Legal Update - Nov / Dec 2019

The cross-examination of His Holiness Syedna Taher Fakhruddin Saheb TUS’ (the Plaintiff) concluded on the 29th of January 2019, after 27 days of cross examination at the Hon’ble Bombay High Court.

The next stage will be the cross-examination of the Plaintiff’s expert witness, Professor Devin Stewart, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Emory University, USA. Professor Stewart is an expert on the history and sects of Islam, including the Shi’a Ismailis. He is also an expert in Arabic Studies and philology.

Professor Stewart’s cross-examination is expected to commence on 28th November 2019.