Gujarat riots: Supreme Court to hear plea of Zakia Jafri against SIT’s clean chit to Modi on October 26
The Hindu
A Bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar made it clear that no request for further adjournment at the instance of the petitioner (Zakia Jafri) will be entertained on future dates
The Supreme Court on October 5 said it would hear on October 26 a plea filed by Zakia Jafri, the wife of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri, challenging the Special Investigation Team (SIT) clean chit to Narendra Modi, who was the Gujarat Chief Minister during the 2002 riots in the state.
A Bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar made it clear that no request for further adjournment at the instance of the petitioner (Zakia Jafri) will be entertained on future dates.
“At the request of the petitioner, hearing is deferred till October 26,” said the Bench, also comprising justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C.T. Ravikumar.