Ahmedabad, July 8 -- The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld a special court verdict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, confirming death sentences to 38 operatives of Indian Mujahideen and life imprisonment to 11 others, directing the government to compensate the kin of victims, including 56 people who lost their lives.

The special court's February 2022 order marked the first time that so many convicts had been handed down the death sentence by any court at one go.

The convicts include Safdar Nagori, former leader of the banned outfit Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), and his associates.

A lawyer representing the convicts said they will definitely challenge the HC's order after studying the judgment.

A division bench o...