Book review of Contested Homelands: Politics of Space and Identity
The court order was earlier in the day reported to be in connection with the massacre in Sardarpura village of Mehsana district in which 33 members of the minority community were burnt alive.
Ashish Pandey, the accused, was arrested on January 10, 2018, after being on the run for almost 16 years
Bano had earlier refused to accept the offer of Rs 5 lakh and had sought exemplary compensation from the state government in a plea before the top court
In 2012, a Special Investigation Team filed a closure report giving a clean chit to Modi and 63 others
The massacre had taken place a day after the torching of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra, which had triggered riots
The 2002 Gujarat riots, was a three-day period of inter-communal violence in Gujarat
Zakia is the wife of Ehsan Jafri, an ex-MP who was killed in one of the worst incidents during the riots
A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said the plea will be heard on November 26
Vajpayee did not take political rivalries personally, says Mukherjee
Eleven people belonging to the minority community were killed in Naroda Gam in the 2002 riots
The apex court was hearing a petition filed by the Gujarat government challenging a 2012 HC order