Overview
- The acquittal order was issued on November 7 and made public on November 12 by Special Judge S R (Satyanarayan) Navander.
- Those cleared include MP Ravindra Waikar, MLA Mahesh Sawant, former Mumbai mayor Shraddha Jadhav, and leaders Kiran Pawaskar and Vishakha Raut.
- The court held that identification of the accused was not established and said it could not be certain they were members of the rioting assembly even if they belonged to Shiv Sena.
- The judge noted the 2005 unrest put Mumbai at risk due to political rivalry, with injuries reported and public property damaged.
- Police had alleged 100–150 activists defied prohibitory orders in Dadar/Prabhadevi, blocked traffic, pelted stones, and damaged police vehicles and BEST buses, while reports differ on the total acquitted, citing 29 to 36.