30.7.2012 (UNI) The Gujarat government today told the Supreme Court that it is preparing a scheme for restoration of religious structures destroyed or damaged during the 2002 communal riots.
A bench comprising Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra was also told that the Narendra Modi government will present a comprehensive scheme for rehabilitation and payment of compensation to the religious places which were damaged during the riots, sparked off following Godhra train burning incident in which 59 kar sewaks were burnt alive.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had asked the Gujarat government to take adequate steps for paying compensation and rehabilitation of over 500 religious structures which were either demolished or extensively damaged during the communal riots which left over 2,000 members of minority community dead.
The Gujarat government has challenged the High Court order directing it to pay compensation and restore the religious structure.
The apex court, however, refused to stay the operation of the impugned High Court order. UNI
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