SC to hear plea for fresh probe in Haren Pandya case on Feb 11
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday fixed February 11 for hearing a plea filed by an NGO seeking re-investigation into the murder of former Gujarat minister Haren Pandya on the ground that some new facts have surfaced after the trial.
A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer said that an appeal arising out of this case has been already heard by a different bench.
“It will be appropriate if the same bench hears this petition,” the bench said and posted the matter for hearing on February 11.
The bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra had on January 31 reserved its verdict in the appeal by CBI against Gujarat high court’s acquittal of all t he accused.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner NGO CPIL said that four new facts have surfaced after the trial and re-investigation needs to be ordered.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre questioned the locus of the petition in the case.
The NGO had moved the apex court last month seeking a courtmonitored investigation into the murder.
Pandya was a minister of state for home in the then Narendra Modi government in Gujarat. He was shot dead on March 26, 2003, in Ahmedabad near Law Garden area of the city during morning walk.