Nanavati Commission

This article is about the commission that probed the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. For the commission that probed 2002 Gujarat violence, see Nanavati-Mehta commission.

The Justice G.T. Nanavati commission was a one-man commission headed by Justice G.T. Nanavati, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India, appointed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in May 2000, to investigate the "killing of innocent sikhs" during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.[1][2] The commission was mandated to submit its report within six months, but it took five years.[2]: annexure 1 para 3  The report in two volumes was completed in February 2005.[3][4]

  1. ^ Nanavati, G T (2005). "JUSTICE NANAVATI COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS)REPORT Volume 1" (PDF). N Delhi: MHA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Nanavati, GT (2005). "JUSTICE NANAVATI COMMISSION OF INQUIRY (1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS) REPORT VOLUME – II (ANNEXURES)" (Annexures). New Delhi: MHA. Retrieved 20 May 2016. Commission of Inquiry for the purpose of making an inquiry into 'killing of innocent Sikhs', constituted in New Delhi,on 8 May, 2000
  3. ^ Nanavati anti-Sikh riots report submitted Rediff - 9 February 2005
  4. ^ Credible evidence against Tytler: Nanavati[usurped] The Hindu - 9 August 2005