2010
w Oct 18: Case begins in Bombay High Court, Kasab appears on screen through video conference
w Oct 19: Kasab throws tantrums, says he wants to attend the court in person; spits at camera and says ?send me to America?
w Oct 21: Kasab reiterates before his lawyers that he wants to appear in the court personally
w Oct 25: HC judges view CCTV footage showing Kasab and slain terrorist Abu Ismael being involved in acts of terror
w Oct 27: Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam justifies the death sentence awarded to Kasab by trial court
w Oct 29: Kasab confused trial court, took frequent U-turns : Nikam
w Nov 19: Attackers wanted separate state for Muslims: Nikam
w Nov 22: Kasab is a liar and plotter, argues Nikam.
w Nov 23: HC Judges once again watch the CCTV footages
w Nov 24: Nikam tells HC that the trial court had erred in partially accepting Kasab’s confession.
w Nov 25: Kasab’s lawyer Amin Solkar begins argument demands retrial in the 26/11 case
w Nov 30: Solkar argues that the charge of ?waging war against the nation? was not made out against Kasab
w Dec 2: Kasab did not come from Pakistan by dinghy: Solkar
w Dec 3: Police cooked up story to falsely implicate Kasab: Solkar
w Dec 5: Only some CCTV footages have been shown to the court and others suppressed, lawyer Solkar argues.
w Dec 6: Photos showing Kasab carrying morphed: Solkar
w Dec 7: Kasab denies killing police officer Hemant Karkare and two top cops. Bullets did not match with Kasab’s rifle: Solkar
w Dec 8: Solkar says police staged false encounter at Girgaum Chowpatty on Nov 26, 2008, denies Kasab’s presence at spot
w Dec 9: Evidence against Kasab is weak, says Solakar
w Dec 10: Kasab’s lawyers claim that the dinghy cannot accomodate ten persons and the prosecution’s case is false.
w Dec 13: Kasab raises juvenile plea and urges the court to appoint a panel of medical experts to study his mental condition.
w Dec 14: Court rejects Kasab’s juvenile plea and also his demand for medical test to know his mental state.
w Dec 21: Court hears appeal of State against acquittal of Faheem Ansari in 26/11 case. Faheem produced in HC
w Dec 22: Prosecutor Nikam argues that the trial court had erred in acquitting Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed.
2011
w Jan 5: Nikam tells Court that Sabauddin and Faheem are co-conspirators in the 26/11 terror attack case
w Jan 6: Faheem’s lawyer R B Mokashi refutes prosecution’s conspiracy charge and says evidence is weak
w Jan 7: Nikam argues that Faheem cheated Pakistani government by obtaining passport in fictitious name
w Jan 10: Sabauddin is a key conspirator and it was he who had handed over maps drawn by Faheem to LeT, says Nikam
w Jan 11: Nikam denies defence argument that the map drawn by Faheem was planted on slain terrorist Abu Ismael
w Jan 13: Evidence against Sabauddin is weak, says lawyer
w Jan 17: Arguments conclude, HC reserves order till Feb 7
w Feb 7: Verdict on Feb 21 because of enormous paper work: HC
w Feb 21: Court confirms death sentence to Kasab and acquittal of Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin