Teesta Setalvad

The court observed that the Gujarat High Court judgment, which denied bail to Setalvad 'makes for an interesting read' and noted that no person can be granted a pre-trial bail going by the reasoning of the judgment.

SC extends interim protection to Teesta Setalvad

A bench of Justices B R Gavai, A S Bopanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Gujarat government on the appeal filed by Setalvad against the Gujarat high court order.

Teesta Setalvad gets relief from SC, hours after Gujarat HC asked her to surrender

The court has stayed the order of the Gujarat High Court, which had denied Setalvad regular bail and ordered her to surrender. This stay will remain in effect for one week.

Three-judge SC bench to hold special hearing on interim protection to Teesta Setalvad after HC denies regular bail

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Gujarat government, submitted that the entire State was maligned and a "sinister design" was employed by Setalvad.

Supreme Court judges differ on interim protection to Teesta Setalvad, matter to be put before CJI

Earlier in the day, the Gujarat High Court had rejected Setalvad's regular bail plea.

Activist Teesta Setalvad walks out of jail

She had been lodged in the Sabarmati Central Jail here since her arrest on June 26.

Activist Teesta Setalvad gets interim bail from Supreme Court

Teesta Setalvad was arrested in June, for allegedly fabricating documents to frame "innocent people" in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

SC seeks response from Gujarat govt on activist Teesta Setalvad's bail plea

A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit issued notice to the state on the plea filed by Setalvad, who was arrested in June in the case and posted the matter for hearing on August 25. The Gujarat High Court, on August 3, issued a notice to the state government on the bail plea of Setalvad and fixed the matter for hearing on September 19.

SC issues notice to Gujarat govt on activist Teesta Setalvad's bail plea

Setalvad was arrested in June for allegedly fabricating evidence to frame ”innocent people” in the 2002 Gujarat riot cases.

Gujarat court likely to pass order on bail pleas of Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar

The two accused have denied allegations made against them by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed to conduct a probe into the case. On Tuesday, the court had deferred its order on the bail pleas till Thursday.

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Gujarat court likely to pass order today on bail pleas of Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar

Setalvad and Sreekumar have denied the allegations made against them by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case.

Opinion | There is need for more judicial restraint in India

The Supreme Court is chipping away at its own legacy with arbitrary orders that take away fundamental rights of individuals, without due process.

Gujarat ATS detains activist Teesta Setalvad from Mumbai day after SC upholds SIT clean chit to Modi

"Teesta Setalvad has been picked up by the Gujarat ATS from Mumbai in connection with an FIR registered by the Ahmedabad crime branch," a source in the Gujarat ATS said.

2002 Gulbarg society massacre: 11 get life imprisonment

12 of the remaining people out of the 24 have been convicted for lesser offences and have been sent to 7 years in jail.

US seeks clarification from India on Ford Foundation issue

In a crackdown on foreign fundings to NGOs, the Union Home Ministry has put the Ford Foundation of the US on its "watch list" and ordered that all funds coming from the international organisation have to be routed only with its nod due to "national security concerns".

SIT clean chit to Modi; battle not over, say activists

After weeks of speculation, it's now finally official that the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigating Team (SIT) has given a clean chit to Narendra Modi in the Gujarat Riots.

23 convicted for Ode massacre, to be sentenced on March 12

A decade after 23 people including 18 women and children were burnt alive by a mob in Gujarat's Ode village during the post-Godhra riots, a court here today convicted 23 accused and let off as many in a case it described as "rarest of rare".

2002 Guj riots case: Court order on SIT report on Feb 15

An Ahmedabad court will pass its order on the Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the Gulbarg Society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots on February 15.

Teesta's ex-aide demands retrial of 2002 Best Bakery case

A former aide of activist Teesta Setalvad has moved the Bombay High Court seeking retrial of the 2002 Best Bakery case alleging that the latter not only fabricated evidence and falsely implicated innocent persons but also "managed" the witnesses.

None of us are normal; we are stuck to that time: Setalvad

Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is one of the founders and key spokespersons for the NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) that has spent the last decade fighting legal battles on behalf of the victims of the violence and killings in Gujarat in 2002.

Gujarat riots of 2002: Modi's role?

Sanjiv Bhatt’s affidavit, claiming that Narendra Modi asked policemen to let Hindus went their anger and thus condoned the Gujarat killings of 2002, has exploded like a bombshell. CNBC-TV18's Karan Thapar examines the many ramifications and implications of this development.

Godhra Verdict: 63 accused acquitted, 31 convicted

After nine long years of fasttrack court in Ahmadabad yesterday delivered the Godhra judgment. Of the 94 accused, only 31 were convicted, but 63 were acquitted. The BJP claims this is vindication, so today we ask how justified is that post?