Ahmedabad: After a U-turn by the Gujarat government on the death penalty for former minister Maya Kodnani and nine others, convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, the SIT has decided to seek Supreme Court's guidance on the issue. "Very soon, we are going to file an application before the special bench of the Supreme Court apprising it about the recent Gujarat Government's decision to withdraw the sanction for filing appeal in the Naroda Patiya case," a top SIT official to PTI.
He was responding to a query whether SIT has filed a petition in the apex court in this regard or not. "We are not filing any petition because we are neither a party nor a respondent in the matter. But as we are Supreme Court appointed officers for the case we will file an application seeking judicial guidance on this matter," he said.
"We will file an application before the special bench of the apex court comprising Justices P Sathsivam, MY Iqbal and Ranjana Desai," the SIT official said. Under attack from right wing groups, the Gujarat government on Monday had said it has withheld its decision to seek death penalty for former minister Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi and eight others in the riot case.
Earlier, the state government had given its consent to Supreme Court-appointed SIT to file an appeal in the High Court seeking capital punishment for Kodnani, Bajrangi and others, who were awarded life term by a lower court. State Finance Minister and
06:42 PM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday flayed Gujarat government for withholding its decision to seek death for Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya case, saying there has been no change in the mindset of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his feelings about a community. "It proves that Modi has not changed. He was like this in the past and will remain so in the future. There has been no change in...
02:14 PM, May 14, 2013
Ahmedabad: In a U-turn of sorts, the Gujarat state legal department has written to the chief prosecutor in the Naroda Patiya massacre case, seeking approval for enhancement of punishment for BJP leader Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi to be put on hold. The legal department wants the punishment to be put on hold until further instructions. Earlier the department had given a sanction to the Special Investigation Team...
08:51 AM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Terming as "a deadly attack on Hindus" the Gujarat government's nod for seeking death penalty for former BJP minister Maya Kodnani and nine others in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, Shiv Sena on Friday said Hindus have different expectations from Chief Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a feeling that Modi is a protector of Hindus. Seeking death penalty for Kodnani and Bajrangi is a deadly attack on Hindus,...
05:22 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Ahmedabad: There is trouble for former Gujarat Women and Child Development Minister Maya Kodnani as the Special Investigation Team probing the 2002 riots will move the Gujarat High Court seeking death for her in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. The approval for this was given by the legal department of the Gujarat government. The SIT also wants death for Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and eight others convicted. 97 persons...
08:21 AM, Apr 17, 2013
Ahmedabad: A special court on Friday awarded 31 years rigorous imprisonment to a convict of the 2002 Naroda Patiya, who was produced in the court after he jumped his bail. Terming Suresh alias Shehzad Netalkar as one of the main conspirators, special judge Jyotsana Yagnik sentenced him to 21 years life imprisonment after serving 10 years under section 326 (voluntary causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) of the...
03:52 PM, Oct 05, 2012
BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said Naroda Patiya verdict proves that the judiciary has the independence to make its decisions. ...
04:06 PM, Sep 02, 2012
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday broke its silence on the 28-year sentence awarded to the party's Gujarat legislator Maya Kodnani, saying the conviction was proof of the existence of rule of law in the state. "The sentencing shows there exists rule of law in Gujarat. It proves the judiciary has the independence to make its decisions," BJP national spokesman Syed Shahnawaz Hussain said. "When a riot is...
01:39 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Ahmedabad: While the country and Twitter is still buzzing about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Google+ Hangout chat, former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has questioned his intention. In an open letter to the Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhatt accused Modi of distancing himself from the Naroda Patiya verdict in the 2002 riots. Modi's chat came on a day when BLP MLA Maya Kodnani and others were handed out punishments in...
11:24 AM, Sep 01, 2012
New Delhi: While those convicted of massacre in the shameful Naroda Patiya case in the 2002 Gujarat riots have been handed over life terms, many now ask why the culprits of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots roam free. While Maya Kodnani became the first politician to be convicted for the 2002 riots, the prosecution has failed to achieve similar results in the 1984 riots. Three politicians were named in different FIRs....
07:16 AM, Sep 01, 2012
Ahmedabad: A decade after 97 people were killed in a massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots at Naroda Patiya area of Ahmedabad, a special court on Friday sentenced to life 31 people, including sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government, Maya Kodnani. It is an unprecedented victory for the Special Investigating Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court, which is probing nine Gujarat...
11:18 PM, Aug 31, 2012
A decade after 97 people were killed in a massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots at Naroda Patya area of Ahmedabad, a trial court on Friday sentenced to life 31 convicts including BJP's sitting MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani. It's an unprecedented victory for the Special Investigating Team appointed by the Supreme Court and most importantly for the victims of one of the most ...
10:28 PM, Aug 31, 2012
While BJP MLA Maya Kodnani will stay in jail for 28 years, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi has got life imprisonment till death. ...
07:57 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: The convicts in the Naroda Patiya massacre case of Gujarat have finally been brought to justice with a special court awarding life imprisonment to BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and 29 others. According to the judgement, while Kodnani, who is a sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, will stay in jail for 28 years, Bajrangi will serve life imprisonment till death. The verdict in...
05:02 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Maya Kodnani will stay in jail for at least 28 years while Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi will die in jail after they were convicted and sentenced in the Naroda Patiya massacre case which took place during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Kodnani will serve 10 years in jail for her conviction under Indian Penal Code Section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons...
04:22 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Ahmedabad: A special court has awarded life imprisonment to BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and 29 other convicts in the 2002 post-Godhra Naroda Patiya riots case on Friday in Ahmedabad. While Maya Kodnani will stay in jail for 28 years, Babu Bajrangi has got life imprisonment till death. Kodnani will serve 10 years in jail for her conviction under Sec 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by...
03:47 PM, Aug 31, 2012
Ahmedabad: An uneasy calm prevails in the Naroda Patiya locality of Ahmedabad hours before the sentencing of 32 persons convicted in the 2002 massacre during the Gujarat riots. Former Gujarat minister and BJP MLA Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi are among those convicted. Although the police presence has been tightened in the area, the residents remain apprehensive. Naroda Patiya resident Salim Shaikh said, "There is some apprehension...
08:06 AM, Aug 31, 2012
Ahmedabad: A special court will pronounce the quantum of punishment for 32 convicts in the 2002 post-Godhra Naroda Patiya riots case on Friday in Ahmedabad. BJP MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi government Maya Kodnani and Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi are among the 32 people convicted by a special court in the Naroda Patiya riots case on Wednesday, in which, 97 people belonging to the minority community...
07:14 AM, Aug 31, 2012
A trial court convicted 32 people, including BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal's Babu Bajrangi, and acquitted 29 others in the Naroda Patiya massacre case. On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - Is a sense of justice returning to Gujarat? Here is the full transcript of the show: Sagarika Ghose: Good evening. Yes it's a big day for justice and a big...
11:46 AM, Aug 30, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has ruled out an apology for the 2002 Gujarat riots. In an interview to The Wall Street Journal, Modi said the guilty in the riots case did not deserve forgiveness through an apology, but a punishment. "One only has to ask for forgiveness if one is guilty of a crime. If you think it's such a big crime, why should the culprit be forgiven?...
07:52 AM, Aug 30, 2012
