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{{Short description|Indian judge (1935–2021)}}
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'''Girish Thakorlal Nanavati''' (1935 in ], ]) a retired judge from the ]. After his retirement he has headed two commissions inquiring into the ] and the ]. '''Girish Thakurlal Nanavati''' (17 February 1935 – 18 December 2021) was an Indian judge who was a justice of the ]. After his retirement, he headed two commissions inquiring into the ] and the ].


==Early Life== ==Early life==
Judge Nanavati was the oldest of twelve children born to a family of professionals. In his family, his father, grandfather and uncle were all ]. Judge Nanavati studied at ] in ]. After finishing his education in the arts, he enrolled in the Government Law College in ] to receive his bachelors and masters degrees in ]<ref> Rediff - February 17, 2005</ref>. Born in ], Gujarat, on 17 February 1935, Nanavati was the eldest of twelve children. In his family, his father, grandfather and uncle were all ]. Nanavati studied at ] in Mumbai. After finishing his education in the arts, he enrolled in the Government Law College in ] to receive his bachelor's and master's degrees in ].<ref name="Bhatt">{{Cite news |author=Bhatt, Sheela |date=17 February 2005 |title=I haven't absolved Cong: Nanavati |newspaper=The Rediff Special |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/feb/17spec1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155445/http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/feb/17spec1.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Nanavati enrolled as an ] in the ] in 1958. Circumstances forced him to return to Gujarat from Mumbai when the ] of the Bombay state in 1960 left him a hard choice. His wish to practice at the prestigious Bombay high court went unfulfilled and left for ]. Nanavati enrolled as an ] in the ] in 1958.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Circumstances forced him to return to Gujarat from Mumbai when the ] of the Bombay state in 1960 left him a hard choice. His wish to practice at the prestigious Bombay High Court went unfulfilled and left for ].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}


His practice in ] was very low key. He dealt with a smattering of revenue cases, but his true potential was realized when he began to practice ] ]. He received and accepted an offer to become a ] in 1964, which became a turning point in the young man's career. At that time, ] judges, not the ], used to appoint ]. This began a fifteen year stint prosecuting cases before the high court. His practice in Ahmedabad was very low key. He dealt with a smattering of revenue cases, but his true potential was realized when he began to practice ] ]. He received and accepted an offer to become a ] in 1964, which became a turning point in the young man's career. At that time, ] judges, not the government, appointed prosecutors. This began a fifteen-year stint prosecuting cases before the high court.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}


He was appointed a permanent judge to the ] ] in 1979. 14 years later he was transferred to the high court in ]. A year later, in 1994, he was appointed ] of the high court of ]. He was transferred again 8 months later to the ] high court. In March 1995 he was appointed as a judge to the ]. Judge Nanavati retired in February 2000<ref> Supreme court of India</ref>. He was appointed a permanent judge to the ] in 1979.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Fourteen years later he was transferred to the high court in ]. A year later, in 1994, he was appointed ] of the High Court of Orissa. He was transferred again eight months later to the ]. In March 1995 he was appointed a judge to the ] by the Congress government. Judge Nanavati retired on 16 February 2000.<ref name="SC-Bio">{{Cite web|title=Former Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice G.T. Nanavati |publisher=Supreme Court of India |url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/89_gtnanavati.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512061826/http://www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/89_gtnanavati.htm |archive-date=12 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Nanavati Commission== ==Nanavati Commission==
Judge Nanavati was appointed by the ] to probe the ]. He was the one-man commission<ref> The Hindu - August 9, 2005</ref> aptly named the ]. He has stated that evidence indicated that it was a "lapse on part of the civil administration" not to call the ] in in a timely fashion, "resulting in large-scale rioting and loss of lives". Nanavati was appointed by the ] government to probe the ]. He was the sole member of the ].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Kumar, Vinay |date=9 August 2005 |title=Credible evidence against Tytler: Nanavati |newspaper=] |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/08/09/stories/2005080911440100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908060948/http://hindu.com/2005/08/09/stories/2005080911440100.htm |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=usurped |access-date=20 September 2006 }}</ref> The commission incriminated ] politicians ] and ]. Nanavati has stated that evidence indicated that it was a "lapse on part of the civil administration" not to call the ] in a timely fashion, "resulting in large-scale rioting and loss of lives".{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}


==Response to ]== ==Godhra riots==
{{main|Nanavati-Mehta commission}}
When asked about the ] in 2003 Justice Nanavati stated that evidence recorded till that date had not indicated any 'serious lapses' on the police or the administration of ] during these riots. These comments came before the two-man commission investigating the riots had recorded testimony in ] and ]<ref> Rediff - May 18, 2003</ref>.
In March 2002, Judge Nanavati was appointed to head a two-man commission investigating the ], replacing Judge K. G. Shah.<ref>{{Cite news|title=After 12 years, Nanavati Commission submits final report on 2002 Gujarat riots |newspaper=]|date=18 November 2014 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat/nanavati-commission-submits-final-report-on-2002-gujarat-riots/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141118125102/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/gujarat/nanavati-commission-submits-final-report-on-2002-gujarat-riots/ |archive-date=18 November 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the proceedings and in its final report of November 2014, the commission concluded that there had been no serious lapses by either the police, or the state administration in dealing with the riots.<ref>{{Cite news|title=No police lapse in Gujarat riots: Justice Nanavati |newspaper=Rediff |date=18 May 2003 |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/18guj.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030523192141/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/18guj.htm |archive-date=23 May 2003 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jaffrelot 77–80">{{cite journal|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe|title=Gujarat 2002: What Justice for the Victims?|journal=Economic & Political Weekly|date=25 February 2012|volume=47|issue=8|pages=77–80|url=http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/8951350/680768191/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222309/http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/8951350/680768191/ |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The report itself has yet to be made public.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Tripathi, Rahul |date=4 July 2015 |title=UN rapporteur Christof Heyns urges government to make Nanavati commission report on 2002 riots public |newspaper=] |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-04/news/64090875_1_nanavati-commission-report-final-report-un-report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220311/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-04/news/64090875_1_nanavati-commission-report-final-report-un-report |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
He was allegedly appointed by the government to placate minorities{{cn}} and his nomination to the commission has been called an "eye-wash" by his critics<ref> The Hindu - May 23, 2002</ref>.
Nanavati died from cardiac arrest on 18 December 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Ahmedabad.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-19|title=Justice Nanavati, head of panels that probed 1984 and 2002 riots, dead|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/justice-retd-nanavati-who-headed-gujarat-riots-panel-passes-away-7679131/|access-date=2021-12-19|work=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2021-12-18|title=Ex-SC Judge Nanavati who probed Godhra, anti-Sikh riots passes away at 86|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ex-sc-judge-nanavati-who-probed-godhra-anti-sikh-riots-passes-away-at-86/article37985377.ece|access-date=2021-12-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Notable Quotes==
*"I fought more than 3,000 criminal cases, more than 1,000 tax and Constitution-related cases and also innumerable cases concerning environment and corporate laws. There was hardly any Indian law I haven't dealt with at that time." <small></small>


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Latest revision as of 22:58, 21 October 2024

Indian judge (1935–2021)

Girish Thakurlal Nanavati
14th Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court
In office
31 January 1994 – 27 September 1994
Preceded byBanwari Lal Hansaria
Succeeded byVallabhdas Aidan Mohta
Justice of the Supreme Court of India
In office
6 March 1995 – 16 February 2000
Personal details
Born(1935-02-17)17 February 1935
Jambusar, Gujarat, British Raj
Died18 December 2021(2021-12-18) (aged 86)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Girish Thakurlal Nanavati (17 February 1935 – 18 December 2021) was an Indian judge who was a justice of the Supreme Court of India. After his retirement, he headed two commissions inquiring into the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots and the Godhra riots.

Early life

Born in Jambusar, Gujarat, on 17 February 1935, Nanavati was the eldest of twelve children. In his family, his father, grandfather and uncle were all lawyers. Nanavati studied at St. Xaviers College in Mumbai. After finishing his education in the arts, he enrolled in the Government Law College in Mumbai to receive his bachelor's and master's degrees in law.

Career

Nanavati enrolled as an advocate in the Bombay High Court in 1958. Circumstances forced him to return to Gujarat from Mumbai when the bifurcation of the Bombay state in 1960 left him a hard choice. His wish to practice at the prestigious Bombay High Court went unfulfilled and left for Ahmedabad.

His practice in Ahmedabad was very low key. He dealt with a smattering of revenue cases, but his true potential was realized when he began to practice criminal cases. He received and accepted an offer to become a public prosecutor in 1964, which became a turning point in the young man's career. At that time, high court judges, not the government, appointed prosecutors. This began a fifteen-year stint prosecuting cases before the high court.

He was appointed a permanent judge to the Gujarat High Court in 1979. Fourteen years later he was transferred to the high court in Orissa. A year later, in 1994, he was appointed chief justice of the High Court of Orissa. He was transferred again eight months later to the Karnataka High Court. In March 1995 he was appointed a judge to the Supreme Court of India by the Congress government. Judge Nanavati retired on 16 February 2000.

Nanavati Commission

Nanavati was appointed by the National Democratic Alliance government to probe the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots. He was the sole member of the Nanavati commission. The commission incriminated Indian National Congress politicians Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler. Nanavati has stated that evidence indicated that it was a "lapse on part of the civil administration" not to call the Indian Army in a timely fashion, "resulting in large-scale rioting and loss of lives".

Godhra riots

Main article: Nanavati-Mehta commission

In March 2002, Judge Nanavati was appointed to head a two-man commission investigating the 2002 Godhra riots, replacing Judge K. G. Shah. Throughout the proceedings and in its final report of November 2014, the commission concluded that there had been no serious lapses by either the police, or the state administration in dealing with the riots. The report itself has yet to be made public.

Personal life and death

Nanavati died from cardiac arrest on 18 December 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Ahmedabad.

References

  1. Bhatt, Sheela (17 February 2005). "I haven't absolved Cong: Nanavati". The Rediff Special. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. "Former Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice G.T. Nanavati". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011.
  3. Kumar, Vinay (9 August 2005). "Credible evidence against Tytler: Nanavati". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "After 12 years, Nanavati Commission submits final report on 2002 Gujarat riots". Indian Express. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014.
  5. "No police lapse in Gujarat riots: Justice Nanavati". Rediff. 18 May 2003. Archived from the original on 23 May 2003.
  6. Jaffrelot, Christophe (25 February 2012). "Gujarat 2002: What Justice for the Victims?". Economic & Political Weekly. 47 (8): 77–80. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  7. Tripathi, Rahul (4 July 2015). "UN rapporteur Christof Heyns urges government to make Nanavati commission report on 2002 riots public". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  8. "Justice Nanavati, head of panels that probed 1984 and 2002 riots, dead". The Indian Express. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. "Ex-SC Judge Nanavati who probed Godhra, anti-Sikh riots passes away at 86". The Hindu. PTI. 18 December 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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