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 9:52 AM GMT

      Sibal:No discussion on arm buildup,SIB messaged prior to Godhra, fire brigade not answering, on prevention of bandh, VHP lawyer collaboration. He does not deal with tapes. He deals with 27th Feb meeting,Sanjeev Bhat, statement of ex CM,rest of evidence he has not dealt with it.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:52 AM GMT

      Sibal: That is all he deals with. Anil Patel, Babu Bajrangi, there are six seven others. He has not even looked at it. Neither he looks at it nor HC looks at it which is why we made those compilations. The entire discussion is then on conspiracy.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:52 AM GMT

      Sibal: [Mag says] Extra judicial confession is weak piece of evidence and requires corroboration. He deals with the extra judicial confession of one person. Where is the rest of it that I had put before your lordship.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:52 AM GMT

      Sibal: [Mag says]Telecast of AajTak is not mentioned in complaint. It was with SIT, it could not be with the complainant. He is dealing with the complaint and not the evidence that was with SIT. At the stage of issuing processes he talks about veracity of tapes.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:46 AM GMT

      Sibal: Then we go onto the next Vol. At 273 there is an allegation I am not dealing with. Then Milords, Kindly see how he deals with Tehelka tapes at pg. 281. 

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:41 AM GMT

      Sibal: Then he talks about complaint of Ashok Bhat and Zadeja. He accepts what the SIT says.

      Mr. Sibal emphasises that not documentary evidence provided by complainant but the evidence with the SIT had to be looked into by the Mag.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:41 AM GMT

      Sibal: This is contrary to what is on record. [Mag says] Handing over of dead body to private person is not beyond law.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:41 AM GMT

      Sibal: [Mag. says] No untoward incident had taken place. He said Govt. took law and order measures

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:41 AM GMT

      Sibal: He does not give a finding on Godhra trial as the matter is pending before Sessions Judge. [Mag says]The argument that the procession of dead bodies helped in spreading violence could not be accepted at this stage. Then at what stage can it be acceptable.

    • 23 Nov 2021 9:35 AM GMT

      Sibal: Then he talks about Godhra. We are not concerned with that. Then pg. 232 is his finding. 

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