<p>Dismissing a petition by the government challenging the constitution of an SIT by the Gujarat High Court to probe the case, a bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy said the high court had no power to constitute another SIT.<br /><br />“How can the state come with such a plea? Court is not deprived of its power. In exceptional cases, it can do (constitute a team). In the facts of the case, we find no reason to interfere,” the bench observed while dismissing the state’s plea.<br /><br />State government advocates Harish Salve and Mukul Rohtagi had argued that the high court had no power to constitute an SIT.</p>
<p>Dismissing a petition by the government challenging the constitution of an SIT by the Gujarat High Court to probe the case, a bench headed by Justice B Sudershan Reddy said the high court had no power to constitute another SIT.<br /><br />“How can the state come with such a plea? Court is not deprived of its power. In exceptional cases, it can do (constitute a team). In the facts of the case, we find no reason to interfere,” the bench observed while dismissing the state’s plea.<br /><br />State government advocates Harish Salve and Mukul Rohtagi had argued that the high court had no power to constitute an SIT.</p>
