A High Court bench, comprising Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala, passed an order directing the Commission to let Bhatt inspect the documents, irrespective of whether they are classified or not.
The High Court also directed the Commission to provide Bhat access to those documents by Friday.
Earlier, in 2012, Bhatt and the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court seeking access to Godhra riot-related intelligence records from Gujarat government. The PIL was moved after Gujarat government refused to provide Bhatt with the documents.
"When we approached the Commission, it refused Bhatt from accessing these documents, claiming that they are of a classified nature," Yagnik had said in the court.