He was among those convicted for his role in the December 13 attack on Parliament.
"We do not find any reason to interfere with our verdict," a Bench headed by Justice P P Naolekar said. Shaukat had contended that he was convicted by the apex court on August 4, 2005, under Sections 123 (concealing conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, the offence for which he was never charged.
The government on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a fresh petition filed by Shaukat Hussain Guru, a convict in the 2001 Parliament attack case, challenging his 10-year jail term. Shaukat's earlier review and curative petitions on the issue of his conviction were dismissed by the apex court, yet, he choose to file the present petition reiterating his claim that he could not be convicted for an offence for which he was not charged by the prosecution.
Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani was aquitted by the Supreme Court in the Parliament attack case.
The police have filed an appeal against the acquittal of S A R Geelani and Afsan Guru for their role in the attack on Parliament.
The police have filed an appeal against the acquittal of S A R Geelani and Afsan Guru for their role in the attack on Parliament
A bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhan and Justice H K Sema issued the order on Afzal's petition and tagged it along\n\nwith the petitions filed by the Delhi police and another accused, Shaukat Hussain Guru.
The Delhi police has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the acquittal of Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani in the Parliament attack case
The court also issued notice to Delhi Police on an appeal filed by Shaukat Hussain Guru challenging the high court judgment upholding the death penalty awarded to him in the case.
'Death penalty is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment,' it said.
Afzal had sought review of the judgment saying that he did not a get fair trial.
Shaukat Aziz is a former banker who spent most of his professional life in the US before Musharraf, after seizing power in October 1999, handpicked him for the job of finance minister.
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