The application was filed by the original complainant and prime witness in the case, Imran Dawood, a British national himself who had survived the attack on him and others near Prantij in Sabarkantha on February 28, 2002.
Special Judge Geeta Gopi hearing the case on Friday issued summons to the then deputy-British High Commissioners - Ian Reakes and Howard Parkinson. Court also summoned one of the relatives of the deceased, Bashir Sufi, who too is a British national. Imran had appeared before court through video conferencing from London.
The Court had permitted examination of these witnesses after the prosecuting agency, Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) gave consent for it.
All three would be examined as prosecution witness on day-to-day basis through video conferencing, and the expenses in this regard will be borne by Dawood.
According to case details, three British nationals Saeed Dawood, Mohammed Aswat Nallabhai, Shakil Dawood and their Gujarati driver Yusuf Sulaiman were burnt to death during the post-Godhra violence on National Highway 8 near Prantij.
Shakil's body was not found, and after the passage of seven years, he was declared dead.
Imran Dawood was badly injured in the incident, but he was saved by a patrolling police vehicle. He later lodged the FIR. Deposition of Imran and four other witnesses have already been recorded by the court during the trial.
In his application Imran had sought examination of Reakes on the ground that he was present with the then investigating officer during collections of ashes and bones of the dead bodies.
He wanted statement of Parkinson to be recorded by the court because the officer had got an anonymous letter informing about the incident along names of accused persons. Similarly, Sufi also got an unnamed fax mentioning names of accused.
Imran also wanted to examine another witness, Rafiq Sufi, but since he had already deposed, the court did not permit his examination.
The trial in the case is nearing its end, with court examining 72 witnesses.
Further hearing in the case is kept on August 18, when the day of deposition of the three witnesses is likely to be fixed.