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Details
of Jhadapia's deposition before riots panel sought
Wednesday December 15, 2010 07:14:25 PM,
IANS
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Gandhinagar:
The Gujarat High Court Wednesday questioned the state government
on the nature of deposition of former Gujarat minister Gordhan
Jhadapia before the Justice G.T. Nanavati-Akshay Mehta Commission
probing the 2002 Godhra train carnage and the communal riots that
followed it.
The bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice
Akil Kureshi passed a written order directing the state government
to clarify about the former minister's deposition.
During the hearing, Advocate General Kamal Trivedi informed the
court that he was not aware under what provisions the commission
had summoned the former minister.
After his submission, the court passed the written order.
The court sought to know whether Jhadapia was summoned by the
commission as a witness or a person against whom it had found some
material.
Under the provisions of the Commission of Enquiries Act, the probe
panel can call a person for deposition if it finds some material
against him or her and seek a clarification.
Advocate Mukul Sinha, appearing for NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch,
submitted that they had a right to know the nature of Jhadapia's
deposition.
Sinha said the commission had rejected their application seeking
to summon Jhadapia before the panel for deposition and to cross
examine him.
He said Jhadapia appeared before the commission after the
rejection of their application and they had a right to know the
provisions under which he was summoned.
The commission Nov 19 held an in-camera questioning of Jhadapia.
The first part of the commission's report on the Godhra train
carnage has been submitted to the government and tabled in the
assembly.
The panel is now probing various aspects of post-Godhra riots in
which more than 1,000 people were killed.
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