A taluka court in the district of Sabarkantha on Saturday directed that the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be removed as respondent from three civil suits moved by relatives of victims of 2002 riots, following an application moved by the advocate representing Modi.

Principal senior civil judge S K Gadhvi at the Prantij court arrived at this decision to remove Modi as a defendant in the three suits, broadly on the ground that according to the court, the plaintiff was attempting to drag on the case and that the plaintiff relied on “allegations only general, non specific and vague” against Modi and no material was brought to establish that the then Gujarat chief minister Modi was present at the site of offence.The civil suits for compensation were filed by kin of the victims, Shirin Dawood, Shamima Dawood (both British nationals) and Imran Salim Dawood.

A taluka court in the district of Sabarkantha on Saturday directed that the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be removed as respondent from three civil suits moved by relatives of victims of 2002 riots, following an application moved by the advocate representing Modi.

Principal senior civil judge S K Gadhvi at the Prantij court arrived at this decision to remove Modi as a defendant in the three suits, broadly on the ground that according to the court, the plaintiff was attempting to drag on the case and that the plaintiff relied on “allegations only general, non specific and vague” against Modi and no material was brought to establish that the then Gujarat chief minister Modi was present at the site of offence.The civil suits for compensation were filed by kin of the victims, Shirin Dawood, Shamima Dawood (both British nationals) and Imran Salim Dawood.