June 18, 2012
Press Release

Judge Dhanda pulls up SIT

Judge Dhanda hearing the Gulberg society massacre  trial pulled up adv Jambuar appearing for the SIT for witholding Investigation Records from the Sessions Court despite two orders dated 9.11.2011 and 11.4.12 passed by him. Victim witnesses had applied for these documents arguing that whatever documents related to the conspiracy and involvement of top policemen and politicians in the conspiracy  (that encompassed all Gujarat districts in 2002 but also related to Gulberg) should be made available to the Court hearing the trial. Since January 2010 victim witnesses have been argued to get former Joint CP MK Tandon then DCP Gondia and other policemen arraigned as accused. The Court has deferred decision on this application on ground s that the SIT was still investigating their role.

Why is the SIT in open hostility and opposition to the Victim Witnesses who are assisting the prosecution the Judge asked?
 

When advocate Jambuar asked the Court to recall his order the incensed Judge refused to do so saying the SIT could not play games with the Court by bringing in different advocates at different hearings. He said the SIT advocate should take instructions from special public prosecutor Kodekar as to what had happened on earlier dates.
The SIT has now been ordered to place on record all documents by 27.6.2012. Adv Sadik Shaikh and Salim Shaikh appeared for the victim witnesses.

(Contacts Adv Sadik Shaikh -09824036117; Adv Salim Shaikh 09825779581)

 

Teesta Setalvad, Secretary

 

Other Trustees:

I.M. Kadri                                  Arvind Krishnaswamy                Javed Akhtar

Cyrus Guzder                          Alyque Padamsee                      Anil Dharker

Nandan Maluste                     Javed Anand                                Cedric Prakash      
Rahul Bose                             Ghulam Pesh Imam

--  Application dated June 4, 2012, for SIT to produce documents related to Gulberg