New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to Fahim Harshad Mohammad Yusuf and Sababuddin Shaikh, acquitted by a trial court of involvement in the Nov 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
The bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice R.M. Lodha issued notice on a petition by the Maharashtra government.
Yusuf and Shaikh were accused of providing logistic support for the attack. They were acquitted by a trial court and the verdict was later upheld by the Bombay High Court. The two were acquitted for want of corroborative evidence.
But senior counsel Gopal Subramanium, on behalf of the Maharashtra government, challenged the high court verdict.
Meanwhile, the court has permitted the Maharashtra government to complete filing of papers in connection with the case of Ajmal Amir Kasab, awarded the death sentence last year in the 26/11 case.
Kasab had written a letter to the apex court registry challenging his sentence.
The court agreed that Kasab’s letter will be heard along with the government’s petition in the case of Yusuf and Shaikh.
