Order on Zakia Jafri’s plea likely on Monday

Ahmedabad, 1 December 2013

The court of metropolitan magistrate BJ Ganatra is likely to pronounce its order on Monday on Zakia Jafri’s plea protesting closure report of Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, giving clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others with regard to alleged conspiracy behind the 2002 riots.

The pronouncement of order was deferred on October 28 for tomorrow after arguments on Jafri’s petition by her lawyers and SIT’s counsel had continued for five months before metropolitan magistrate BJ Ganatra.

After completion of arguments, Jafri’s lawyer handed over written submissions to the court on September 18 while SIT filed its written submissions on September 30.

Magistrate Ganatra had then said that he would pronounce the order on October 28. However, on October 28, the magistrate deferred pronouncement of order for December 2.