Apex court appoints amicus curiae to defend Kasab

In keeping with the highest traditions of fair play in India’s judiciary, the Supreme Court has appointed senior counsel Raju Ramachandran as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to defend Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has challenged his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Ramachandran, who was the amicus curiae in the apex  [ Read More ]

26/11 attacker Kasab’s death penalty upheld

The Bombay High Court Monday upheld the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for his role in the 26/11 attack, closing another chapter in one of the most watched legal trials in the world and hailed as a triumph of the Indian legal system. A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and  [ Read More ]

High court to decide on Kasab death sentence Feb 21

The Bombay High Court Monday set Feb 21 as the date when it will pronounce its verdict on the death sentence awarded to Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Kasab for his role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. The court announced that it will give its verdict Feb 21 confirming or commuting the death penalty of  [ Read More ]

Kasab questions permission to NIA to quiz him

Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole survivor out of the 10 Pakistani gunmen in the 26/11 attack, Monday filed an application witghn e Bombay High Court seeking to know how had the Maharashtra government given permission to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to interrogate him. The application was filed Monday – the first  [ Read More ]

Kasab absent for court proceedings Wednesday

Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab Wednesday remained absent for the proceedings of the Bombay High Court where arguments on confirming his death sentence are going on. He attended the first two days of the proceeding via video-camera in the Arthur Road Central Jail here. ‘The court has allowed him to decide whether or not  [ Read More ]

Kasab death penalty: Case in high court Monday

Unprecedented security arrangements have been made at the Bombay High Court where the hearing on the confirmation of the death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab begins on Monday. Kasab will not be present in person but participate in the proceedings through related stories The day-to-day hearing will be taken up before a  [ Read More ]

Kasab death penalty: Arguments in high court begin Oct 18

The decks were finally cleared Thursday in the Bombay High Court for the commencement from Oct 18 of the second phase of the legal case against Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab. The Maharashtra government’s counsel Ujjwal Nikam, who appeared in the trial in the special court which awarded Kasab the death sentence May 6,  [ Read More ]

Kasab gets two new lawyers, to challenge death sentence

The Bombay High Court Tuesday appointed lawyers Amin Solkar and Farhana Shah for Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, who will challenge his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. The Maharashtra State Legal Cell Tuesday appointed Solkar and Shah as Kasab’s legal representatives after the terrorist requested that a lawyer be appointed  [ Read More ]