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Jnanpith winner approaches SC on Gujarat

A bench, comprising Justice V N Khare, Justice Ashok Bhan and Justice Arun Kumar, after issuing the notices, directed the petition be tagged along with the one filed by noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai on Gujarat riot issues.

The petitioners, including Bhism Sahni, Dileep Padgaonkar, Subha Mudgal and Ashok Vajpayee, requested the court to issue a direction to the state government to reopen the relief camps till all rehabilitation work was complete.

Seeking transfer of all riot-related criminal cases to the CBI, they pleaded that special fast track courts be set up to try the cases after submission of the charge sheet by the agency.

The petitioners requested the court to direct the state government to impose fine on officials if riots ever erupted in their area and also sought initiation of departmental and criminal proceedings against officials who had a hand in the February riots.

The petitioners said the NHRC should be asked to monitor relief and rehabilitation measures being taken by the Gujarat government and also evolve a proper compensation scheme for the riot victims.

The pleaded that the government should consider allotting houses and granting soft loans to the victims.

PTI

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