The Gujarat Government has extended, for the 18th time, the term of the Nanavati Commission, which has been probing the 2002 riots, by nine months till December 31, officials of the state legal department said on Thursday.
The term of the panel comprising retired Justices G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta was extended last time in December last and was to expire on March 31.
The commission has recently recorded statements of politicians like former minister I K Jadeja and former minister of state for home Gordhan Zadafia.
Last month, Gujarat High Court had rejected a petition seeking directions to the judicial panel to summon chief minister Narendra Modi for questioning in connection with the 2002 riots.
The Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) representing some riot victims, had approached the high court last year for directing the commission to summon Modi for questioning after the two-member riot panel rejected its similar plea.
