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Gandhis’ great grandson opposes reopening of assassination case

Opposing the reopening of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination case, his great grandson, Tushar Gandhi on Monday approached the Supreme Court (SC),…

Gandhis’ great grandson opposes reopening of assassination case

Mahatma Gandhi (Photo: Wikipedia)

Opposing the reopening of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination case, his great grandson, Tushar Gandhi on Monday approached the Supreme Court (SC), officials said.

While, senior counsel and amicus curiae Amrender Sharan sought four weeks time as he was yet to receive documents from the National Archives, the apex court sought locus of Tushar Gandhi in the case.

The SC had on October 6 appointed Sharan as amicus curiae to examine the material produced by a petitioner to ascertain whether there was need for further inquiry into the larger conspiracy behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

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While asking Sharan to assist the court and examine the material produced by Mumbai-based IT professional Pankaj Kumud Chandra Phadnis, the bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao had said that prima facie they don’t find the material to be sufficient to order fresh inquiry.

The petitioner has moved the top court challenging the Bombay High Court’s June 6, 2016 order junking his plea for the fresh inquiry into larger conspiracy behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in the wake of fresh evidence that has surfaced now.

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