SC Committee Report
'Clean chit to Teesta/CJP'
'Zahira self-condemned liar'
(August 27, 2005)

 SC judgment
Re-trial of Best Bakery Case outside Gujarat
(April 12, 2004)

Case History

Supreme court     judgement (Mar 8, '06)

Mazgaon (Mumbai)   session court     judgement  (Feb 24, '06)

SC judgement: transfer   and  retrial in Mumbai     (April 12, '04)

SC order expunging   remarks against   Teesta, Mihir

HC order   Dec. 26, '03/Jan 12, '04

CJP and Zahira file   SLP in SC (Aug. 8, '03)

Zahira press     conference in Mumbai   (July 7, '03)

Sessions Court   Judgement, Vadodara   (June 27, '03)

Crime Against
Humanity

Gujarat Riots
 Concerned Citizens Tribunal Report

Crime Against
Humanity
( Abridged Version)

Genocide:
Gujarat 2002

LATEST ON BEST BAKERY CASE

-- In hour of need, Zahira finds herself alone (March 13, 2006) 
     (The Times of India)   

-- Zaheera breaks down in tears in courtroom (March 13, 2006) 
     (The Times of India)    

-- Zaheera to face Mumbai court today  (March 13, 2006) 
     (The Deccan Herald)   

-- Zaheera to be produced before court today  (March 13, 2006) 
     (The Deccan Herald)   

-- Thank Zaheera for something -- Editorial (March 13, 2006) 
     (The Deccan Herald)   

-- Next step: go after those who coerced Zaheera, says Khare (March 9, 2006) 
     (The Indian Express)   

-- Then, State Govt gave her Y security, now, doesn’t know where Zaheera is
   (March 9, 2006)  (The Indian Express)  

-- Where is Zahira? Cops desperate  (March 9, 2006)   (The Times of India)  

-- Zahira is jailed for 1 year for perjury  (March 9, 2006)  (The Asian Age)  

-- Zaheera Sheikh is a confirmed liar  (March 9, 2006)   (The Afternoon)  

-- Gujarat gets rap for riots (March 9, 2006)   (The Telegraph)  

-- NGO wants Godhra panel to prosecute Zaheera for perjury (March 9, 2006) 
     (The Mumbai Mirror)  

-- Community hails verdict  (March 9, 2006)  (The Telegraph)  

-- Zahira missing, search squad in place Community hails verdict  (March 9, 2006) 
     (The Telegraph)   

-- Jessica message in Zahira jail  (March 9, 2006)  (The Telegraph)  

-- SC verdict brings smiles  (March 9, 2006)   (The Deccan Herald)  

-- QUESTION HOUR Liar!  (March 9, 2006)   (The Hindustan Times )  

-- But where is she? (March 9, 2006)   (The Daily Pioneer)  

-- Lie is a lie is a lie -- Editorial  (March 9, 2006)   (The Indian Express)  

-- Truth will out, in the right environment (March 9, 2006)   (The Indian Express)  

-- Finding Zaheera Sheikh (March 9, 2006)   (The Indian Express)

-- Where is she? Brother died last week, sister afraid, house locked (March 9, 2006) 
     (The Indian Express)   

-- SC gets Zaheera to pay for her flip-flops: a year in jail and a fine (March 9, 2006) 
    (The Indian Express)    

-- Cops intensify search for Zaheera, family (March 9, 2006)  (Rediff on net)  

 -- Zahira Sheikh gets one year in jail for contempt of court (March 8, 2006) 
     (The Times of India)  

 -- Zaheera gets one-year in jail for perjury  (March 8, 2006)  (The Mid-day)  

 -- Perjury Charges -- SC punishes Zaheera, gets 1 year jail (March 8, 2006) 
     (The Indian Express)  

 -- Zaheera's whereabouts is unkown: Counsel (March 8, 2006)  (The Indian Express)   

 -- Best Bakery: 1-yr jail term for Zaheera (March 8, 2006)  (Rediff on net)  

 -- MEETING CHALLENGE - Best was a tough case, concedes judge
(February 28, 2006)  (The Hindustan Times)  

 --  Still waiting for justice -- Disillusioned with VHP, Sabarmati Express carnage survivors, their kin now hope NGO will help them in their quest (February 27, 2006)
(The Indian Express)

 -- Peace of justice - By M.J. Akbar   (February 27, 2006)
(The Asian Age)

--TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Get to the Truth   (February 27, 2006)
(The Times of India)

-- VHP comes calling at Best Bakery   (February 27, 2006)
(The Times of India)

-- Zahira Sheikh stays out of sight   (February 27, 2006)
(The Times of India)

-- This riot victim battles to stay alive   (February 27, 2006)
(The Times of India) 

-- JUST A START (Editorial)  (February 27, 2006)
(The Telegraph)

-- SECOND EDIT Ray of hope   (February 27, 2006)
(The Deccan Herald)

-- A tortuous quest for justice   (February 27, 2006)
(The Hindu)

-- Best verdict: 9 get life for massacre   (February 25, 2006)
(The Asian Age)

-- Social activists happy with court judgment   (February 25, 2006)
(The Asian Age) 

-- Nine get life terms for Bakery carnage  (February 25, 2006)
(The Times of India)

-- Court gives Zahira 24 days to stand up  (February 25, 2006)
(The Times of India) 

-- Defence to appeal against court order  (February 25, 2006)
(The Times of India) 

-- Justice reanimated (Editorial) (February 25, 2006)
(The Hindustan Times)

-- She averted worst-case scenario   (February 25, 2006)
(The Hindustan Times)

-- NEW BEGINNING - Court notices to witnesses for perjury  (February 25, 2006)
(The Hindustan Times)

-- THE BIG QUESTION - MUMBAI DELIVERS BEST VERDICT Where to appeal against acquittals?   (February 25, 2006)
(The Hindustan Times)

-- Should I laugh or cry, asks mother  (February 25, 2006)
(The Mid-Day)

-- 'Khuda will ensure final justice is served' (February 25, 2006)
(The Mid-Day)

-- Best Bakery judgement: 8 acquitted, 9 convicted  (February 25, 2006)
(The Afternoon)

-- ‘Modi has no moral right to continue’  (February 25, 2006)
(The Economics Times)

-- Landmark judgment, say NGOs, activists  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express)

-- Four yrs on, another drama unfolds here  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express) 

-- Naroda Patiya victims see hope shine in judgment  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express) 

-- Srivastava sad, Muslims happy  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express)  

-- Nine convicted in Best Bakery case  (February 25, 2006)
(The Daily Pioneer)

-- The whole truth about perjury  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express)   

-- Justice triumphs (Editorial)  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express)

-- Four years on, another mob at the bakery  (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express)

-- Best prosecution team satisfied (February 25, 2006)
(The Indian Express) 

-- Relatives of convicted ask: Were the earlier courts not genuine  (February 25, 2006)  (The Indian Express) 

-- Best justice fights worst scars  (February 25, 2006)
 (The Indian Express) 

-- Justice denied, justice restored: Nine life terms for Best Bakery  (February 25, 2006)  (The Indian Express) 

-- BEST BAKERY: THE LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE  (February 25, 2006)
 (The Deccen Herald) 

-- 9 get life term in Best Bakery case  (February 25, 2006)
 (The Deccen Herald)   

-- Cheer after fasting for justice- Riot victims & activists hail Bakery verdict, but Teesta hints at ‘bigger forces’  (February 25, 2006)
 (The Telegraph) 

-- Activists hail convictions  (February 25, 2006)
 (The Statesman)   

-- I am satisfied: Teesta Setalvad   (February 25, 2006)
 (The Hindu)   

-- Life term for 9 in Best Bakery case  (February 25, 2006)
 (The Hindu)   

-- 'Best Bakery judgment will divide Hindutva base'  (February 25, 2006)
 (Rediff on net)   

-- Best Bakery: Why it is so important  (February 25, 2006)
 (Rediff on net) 

-- Chronology of events in Best Bakery case  (February 25, 2006)
 (Rediff on net) 

-- End Bakery trial by Feb, Spl court told  (January 4, 2006)
(The Hindustan Times)

-- Zahira sting: MLA gets clean chit (January 4, 2006)
(The Times of India)

-- Zahira questions panel’s findings  (January 4, 2006)
(The Deccan Herald)  

-- SC notice to BJP MLA, Congman (October 25, 2005)
(The Indian Express)

-- Zahira was likely to have been induced to turn hostile: report (October 25, 2005)
(The Hindu)

-- “BJP MLA Zahira kin can reply to SC panel report” (October 25, 2005)
(The Times of India)

-- Bakery trial nears conclusion (September 19, 2005)
17 accused are being tried, 72 witnesses examined  
(The Hindustan Times)

-- Court asks Zaheera to re-appear (April 20, 2005)
(The Deccan Herald)

-- SC no to Zaheera's application (April 20, 2005)
(The Mid-Day)

-- Zahira accuses SC panel of bias (April 20, 2005)
(The Times of India)

-- Plea to  media: eschew  sensationalism (March 31, 2005) (CJP Press Release)

-- Zahira: Question NHRC chief, probe Teesta (March 30, 2005)
(The Times of India)

-- Zahira still hostile, denies filing any affidavit in SC (January 4, 2005)
(The Times of India)

 

Zahira goes against Teesta,  CJP, seeks protection  (Nov 4, 2004)

'I feel pained and shocked, but not defeated ' (Nov 4, 2004)

Special Report Riots as Murder Re-examining the Best Bakery Case -- By Rajeev Dhavan

-- But what is not (Editorial) (Dec. 27, 2004)
(The Telegraph)

-- The Victim - By Seema Mustafa (Dec. 27, 2004)
(The Asian Age)

-- Another Sheikh up  (Editorial) (Dec. 24, 2004)
(The Statesman)     

-- Judiciary under trial by sensation- By N Haridas (Dec. 24, 2004)
(The Deccan Herald)   

“ WE PAID ZAHEERA SHEIKH RS 18 LAKH ” -- BJP MLA MADHU SRIVASTAVA

(Tehelka.com) (December 22, 2004)

-- Con man provides vehicle to Zahira (December 7, 2004)
(The Mid-Day)

-- SC notices to Zahira Sheikh, Gujarat govt (December 6, 2004) (The Rediff on net)

-- VHP is funding Zahira's expenses (November 20, 2004)
(The Mid-Day)

-- Trial by Fear  (Editorial) (Dec. 24, 2004)
(The Times of India)

-- Best case: A watershed in legal history
 (December 27, 2004) (The Times of India) 

-- Zahira kin upset (December 26, 2004)
(The Telegraph) 

-- I never threatened Nisarbapu, says Bhattu (December 26, 2004)
(The Indian Express) 

-- Tehelka expose raise more questions (December 24, 2004)
(The Deccan Herald) 

-- Grandmother comes down on Zahira (December 24, 2004)
(The Hindu) 

-- Judge warns Zahira over ‘absolute lie’ (December 24, 2004)
(The Telegraph) 

-- ``Dismiss Modi Government'' (December 24, 2004)
(The Hindu) 

-- Tehelka cover seeks police protection (December 24, 2004)
(The Hindu) 

-- Investigate Zahira's previous statement: Fernandes (December 24, 2004) (The Hindu) 

-- Zaheera needn't be cross-examined: Guj Govt (December 24, 2004)
(The Hindustan Times) 

-- Zaheera tells court she never met Srivastava (December 24, 2004)
(The Hindustan Times) 

-- Judge irked by Zahira’s contradictory replies (December 24, 2004)
(The Asian Age) 

-- Tension in House over Zahira exposé  (December 24, 2004)
(The Asian Age) 

-- Zahira goes flip, flop, flip... (December 24, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

 -- Zaheera paid Rs 18 lakh to recant: Tehelka (December 22, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

-- Zaheera denies pay-off charge, says she won’t lie under oath (December 22, 2004) (The Indian Express) 

-- Sting operation tracked down Zaheera's grandma (December 22, 2004) (The Times of India) 

-- RSS backs Gujarat CM (December 22, 2004)
(The Statesman) 

-- Will tape work in court? (December 22, 2004)
(The Statesman) 

-- Zahira twin acts & cash film roll Wary inside, words outside (December 22, 2004) (The Telegraph) 

-- Truth is out on Zahira's flip-flop: MP (December 22, 2004)
(The Hindu) 

-- The latest act in the tragedy that is Zahira (December 22, 2004)
(The Hindu) 

-- No comment, says Modi (December 22, 2004)
(The Hindu) 

-- Madhu defiant, Bhatthu worried (December 22, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

-- Nisar Bapu key to acquittal, expose (December 22, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

-- Expose a legal obstacle: Modi (December 22, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

-- Lalu demands Modi's resignation (December 22, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

-- Kitne de diye? 18 lakh rupaiah (December 22, 2004)
(The Times of India) 

-- The Buying Of Zaheera Sheikh (December 22, 2004)
(Tehelka) 

-- Tehelka stokes Bakery fire (De