New Delhi, February 01: The Gujarat High Court is expected to decide on Wednesday whether Chief Minister Narendra Modi will have to depose before the Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission probing the 2002 riots case. NGOs had moved court after the Gujarat government refused to depose before the panel.
Riot victims had earlier approached the High Court, seeking Modi’s deposition before the riots inquiry commission. A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sonia Gokani is expected to pass an order on the matter on Wednesday.
The Gujarat government appointed Nanavati Commission had earlier rejected an application by NGO Jansangharsh Manch, seeking Modi’s deposition and cross examination before the commission. Following this, the NGO and some riot victims had approached the High Court. This matter was earlier heard by a division bench comprising former Chief Justice SK Mukhopadhyay, but was referred again to a division bench following his transfer.
——Agencies