Gujarat High Court stays Tamang report on Ishrat Jahan

The Gujarat High Court today stayed Metropolitan Magistrate S P Tamang’s report, which had said the police encounter killing Ishrat Jahan and three others was fake, and asked authorities of the High Court to look into the action of the Magistrate and take necessary action.

The Gujarat government had approached the High Court today demanding stay on the report.

Justice Kalpesh Javheri while ordering the stay said observations made in the report were beyond the jurisdiction of the judicial magistrate.

Justice Javheri also ordered appropriate authority of the High Court to look into the actions of Magistrate Tamang and take necessary action.

The next hearing of the case is fixed on September 30.