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| Special tribunal lifts ban on SIMI |
| 2008-08-05 |
| NEW DELHI: A special tribunal headed by Justice Geeta Mittal, a sitting Delhi High Court judge, on Tuesday lifted the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The tribunal observed that there is no new evidence against SIMI showing that it is a terrorist organisation. "Material given by the Home Ministry is insufficient, so ban cannot be continued," the judge said in a sealed order handed over to the ministry. The judge was hearing the petition by SIMI, challenging the two-year ban imposed on it by the central government Feb 7, 2008. |
| Posted by:john frum |