Tribunal lifts ban on SIMI

NEW DELHI: A specially-designated tribunal on Tuesday lifted the ban imposed by the Centre on the activities of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

Justice Geeta Mittal of the Delhi High Court, who headed the tribunal, held that there was no new evidence submitted by the government against the SIMI to justify the extension of the ban, a top law officer said.

The government only came out with the evidence of Malegaon blast in Maharashtra in 2006 to show the complicity of the organisation in unlawful activities which was not sufficient to come out with the notification to ban it.