part of document with SIT. He (Mag) does not deal with hate speech.We have one volume for hate speech. He does not look at that. He then deals with role of police officers.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:57 AM GMT

      Sibal: Then he deals with NHRC.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:57 AM GMT

      Sibal:He says that in protest petition additional evidence is brought about,he says I’ll not look at that only.What evidence, it was official record. He only looks at the complaint.That is not what the SC had said. [Mag says]Court had only power to see Gulberg conspiracy case.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:52 AM GMT

      Sibal: On conspiracy he (Mag) says. HC says Mag. dealt with everything.

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