The Gujarat government told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the petitioners who have sought a probe into the alleged fake encounters in the state from 2002 to 2006 need to explain the reasons for their selective public interest in raising the issue.
India News: The Gujarat government questioned the petitioners' selective public interest in seeking a probe into alleged fake encounters in the state from 2002 to
The apex court had earlier appointed a monitoring authority headed by former top court judge Justice H S Bedi which had probed 17 alleged fake encounter cases in Gujarat from 2002 to 2006.
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of two petitions seeking a probe into alleged fake encounters in Gujarat from 2002 to 2006 until after the next week. The petitions were filed in 2007 by journalist BG Verghese and lyricist Javed Akhtar and Shabnam Hashmi. The court was informed that one of the parties requested an adjournment due to the unavailability of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi
The Supreme Court Wednesday said the two separate petitions seeking a probe into the alleged fake encounters in Gujarat from 2002 to 2006 will come up for hearing.