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

Sibal: Kindly come to Vol VA. Milords already have the chart. Kindly take up the chart for Vol I. [Refers to the Buildup] no comment by Magistrate, no comments by HC. Part of protest petition, evidence already available, not dealt with. Not commented upon, just not dealt with.

Sibal: Before we go there, there is judgment of Mad HC dated 5th of Feb, 2021, then in appeal before SC.Judgment relating to NHRC and recommendation. The statutory effect of the recommendations. Only to that point.

Sibal: This is the Full Bench of Mad HC [Reads out from the judgement at pg 358]

Sibal: The whole issue of hate crimes was discarded by everybody. Nobody had to rely on a complaint [material was available since 2002].The complaint was made because nothing was being done. Milords we are done with Vol XI. Now kindly come to Convenience Compilation Vol VA and VB

Sibal: Reads on...58 cases of sexual harassment were to be properly investigated so as to do justice. Kindly See para 44, Committee noted no efforts made to identify hate literature circulated in the State. All these material were part of protest petition but nothing was done.

Sibal: Then come to views of Committee - Police has not registered FIR regarding crime against women and where registered the progress was slow.

Sibal: Another report your lordships will find in Vol. XI. Milords, is the Committee on empowerment of women, 9th Report. This would be part of Parliamentary records. This would be available to both Govt and SIT. Again no one examined.

Sibal: Reads the report of the CommitteeIn any type of riots women are the most affected...185 cases of attack on women out of which 100 in Ahmedabad. 11 case of rape registered.

Sibal: In Kheda district the team was told that culprits were identified, but not arrested. [Same situation in 10 districts visited by the EC team] SIT did not go to the EC which is a constitutional authority. Then what was the SIT doing.

Sibal: A constitutional authority calls them abettors. I am not saying anything. IPS officers who did incredible work were replaced... Then, they decided to postpone the election.

Sibal: EC had to go to Guj. That constitutional authority reaching Guj also made some observations. Your Lordships will see that date is 16th of Aug, 2002. [Reads the number of police stations affected and the electoral roll to give indication of the magnitude of the incident]

Sibal: So, an action under Section 12A. That is now the Commission acted. So this was a statutory exercise. They are also entitled to give recommendations under S.12A. Now Milords. Your lordships will notice that from March 1 right through, in the middle there was a issue of EC.

Sibal: A constitutional authority calls them abettors. I am not saying anything. IPS officers who did incredible work were replaced... Then, they decided to postpone the election.