SC asks Gujarat govt to pay compensation to Sohrabuddin's family

A special bench of Justices Tarun Chatterji and Aftab Alam refrained from fixing the amount of compensation after senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the state, pleaded that the quantum may be left to the discretion of the state.

The apex court also said it would consider transferring the probe into the fake encounter case to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) which is inquiring into the post-Godhra communal riots.