1984 anti-Sikh violence: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar charged with murder, rioting

He is already in prison serving a life sentence in another case related to the riots.

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· Dec 07, 2021 · 03:35 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: SC rejects Sajjan Kumar’s bail plea, says ‘not a small case’

The bench added that the former Congress MP cannot continue to stay in hospital when his medical reports mention that there was no need for it.

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· Sep 04, 2020 · 01:49 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: SC refuses to pass orders in Sajjan Kumar’s plea seeking interim bail

A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said the court will consider the plea, filed on medical grounds, in July.

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· May 13, 2020 · 07:57 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: Supreme Court agrees to consider Sajjan Kumar’s bail plea

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said ‘they will see to it’ when asked for an urgent listing of the bail application.

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· Nov 04, 2019 · 12:24 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: Case against Kamal Nath likely to be reopened, say reports

However, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee President Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed an SIT had already started the investigation.

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· Sep 09, 2019 · 08:09 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: SC postpones Sajjan Kumar’s plea on suspension of life sentence to May

The court said this was not an ‘ordinary case’ and that it would require further hearing before an order was passed.

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· Aug 05, 2019 · 01:57 pm

Sam Pitroda apologises, says remark on 1984 anti-Sikh violence was misrepresented

Pitroda, who is the chairperson of the Indian Overseas Congress, claimed his statement was twisted and blown out of proportion.

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· May 10, 2019 · 09:11 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: BJP demands Rahul Gandhi’s apology for Sam Pitroda’s ‘so what?’ remark

The Congress leader accused the BJP of distorting his quote.

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· May 10, 2019 · 11:56 am

1984 anti-Sikh violence: CBI opposes former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s bail plea

The investigation agency described Kumar as the kingpin of the violence.

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· Apr 08, 2019 · 08:27 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: CBI asks Supreme Court to dismiss Sajjan Kumar’s plea against life term

The agency said if the former Congress leader is granted bail, a fair trial will be impossible.

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· Mar 15, 2019 · 02:22 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: Supreme Court judge recuses himself from hearing Sajjan Kumar’s appeal

The matter will now be listed before another bench of the Supreme Court for a detailed hearing after Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s recusal.

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· Feb 25, 2019 · 12:24 pm

1984 anti-Sikh violence: Delhi court issues production warrant against Sajjan Kumar

District Judge Poonam A Bamba issued the production warrant after authorities in Tihar Jail could not produce him in court on Tuesday.

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· Jan 22, 2019 · 01:17 pm