New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that it will no longer monitor the case against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the communal riots at Gulbarag Society - one of the epicentres of the riots that ravaged Gujarat in 2002, killing 1200 people, most of them Muslims. The Supreme Court's verdict asks a Gujarat court to decide whether Mr Modi's role in the riots needs to be investigated.
Following is the list of dates in the Gulbarg Society riot case:
February 27, 2002: Godhra train carnage
February-May, 2002: Riots take place in different parts of Gujarat
February 28, 2002: Former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri is killed in Gulbarg Society riot in Ahmedabad
June 8, 2006: Jafri's widow Zakia registers her complaint against Narendra Modi and 61 others
November 2, 2007: Gujarat High Court rejects Ms Jafri's plea for registration of FIR against Mr Modi
March 3, 2008: Supreme Court issues notice to the Centre and Gujarat government on Ms Jafri's plea and an amicus curiae was appointed to assist the Court
March 26, 2008: Court appoints a four-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director R K Raghavan to conduct investigation in these cases
April 27, 2009: The Supreme Court directs the SIT to look into the complaint of Ms Jafri.
May 12, 2010: The SIT files its first report before the Supreme Court saying further investigation against certain police officials and a minister in the state cabinet is required
November 17, 2010: The SIT files another report after further investigation
November 23, 2010: Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran replaces Harish N Salve as amicus curiae after he expresses unwillingness to continue
March 15, 2011: The Supreme Court directs the SIT to further probe the case on the basis of note given by the amicus
April 24, 2011: The SIT submits its report
May 5, 2011: The Supreme Court asks the amicus to make an independent assessment of the SIT probe
July 25, 2011: Amicus Curiae submits his final report
September 12, 2011: The Supreme Court refuses to pass order on Mr Modi and directs concerned Magistrate of Ahmedabad to decide the case
Following is the list of dates in the Gulbarg Society riot case:
February 27, 2002: Godhra train carnage
February-May, 2002: Riots take place in different parts of Gujarat
February 28, 2002: Former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri is killed in Gulbarg Society riot in Ahmedabad
June 8, 2006: Jafri's widow Zakia registers her complaint against Narendra Modi and 61 others
November 2, 2007: Gujarat High Court rejects Ms Jafri's plea for registration of FIR against Mr Modi
March 3, 2008: Supreme Court issues notice to the Centre and Gujarat government on Ms Jafri's plea and an amicus curiae was appointed to assist the Court
March 26, 2008: Court appoints a four-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director R K Raghavan to conduct investigation in these cases
April 27, 2009: The Supreme Court directs the SIT to look into the complaint of Ms Jafri.
May 12, 2010: The SIT files its first report before the Supreme Court saying further investigation against certain police officials and a minister in the state cabinet is required
November 17, 2010: The SIT files another report after further investigation
November 23, 2010: Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran replaces Harish N Salve as amicus curiae after he expresses unwillingness to continue
March 15, 2011: The Supreme Court directs the SIT to further probe the case on the basis of note given by the amicus
April 24, 2011: The SIT submits its report
May 5, 2011: The Supreme Court asks the amicus to make an independent assessment of the SIT probe
July 25, 2011: Amicus Curiae submits his final report
September 12, 2011: The Supreme Court refuses to pass order on Mr Modi and directs concerned Magistrate of Ahmedabad to decide the case
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