The Gujarat High Court upheld the 2022 Special Court verdict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, confirming death sentences for 38 convicts and life imprisonment for 11 others. The coordinated bomb blasts killed 56 people and injured nearly 200 across Ahmedabad.
Today, On 14th July, The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the tribunal’s decision to extend the ban on SIMI, upholding the 5-year prohibition imposed by the Centre under UAPA based on continued threats to national security and public order.
