Gujarat riots: SC lifts stay, orders fast track trial by N.V.Sankaran on 2009-05-04 09:43:32.668211+05:30 This is a welcome decision by the SC. Now, the question is whether the secular brigades would accept any verdict even by the Apex court based on the SIT probe, in the event of Mr. Modi being exonerated? Even now, they are already complaining that the Modi government would pressure the SIT and witnesses. They have already convicted him and want all the cases transferred outside Gujarat where they can manipulate the inquiry the way they want.

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SC orders to hold trials in Gujrat on fast track under SIT supervision by Col(ret)R. aggarwala, Univ Faculty, USA(ret) on 2009-05-02 13:38:12.837181+05:30 This does establish a proper principle that the accused or political parties in power should not sit in judgement in cases against their own members, but the trials of all accused should be under impartial supervision; that is under an honest judicial system, and without undue delays.The same principle henceforth should be logically extended and applied now in investigations in cases of 1) Quottrochi's crimes, 2) Sonia's crimes in case of Oil for food deal in Iraq reported by United Nations 3) the trial of congress government and the congress workers during the sikh massaccre in Delhi in 1984; and CBI should not be allowed to investigate such cases as they are being used by the Congress government to safeguard itself and its members of the crimes in which they are the prime accused.Let the media, the judiciary, the NHRC, the EC and all other institutions follow this fair principle in all cases in future. The SC has also allowed Varun to remain free during the period of elections inspite of the NSA, so that the mischief that was being played by the BSP and Congress to debar Varun from convassing by imposing NSA on him for allegedly provocative speeches and minor disturbances. If a government in a state and the center can put opposition politicians in prison on flimsy grounds to win elections, that will be end of democracy in the country. The most important aspect of Varun's case is that the accusations against him have not even been considered on their merits by the SC so far, clearly highlighting the fact that SC clearly saw the mischief in stopping of Varun Gandhi to fight for free elections and convass for himself and BJP, by the imposition and misuse of NSA for political ends.THe SC has to yet look into the merit of the accusations, and it is quite possible that if the UP and Central governments fail to establish the justification for imposition of NSA, SC can pass strictures against these governments concerned after the elections. But the cases do show weaknesses in the current laws, which need to be addessed sooner that later.

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supreme court who divided india investigate by ashoknarayan on 2009-05-02 13:34:24.096456+05:30 sc please set up a fast track trial ,who divided india and pakistan,why my comments doesn't appear express explain

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investigate who divided india by ashok narayan on 2009-05-02 12:50:26.63775+05:30 supreme court shoould order investigation who divided this country into communal pakistan, who is resposible for hindus migrating from pakistan due muslim riots,congress party role has to be identified includinggandhi and nehru and patel ,muslim leagu,communists

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The judcary should live upt people's expectations by dr.Srinivasan on 2009-05-01 17:33:42.639612+05:30 People have immense faith in the judiciary and want to be law abiding and promote "law of the land should prevail" concept.It is for the judiciary in toto to live upto this expectations!!!!The cases pending should be cleared.There are millions of cases waiting not only this

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what about anti Sikh Riots by milan on 2009-05-01 17:30:58.952691+05:30 Hon'able Sup. Court also give direction to Govt. for same thing in the case Anti Sikh Riots,so that guilty be brought to book. Why the politician are keeping mum on these?

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Gujarati Tamasha by Anant on 2009-05-01 16:54:13.335772+05:30 The decision by the Supreme court is correct but venue for trial is wrong. It is the duty of the honerable SC to ensure that not only justice is done but the justice is seen to be done. In Gujarat where Modi rules and the courts can only get instructions from him it is unlikely that justice will be done let alone seen to be done. It will be a graet Gujarati Tamasha at the expense of innocent victims.

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Prosecute Congress for MASSACCRE of 3000 SIKHS in 1984 by mnravi on 2009-05-01 16:38:24.067428+05:30 Supreme should also take cognisence of MASSACCRE of 3000 SIKHS in 1984 by the CONGRESS-LED HOODLUMS and murderers and order setting up of FAST TRaCK COURT to give justice to thousands of affected families. THERE CANNOT BE DOUBLE STANDARDS... Also supreme court should order setting up of SPECIAL COURT to DEAL the BOFERS case that has been pending for long... "Q" has already been given CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE by CONGRESS through LAW MINISTER (YESMAN OF SONIA) AND AG who are acting like EXTRA JUDICAIL AUTHORITY and also by CBI (CONGRESS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION), a LAUNDRY center of CONGRESS. ALL ARE EQUAL BEFORE LAW AND ALL MINORITIES ARE EQUAL where SIKH or MUSLIM.... MUSLIMS cannot have a special treatment as it is done now and also when MANMOHAN said "muslims should have priveleged first access to resources of India" - what a COMMUNAL mindset of MANMOHAN SINGH...!

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i984 by harkirat joshi on 2009-05-01 16:17:05.625819+05:30 i agree with harinder,similar attention must be paid to anti-sikh riots of 1984 and guilty be brought to book

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Yet Another Tamasha by Anant on 2009-05-01 16:12:23.406243+05:30 Looks like justice has been again for sale. Honourable supreme court should have more courage and sense to reject such cases to be heard in Gujarat. The courts,the judges and the lawyers in Gujarat will not do a single thing without the permission of Modi and his goons. This whole saga is another Gujarati Tamasha. It is obvious that the supreme court did not act to get justice but only to prove that Modi is innocent. In any case it does not matter since in reality it is the perception of every Indian outside Gujarat that Modi and people of his sort like Tytler, Advani, Sajjan Kumar are all guilty of crimes against humanity. If the SC wanted justice then they would not have allowed these cases to be heard in Gujarat. It is pure waste of time and public money and it also shows the intelligence level of SC.

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SC is one of remaining pillars of Indian democracy by Charanjit Singh on 2009-05-01 16:05:03.784499+05:30 I want to thank and congratulate the supreme court. The polititions are trying hard to initimidate the judges and election commission. The day they fall to the intimidation, India will be finished as a country, just like Pakistan. Likes of Modi and Tytler should be hounded by the law till they die. It will send a strong message to all politions that if they indulge in murder and rioting, they will not escape fully, even if they subvert justice to escape jail time. There must be fear of courts and rule of law, from Bofors, to 1984 to Gujrat and beyond. Otherwise India will not step into 21st century but towards 18th century and lower.

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Trying rioters by J.M.Manchanda on 2009-05-01 15:51:56.163364+05:30 It is a great pity that riots and massacres committed by different communities at different times are not investigated in accordance with law and need to be put on track by the Supreme Court. Under normal circumstances, the job of the apex court should only be appellate disposing of appeals against orders of various High courts on points of law or examining new laws to determine their conformity with the basic structure of our constitution. Unfortunately rioters enjoy political patronage and escape the cluches of law. While the right wing parties quote examples of Muslim terror and blame the so-caled secularists, the Left would highlight instances of Sangh parivar. Neither believe in the rule of law, which should bring a rioter to book regardless of whether he is a Hindu or a Muslim. Therefore the Supreme Court has to step in to restore a semblance of justice and fairplay. The tendency even to find fault with Supreme Court and implicitly suggest that it acts at the behest of the ruling party is irresponsible and must be condemned. Those who do not believe in the rule of law have no right to live in a democracy.

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BJP ....is an Supreme Party.....(Bettter than Congress) by Sharad chandra on 2009-05-01 15:09:40.683916+05:30 Everybody should understand that...Riots also took in Congress govt ...rule also..And this so called gujarat riots are rupurcations..BJP is an supreme party better than this non-indian led-Congress party. This party has done enough harm to this nation and all these jokers of congress,,who are servants for this lady-sonia... they have done enough corruption and scams and riots.. They need not point out to a such a noble party ...BJPBJP has eminent leaders and Shri Adwani ji is an Iron man of india..he is capable of ruling this nation.....far better than .....weak-meak...Manmohan singh ji.BJP is a great partySHARAD CHANDRA, HYDERABAD

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Modi-fast track by John on 2009-05-01 14:59:29.557447+05:30 Indeed fast track for Narendra Modi.Judgement will be delivered tonight and Modi will persoanlly be found guilty.Matter closed

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What about the Anti-Sikh riots of 1984? by Harinder Singh Bawa on 2009-05-01 14:56:08.432874+05:30 Justice has been denied to the victims of 1984 riots when Congress goons went around butchering Sikhs in Delhi

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Teesta in unmitigated evil by Indrani Sanyal on 2009-05-01 14:50:48.49+05:30 Good that SC has taken charge of the matters now. We all have much better faith in SC than in perverts like Teesta

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Gujarat riots: SC lifts stay, orders fast track trial by Suresh Rao on 2009-05-01 14:44:32.766819+05:30 The Honourable Supreme Court must extend the scope of investigation of the SIT to cover the Hindu victims also. How many Hindus were killed, how many Hindu women were raped and butchered and how many Hindu children were killed and most importantly , who were responsible for the crime against Hindus.The criminal minded phoney intellectual secularist thugs and hoodlums have no time for Hindu victims and so it would be fit and proper if the Honourable Supreme Court gave them also justice.

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Gujarat riots: SC lifts stay, orders fast track trial by P LSelva Mani on 2009-05-01 14:36:33.092112+05:30 Nellie Massacre - Bhagalpur Riots -- Anti-Sikh Riots - Babri Riots - Godhra - S6 burning - when will the Honourable Supreme Court order SIT investigation into these crimes against Humanity ? Any answers ,Secularists ???

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Gujarat Riots by Thomas Mathew on 2009-05-01 14:32:00.287178+05:30 It is India's misfortune that it has citizens who continue to vote Nehru/Gandhi/Maino dynasty into power. Until the electorate wakes up and kicks these royalties out of the Indian politics, India, and in particular Muslims, will continue to be poor, backward and looked down upon by the world.

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role of politics in indian judiciary by Pran Jalali/Mr. on 2009-05-01 14:23:13.239709+05:30 I do not trust most of our govt. sponsored machinery, but only the judiciary system in our country. No doubt there have been some incidents where its role has been dubious. The Modi Govt issue is one of them. I feel it is politically motivated and biased. Having said that I think the proceedings against the Modi govt should have been done a long time back and the trust of the minorities restored.

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Good by Raghavan on 2009-05-01 13:52:52.784696+05:30 The SIT has already brought out the intents of the pseudo secularists like Teesta. Once for all they will find out that this was a reaction from majority Hindu people who are fed up with living with Muslims with fear of persecution. Modi will win to be the next PM.

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Wheels of Justice move slowly by Naim Naqvi on 2009-05-01 13:47:30.179927+05:30 The politicians may be inept, the state resources may be inadequate and the police capabilities may be suspect but Justice is not out of reach after all. It might have been delayed but the wheel of fortune has turned for the monster of Gujrat. Teesta Setalvad had shown that even on swallow can make a summer. There may be lot of loop holes in our system but India is a successful pluralistic society. It is a country of Chatenya, Bharat, Shravan Kumar, Kabir, Khwaja Ajmeri, Nanak Baba, Gandhi, Nehru and Moulana Azad. It has seen the moral aberration often when some Multi- Billionaires eulogized Modi and shown their true colors. They preferred pelf to principles. Granted that Modi might have learned a trick or two of administration but his hands are indirectly stained with the blood of thousands of innocent human beings. As some poet has aptly said - Sab that para reh jayega jab lad chalega banjarah ! Modi Ji, your deed have finally come home to roost.

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I feel proud to be an Indian again. by evox777 on 2009-05-01 13:37:23.678218+05:30 Wow. I can't thank the supreme court enough.

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SC should show some hurry in these cases also by Bhushan on 2009-05-01 13:16:24.023752+05:30 Will SC show this type of hurry in case of riots agains sikhs in 1984? Also in execution of Afjal Guru and Trial of Kasab? and what about quatrochi ? Govt is spending taxpayers money in these cases since many years.

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Gujarat cases versus Hashimpura and Malliana cases by Anil Gupta on 2009-05-01 13:03:09.150309+05:30 Gujarat happened in 2002 and Hashimpura and Malliana in Meerut happened in 1987. However, since the Chief Minister in Gujarat happened to be a BJP man the haste in the cases whereas when Hashimpura and Malliana ttok place the Chief Minister was Veer Bahadur Singh of Congress. There is no move to expedite Hashimpura and Malliana cases.Why this discrimination ?

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Not in Gujarat itself when the culprits hold power there. by adilpatut on 2009-05-01 12:59:35.411693+05:30 the cases should never be held in Gujarat itself as the witnesses, prosecutors and court officials might be unduly influenced, some of the cases involving rape, murder and setting fire to individual properties etc must be moved to Delhi or at least Mumbai, there should not be any eye wash of justice, punish any one and every one ireespective of his/her position

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Evil practice of politics by romesh.sharma on 2009-05-01 12:37:26.186693+05:30 Under this despotic Govt the judiciary has lost its credibility.Its function is no more independent but well controlled by perfidious elements of Congress with inculcated interests /ambitions of a family,the Nehru/Gandhi.Evidently this move is taken to appease muslim community aiming at vote-bank politics.Once Congress could depend upon socalled Dalits but after the rival Mayawati started making them fool and snatched majority Dalit votes the Congress has no other way out than to do all through every treacherous way to appease them.A Govt cannot/should not govern merely in the interests of Party,a certain section/community,an indivisual or a family.It is trustee for whole nation(if not atleast majority and not minority)and it must respect interests of all.In democracy this must be policy of egalitarianism without which the essence of Democracy is lost.This Congress has time and again committed administrative blunders and injustice to its opponents even going out of Party politics,in the interests of certain indivisuals.This party,Congress, has proved inefficient,tactless,causing/creating jealousies and disgusting quarrels,creating divisions and hatered among communities and failed to manage security and defence of the country.They jump into unjustifiable blame-game to cover their weaknesses.There are many important and high profile pending cases but Congress never bothered for most of these cases are against own interests and motives.It took over 25 years to conclude 84 riots and final report is still pending.Gujrat riots must be investigat3d but why suddenly now so much priority? There is no word about Godhra!Moral difficulties are insaparable from the Party but not at the cost of public resentments and endangering unity and coexistence of the masses.Shame to this kind of Govt/Party which sees nothing beyond selfish motives.

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Fast track by Indi on 2009-05-01 12:32:52.180927+05:30 Fast track courts should be set for Bofors as well and to food for oil scam as well. Fast track court should be set to investigate how sonia and mms let defreeze Q's account and how Q was let free by sonia fake gandhi and her servant mms.

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THERE CANNOT BE DOUBLE STANDARDS.... by young indian on 2009-05-01 12:31:48.441379+05:30 Supreme should also take cognisence of MASSACCRE of 3000 SIKHS in 1984 by the CONGRESS-LED HOODLUMS and murderers and order setting up of FAST TARCK COURT to give justice to thousands of affected families. THERE CANNOT BE DOUBLE STANDARDS... Also supreme court should order setting up of SPECIAL COURT to DEAL the BOFERS case that has been pending for long... "Q" has already been given CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE by CONGRESS through LAW MINISTER (YESMAN OF SONIA) AND AG who are acting like EXTRA JUDICAIL AUTHORITY and also by CBI (CONGRESS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION), a LAUNDRY center of CONGRESS. ALL ARE EQUAL BEFORE LAW AND ALL MINORITIES ARE EQUAL where SIKH or MUSLIM.... MUSLIMS cannot have a special treatment as it is done now and also when MANMOHAN said "muslims should have priveleged first access to resources of India" - what a COMMUNAL mindset of MANMOHAN SINGH...!

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Ridiculous by Jayanth on 2009-05-01 12:19:52.382451+05:30 Trials were halted for more than five years due to SC order, and now for the court to ask for fast track trial is a bit of a joke.

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justice for people by John on 2009-05-01 12:16:39.376799+05:30 Justice for 60 hindus who were killed ....

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Let justice prevail! by nawal mridulya on 2009-05-01 12:00:28.578503+05:30 No politician has been imprisoned or hanged in india for committing mass murder.This is the TEST CASE for India's Judiciary.If it comes out with flying colours,the world will WOW India and solute the INDEPENDENCE of JUDICIARY.On the other hand, cosmetic justice will only embolden those who commit genocide

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farce by Ahmad on 2009-05-01 11:47:42.971359+05:30 No trial can be fair in Gujarat..This is another game of playing with truth..We are simply fed up of this system..

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Gujarat cases by Krishnan on 2009-05-01 11:35:44.99956+05:30 I welcome Supreme Court's decision wholeheartedly. But will the court show the same way for Anti-Sikh riots and other riots so that Congress is the leader in starting the riots.

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Long arms of justice catching up! by v r narayan on 2009-05-01 11:26:54.360093+05:30 Atlast, the judicial juggernaut has rolled in.It is hoped that all those behind the worst-ever and pre-planned communal pogrom against the hapless Muslims of Gujarat would get real punishment.The real culprit behind all this--Narendra Modi--should be given a minimum punishment of life imprisonment,although he deserves to be hanged! Then only the world's trust would be restored in India's secularism and judiciary--and the fascists would desist from killing the Muslims

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Emotional yes but Political? by Vilas on 2009-05-01 11:03:53.113935+05:30 What happened to criminal cases agains othe politicians? What happened to curruption cases against leading political leaders? and what happened to Bofors? Is Indina justice system becoming toolm in hands of political party in power? The perception is important. Is Chief Justice of India calling shots on behalf of Congress? The perception must be clered by action not words. Or common man should just resign and give up hope that India can be a land of law?

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SC for fast trck trail for Gujarath riots by Ramkesav on 2009-05-01 11:01:19.241917+05:30 It is relay amusing how the Supreme court is quick in deciding cases relating to Gujarath. If the SC is for equal treatment to all, then why is it that the Sikh riots case of 1984 is still undecided. Why even after 25 years the Apex court gives more and more time to the CBI on its investigations against congress men. Why is it that it's always a knee jerk reaction when it comes to cases against Hindus and a slow and tardy step on cases against congressmen. Also why there is no case against the Godhra train burning incident. Is SC also becoming infected by the media hype which always corners only Hindu outfits.Remember almost all the media especially the electronic media is controlled by westerners and these do not want India to develop and this is just the reason why the media flares up every incident affecting minorities and ignoring incidents concerning hindus. They know that if Hindus stand up and speak in one voice, they have to close their shop and get out of this country. To avoid such possibilities only, these electronic media men stirs up controversies against Hindu leaders. Unfortunately, they also make use of our partisan judicial system for their evil designs. Is it not the failure of our judicial system that the Kashmiri Hindus still unable to go to their home. Why the SC does not care for their plight. What the SC has done towards redressing their grievance so far. I wonder whether the word secularism has been redefined to exclude Hindus and the courts are for the minorities only.

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SC Verdict by Deepak on 2009-05-01 10:46:16.184043+05:30 I feel I Indian would be happy by this decision, and its good for Modi Govt also to prove its stand during riots

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Strange!!!!!!! by Rahul on 2009-05-01 10:39:18.265725+05:30 Though I respect the judiciary system but respected judges there are millions of cases that are pending for more than 20-25 yrs then why such a speedy proceedings only for the Gujarat riots? I hope it's not politically motivated as that can only lead building distrust within the people. Please do look at other pending cases as every single trial is equally important for the ones attached to it.

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