The hearing in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case was held on Saturday nearly a month after the special court concluded recording of evidence. However, the court adjourned the hearing till Monday after the prosecution sought permission to submit the evidence of 44 more formal witnesses in the form of affidavits. <br/><br/>Lone surviving Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's lawyer K P Pawar opposed the submission of more witnesses. <br/><br/>He argued that the prosecution should have submitted their evidence in the initial stages and not after the court has recorded the statements of the three accused. Special judge ML Tahilyani said he would pass an order on the prosecution's application on Monday after ascertaining whether the nature of the evidence is formal or not.<br/><br/>In another development, one of the arrested accused Faheem Ansari today sought bail from the court to search for a lawyer as his advocate Shahid Azmi was shot dead in eastern suburb of Mumbai last week. <br/><br/>The court has directed the prosecution to file their reply by Monday. The court is likely to start hearing the final arguments of both the prosecution and defence in the first week of March.<br/>
News On AIR | February 20, 2010 5:25 PM
Hearing in 26/11 trial adjourned till Feb 22