New Delhi, July 12: Continuing her campaign for reopening of the Best Bakery case, a key witness Zahira Sheikh appeared before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and sought its help as the commission decided to consult some eminent lawyers to examine the entire record for their "advice". "Zahira approached the commission yesterday and made a statement before the full commission headed by chairman A S Anand," NHRC sources said here today.
Among other things, she stated that under threat to her life and the life of the remaining members of the family, she had gone back from her earlier statements and sought the help of the commission to reopen the Best Bakery case, in which 21 accused have been acquitted. Meanwhile, the full commission also considered the report given by its team, which visited Vadodra. The team in its interim report, among other things, sought more time to translate and examine the material, which was voluminous in nature and written in Gujarati.
The commission agreed to the request and directed that the report be submitted expeditiously, the sources said. It also decided to request some eminent lawyers to examine the entire record for their advice on the future course of action.
Given the seriousness of the issues involved in the order of acquittal in the Best Bakery case, it will be recalled that the commission instructed a team to proceed to Vadodara to inspect the records of the case, examine the judgement and all other relevant materials and submit a report to the commission within one week, they added. Bureau Report