Gujarat riots: SC said, the state government will not compensate the entire loss of religious buildings

The Supreme Court rejected the order of the Gujarat High Court, which was asked to pay the money to the state government for the reconstruction and repair of damaged sites after the Godhra riots in 2002.

A bench of Chief Justice Deepak Mishra and Justice Pant Pant accepted the appeal of the Gujarat government challenging the High Court’s decision and canceled the High Court’s decision that it was said that the religious structures damaged during the riots The Government of Gujarat should pay the money for making and repairing.

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the state government, said that “our petition has been approved” and in addition the state government also told the court that the state government had destroyed various religious structures, shops and houses during the riots. Interested to pay grace amount for repair and repairs. Mehta said, “(The government’s) this plan has been accepted.

The SC was hearing the petition filed by the Gujarat government against the order of the High Court. In his order, the High Court was directed the state government to pay the compensation amount to more than 500 religious places damaged in the 2002 Gujarat riots.