Today, a 2 member Gujarat High Court bench recused itself from hearing appeals in Naroda Patiya case of 2002 riots, with the judges stating that some of the accused tried to contact them. Justices M R Shah and K S Jhaveri ordered, “Not before me”, withdrawing themselves from hearing appeals of around 29 convicts including ex state minister Mayaben Kodnani and ex Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Babu Bajrangi, who have challenged their conviction by a special trial court.
