Today, Gujarat High Court judge, Justice Samir Dave recused from hearing the plea filed by activist Teesta Setalvad seeking to quash the the case lodged against her by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for alleged evidence fabrication in relation to the 2002 Godhra riots.
The counsel for Teesta mentioned the plea but the single-headed bench chose to recuse.
Further, the Court directs Counsel to place it before the Chief Justice.
"Not before me. Place it before Chief Justice for assigning it to some other bench," he said.
Teesta Setlavad was arrested a day after a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court made adverse remarks against her on June 24, 2022 while dismissing the plea by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress Member of Parliament (MP), Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the 2002 Gujarat Riots.
She was charged with conspiracy and fabricating evidence to implicate higher functionaries of the then Gujarat government in the 2002 riots cases.
Last month, a bench the Gujarat High Court, headed by Justice Nirzar Desai denied her regular bail to her.
The Court observed that enlarging her on bail would deepen the communal polarisation in the State.
Subsequently, she moved the Supreme Court for interim bail.
On July 19, the apex court granted her regular bail observing that the findings of the Gujarat High Court denying her bail were 'perverse.'
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