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.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will continue his arguments on behalf of the State of Gujarat today.
On the last occasion, highlighting the relevant portions from the Trial Court and High Court judgments to demonstrate the elaborate consideration of the allegations by the courts below, Mr. Rohatgi concluded his arguments on behalf of SIT.
Referring to the periodic tables in the case of Meghaninagar filed in Supreme Court, relied upon by Mr. Rohatgi to show that the witnesses came to the Investigating Officers with prepared statements, SG Tushar Mehta submitted that some of the witnesses stated that they were tutored and prepared by Teesta Setalvad. Considering that the conduct of the Petitioner is crucial in a Special Leave Petition filed under Article 136 of the Constitution, Mr. Mehta wanted the Court to look into the motivation for filing it. Mr. Mehta also took the Court through the allegations and findings on the issues of discrepancies in the accounts; funds of the Trusts being utilised for private purposes; accounts not audited for a long time.
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