Ex-SC Judge Nanavati who probed Godhra, anti-Sikh riots passes away at 86

Former Supreme Court Judge Girish Thakorlal Nanavati died of a cardiac failure at 1:15 p.m. on December 18 in Gujarat, family members said

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Girish Thakorlal Nanavati, who investigated the 1984 anti-Sikh and the 2002 Godhra riots, passed away on December 18. He was 86.

The former Supreme Court Judge died of a cardiac failure at 1:15 p.m. on December 18 in Gujarat, family members said.

Nanavati, born on February 17, 1935, was enrolled as an advocate in the Bombay High Court on February 11, 1958. He was appointed as permanent Judge of the Gujarat High Court from July 19, 1979, and transferred to the Orissa High Court on December 14, 1993. Nanavati was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court with effect from January 31, 1994. He was transferred as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court from September 28, 1994. Nanavati was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court with effect from March 6, 1995, and retired on February 16, 2000.