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

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7 Dec 2021 11:52 AM IST

  • Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafris Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi And State Functionaries- LIVE UPDATES

    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...

    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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    • 7 Dec 2021 12:34 PM IST

      Sibal: I have never made motives of buildup. The SIT said that if I was saying that the train was burnt by VHP. All I said was that if there was a buildup then it had to be investigated.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:33 PM IST

      Sibal: Agrument on Rahul Sharma was that why did he keep the CDRs till 2008. He had given it in 2004. The SIT did not even get the facts right. Rahul Sharma is not a star witness. If you stoke the fire, the pot will boil.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:32 PM IST

      Sibal: I have relied on official records, I did not rely upon Shreekumar. I relied upon official records, corroborated by him. I have not mentioned about Sanjeev Bhatt. They have made elaborate submissions on that. How is it relevant to the facts of the case?

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:27 PM IST

      Sibal: They have been quoting para and verse from the Commission of Enquiry. We were at least taught in law school that nothing can be done on reports of Commission of Enquiry, findings are inadmissible because it is not a court.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:26 PM IST

      Sibal: Yet they pleaded larger conspiracy. Times change, laws change. Changing stands and changing positions are the order of the day. How can an SIT which pleaded conspiracy say that there was no conspiracy now.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:26 PM IST

      Sibal: The next thing that I’ll demonstrate is that conspiracy is only discovered in the course of investigation. The SIT pleaded a case of larger conspiracy in Gulberg, rejected by the Court. Unfortunately, then this material was not available and could not have been used.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:24 PM IST

      Sibal: A submission is made that it is related to Gulberg. But the compliant is not related to Gulberg. 90% does not relate to Gulberg. You say complaint is beyond Gulberg but you look at it with respect to Gulberg.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:24 PM IST

      Sibal: What is an FIR? It is a piece of info. and not encyclopaedia of facts.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:23 PM IST

      Sibal: Secondly, the SIT said that you cannot look beyond the complaint. This is not a private complaint, this is are piece of informations. On which the SC asked the SIT to take it into account and investigate the matter.

    • 7 Dec 2021 12:23 PM IST

      Sibal: Where undisputed documents and material does not raise strong suspicion he would order further investigation. That is all that the Mag had to do.

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