List PILs on Godhra with NHRC petition: SC

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered listing of a host of PILs seeking an independent inquiry into the Godhra incident and the subsequent riots in Gujarat along with a National Human Rights Commission petition for transfer of riot cases outside the state.

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A bench headed by Justice S Rajendra Babu directed that petitioners - danseuse Mallika Sarabhai, noted Bengali litterateur Mahashweta Devi and ad guru Alyque Padamsee - to move a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, which is hearing the NHRC's petition.

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