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Gujrat Riots 2002: SC directs Trial Court and Juveline Board to close Gulbarga Society and Naroda Gam case

Team SoOLEGAL 25 Aug 2017 10:46am

Gujrat Riots 2002: SC directs Trial Court and Juveline Board to close Gulbarga Society and Naroda Gam case

The Apex Court on August 22 directed Trial Court as well as Juveline Board to conclude two pending cases in the matters related to Gujrat Riots 2002.

The bench comprising CJI Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud is hearing a writ petition filed by National Human Rights Commission against the State of Gujrat.

Out of total nine cases came before the court against the State of Gujrat included Naroda Gam Case and Gulbarga Society Massacre. In Gulbarga Society case, trial of four Juveline accused is still pending before the Juveline Court. The other cases are Sadarpura case, Godhra Carnage case, Ode Village Massacre, Dipda Darwaza Massacre, Bilkis Bano case, and Best Bakery case.  

Gulbarga Society Massacre case background

Gulbarga Society Massacre took place on 28 Feb 2002, during the Gujrat Riots, when a Hindu Crowd started stone pelting in Gulbarga Society, a neighborhood in Chamanpura wherein the death toll reached up to 69 deaths. Supreme Court on 26 March 2008, directed the Gujrat Government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by R. K. Raghavan former Head of the Central Bureau of Investigation in the case.

Eleven people found guilty in the case and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Special SIT court.

Naroda Gam Case Background       

The trial in this case, relating to massacres in Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad, where 11 persons were killed, is still underway. This is the second case after Gulbarga Society case which was re-investigated by a Special Investigation Team appointed by Supreme Court.

The bench also expressed its desire that Trial Court shall render its Judgment within four months.

Read the Order Here:
Justice DY Chandrachud   Naroda Gam Case   Gujrat Riots  

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