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

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8 Dec 2021 10:44 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 Maheswari and CT Ravikumar will hear the matter today.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal will continue his arguments today on behalf of Zakia...

    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 Maheswari and CT Ravikumar will hear the matter today.

    Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal will continue his arguments today on behalf of Zakia Jafri.

    On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard the closing arguments of the Solicitor General, Mr. Tushar Mehta. At the outset, the Solicitor General was critical of the motivations of Teesta Setalvad (Petitioner No. 2) in the present proceedings, which he argued was to simply malign the State of Gujarat. Apart from that, Mr. Solicitor General, vehemently argued that the State had taken all measures that it possibly could, after the Sabarmati Express was torched and during the ensuing riots. To substantiate his claim, he relied on the Report of the Commission of Enquiries set up by the State with respect to the 2002 riots. In his rebuttal, Mr. Kapil Sibal fervently reiterated his submissions on the lack of investigation by SIT.

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    • 8 Dec 2021 11:55 AM IST

      Bench: The assistance we are requiring in rejoinder is what needs more focus.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:55 AM IST

      Sibal: I have nothing for the then CM. I have not argued that. I have never argued that.

      Bench: In rejoinder, we will focus on the what further investigation you want.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:53 AM IST

      Sibal: SIT pointed out contemporaneous evidence that how state reacted. This is the view of SIT. There is no statement of it coming from the top. There is only one statement and that was not enough. If you have something more point that out.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:53 AM IST

      Sibal: 2011 order of SC does not refer to any conspiracy. It says all the material collected has to be investigated. I do not have to proof conspiracy, if SIT finds conspiracy then accused would be prosecuted. Our case is that was not investigated by SIT.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:52 AM IST

      Bench: Now we will focus on what needs further investigation.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:49 AM IST

      Sibal: When I referred to these tapes, these confessions themselves disclose larger conspiracy which was not investigated by SIT. 

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:49 AM IST

      Sibal: Investigation might show involvement of others, that is larger conspiracy. The larger conspiracy that I am talking about is not only w.r.t. person A.

      Bench: Go allegation wise. Say for which allegation investigation has not been done, then we can look at it.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:49 AM IST

      Bench: Identify the allegations which require further investigation.

      Sibal: That is why I read the tapes.

      Bench: That is local conspiracy.

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:48 AM IST

      Sibal: My submission is if you have investigated this tape, you would have found other people in the conspiracy, which is a larger conspiracy. May not be a particular person that my Ld. Friend is reading about. 

    • 8 Dec 2021 11:45 AM IST

      Bench: The final report says that.

      Sibal: The final report is not a determination of facts. You may accept the closure report, but the acceptance is not acquittal in eyes of law.

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