Nearly 18 years after the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, the Gujarat High Court upholds convictions and sentences issued by a special court. Sources report that a division bench of justices A. Y. Kogje and Samir Dave rejects all appeals and confirms the punishment awarded to members of the Indian Mujahideen in the case. The special court’s February 2022 verdict had sentenced 38 convicts to death and 11 others to life imprisonment. The blasts occurred on July 26, 2008, when a series of 21 bomb explosions took place in Ahmedabad over about 70 minutes, killing 56 people and injuring around 200; some reports also say hospitals were among the targets. Several outlets add that the court also orders compensation for victims, with amounts linked to deaths and different categories of injuries, and states that payments are to be completed by March 31, 2027. The High Court’s decision is therefore reported as reaffirming both the capital punishment and life terms, while also directing compensation to affected victims.