Gujarat HC judges withdraw from hearing Naroda Patiya riots case

July 15, 2015 16:26

A two-member Gujarat high court bench today recused itself from hearing appeals in the Naroda Patiya case of the 2002 riots, with the judges saying that some of the accused tried to approach them.

Justices M R Shah and K S Jhaveri today ordered, "Not before me", withdrawing themselves from hearing appeals of around 29 convicts, including former state minister Mayaben Kodnani and former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Babu Bajrangi (image, left), who have challenged their conviction by a special trial court.

The case is related to the killing of 97 people mostly belonging to the minority community during the post-Godhra riots.

While recusing themselves, both the judges said that some of the accused tried to approach them.

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