Petition seeking Narendra Modi's deposition before Nanavati panel rejected

 Petition seeking Narendra Modi's deposition before Nanavati panel rejected

Ahmedabad: In a reprieve for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking his deposition before the Nanavati-Mehta commission probing the 2002 communal riots in the state.

"The court has dismissed the appeal filed by NGO Jan Sangharsh Manch challenging the order of the commission on the ground that the commission has rightly exercised its discretion," Gujarat government counsel Devang Nanavati said.

"The commission's order giving reasons for the discretion has been upheld and vindicated by the Gujarat High Court. So certainly, Modi's stand has been vindicated," he added.

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