SC appoints amicus on a plea seeking re-probe of Gandhi murder

Gandhi was shot dead at point blank range in New Delhi on January 30, 1948 by Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a right-wing advocate of Hindu nationalism.

By ET Bureau | Updated: Oct 07, 2017, 12.11 AM IST

During the hearing which lasted about 15 minutes, the apex court was initially of the view that "nothing can be done in law" in the case which has been decided long ago.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to appoint a court officer to help it deal with a public interest litigation seeking to blame a shadowy British intelligence outfit for the assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, instead of Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte.

Both were hanged for the killing whereas Veer Savarkar was exonerated for lack of evidence.

A PIL filed by the trustee of the Mumbaibased Abhinav Bharat, Kumudchandra Phadnis, urged the court to examine a plea for a fresh probe into the killing.

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