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

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1 Dec 2021 10:42 AM IST

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

    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. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue...

    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. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi for SIT will continue his arguments today.

    On the last occasion, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of SIT, vehemently controverted the submissions of the Petitioner that the SIT was trying to shield someone or something. He argued that on the contrary, the details in the Closure Report demonstrate the extent to which the SIT went to in order to conduct the investigation in the matter, keeping in view and often exceeding the mandate of the Supreme Court.

    Mr. Rohatgi had also apprised the Court that the Petitioner had made serious allegations against the then Chief Minister of Gujarat with respect to delay in requisitioning of the army. However, after investigation, the SIT found out that, on the contrary, the army was called in within the first three hours of the riots. Replying to the contention, Kapil Sibal noted that he hasn't mentioned about Chief Minister, but if Rohatgi continues reading it, then he will have to deal with the same.

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    • 1 Dec 2021 11:50 AM IST

      Rohatgi: I have summed up in the note. Kindly see the index. The first is a letter issued by PRO telling public at large that if anyone wants to depose they can come to SIT.

      Bench: This is at 2008?

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:50 AM IST

      Bench: This quotation is from Commission or HC judgment?

      Rohatgi: Commission. The recommendation of the Commission is from 225 of the report.

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:43 AM IST

      Rohatgi: He should have filed in first affidavit. Credibility is questionable, one allegation found to be false. Every part of his(Shreekumar) report is junked. 

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:43 AM IST

      Rohatgi: Now, RB Shreekumar. SIT said this man filed several affidavits. First he did not say anything. In 3rd report after suppression he said. Now, see what the Commission said.

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:40 AM IST

      Bench: If material was before then perhaps. Your report precedes Commission Report.

      Rohatgi: Much before.

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:40 AM IST

      Bench: The Commission had not commented on the report of Tribunal. It said the material was not present before the Citizens Tribunal.

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:39 AM IST

      Rohatgi: Clear finding that Sharma was evasive and unreliable. In polite words Citizen Tribunal not accpetable.

      Rohatgi: 18.11.2014 - Date of Nanavati. Tabled in Assembly in Dec, 2019

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:39 AM IST

      Mr. Rohatgi reading the finding of Commission of Rahul Sharma. It found that Rahul Sharma was not telling the truth with regard to possession of original CDs. Original CDs not available, the data provided by him not reliable and cannot be accepted.

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:32 AM IST

      Rohatgi: See about Mr. Sharma. We discounted his evidence. Now I’ll show what the Commission says. It will sound as repetition because it is same as what SIT found. 

    • 1 Dec 2021 11:32 AM IST

      Bench: Date of Commission’s report?

      Rohatgi: I’ll give you, your lordship. It’s 3000 pg long report, running in 9 vol.

      Rohatgi: Commission found no substance regarding allegation of parading. 

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