SG Tushar Mehta told the bench that Setalvad was “tutoring witnesses, was preparing pre-typed computerised statements and sending them”.
The senior advocate, who was representing Jafri, said he is not accusing A or B but a message must be sent to the world that this is "unacceptable" and "cannot be tolerated".
The court had previously said it will also look into the application by social activist Teesta Setalvad on becoming a co-petitioner in Zakia's plea ahead of hearing the main case.
Zakia Jafri is the wife of slain former MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among 68 people who were killed at the Gulberg Society when a mob attacked it on February 28, 2002, a day after the Godhra train burning incident which set off riots in the state.
On 28 February, 2002, following the Godhra train carnage, 68 people, including Ehsan Jafri, were killed by a mob at Gulberg Society here during the riots.
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