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

Rohatgi: In every allegation the word Chief Minster is written.

Rohatgi: I had reached Milord, to refresh your lordships memory kindly come back to pg. 266. Some 30-35 allegations were culled out by SIT from the complaint.

Mr. Rohatgi reading the SIT report on the allegation of the ministers being present in city control room.

Rohatgi: The protest petition is now being driven by an NGO. But, my job was to investigate.I have shown you some part of the report, I will show some more. Your Lordship,most of the issues do not relate to any criminality. Yet SIT devoted huge amount of time to all these issues.

Bench: If she was examined after the stay was lifted, it was after the complaint. Trial Court itself could have initiated action.

Rohatgi: Very much so.

Rohatgi: I will give the info after lunch.

Rohatgi: It is now being blown out of proportion saying that everybody in State Gov, police, administration is complacent.

Bench: Did the Petitioner participate in the trial in Gulberg? In closure report you have examined how many additional person?

Rohatgi: Complaint was examined as Prosecution witness in trial. She was PW 337.

Bench: Date of examination?

Rohatgi: Trial is proceeding in Gulberg at the same time taking sympathy this Court told SIT to look into the complaint. Protest in 2013, 1200 pages, it is far far beyond the complaint.

Rohatgi: The main case is proceeding, this is just further material. It is in this conspectus your lordship will view this proceeding. The order of this court is the guiding light. Today it is as if this is a standalone case, the other side said take the protest as a complaint.

Bench: That is side issue now.

Rohatgi: I would request your lordship to just note that.

Rohatgi - Chargesheet filed till 2009 in Gulberg, stay lifted in 2009, trial commenced in 2009. I want to urge is that a parallel system is going on.

Rohatgi: The second point - The complainant is a lady called Zakia Jafri, wife of former MP Ehsan Jafri. So, Zakia Jafri the widow had made complaint in 2006.

Rohatgi:When she went to HC seeking direction to register her complaint as FIR, Petition 2 had joined, who is Ms. Setalvad, head of NGO. The HC in the order devoted several pages to say she had no locus.

Rohatgi: I was reading the report of SIT. Before I commence I wanted to point out 2-3 things. Your lordships wanted to know that date of trial court judgement in Gulberg. 17.06.2016. Matter pending in appeal in HC.

Bench: 24 convicted, 39 acquitted.

Rohatgi: There is a matter pertaining to a juvenile and an absconder pending. That might be a smaller splinter.