The Supreme Court rejected the Gujarat High Court order which had directed the state government to pay for reconstruction and repair of shrines damaged and destroyed during the 2002 post-Godhra riots on Tuesday.
The Apex court was hearing an appeal filed by the Gujarat government against the High Court order directing it to pay compensation to over 500 shrines damaged during the 2002 riots that followed the Godhra train burning incident, media reports said.
The bench who passed the Tuesday order comprised of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice P C Pant.
The Gujarat High Court had directed Gujarat government to quantify the damage caused to religious places during the riots and disburse money to rebuild them.
The BJP-led state government challenged the order in the apex court contending that public funds could not be used for restoration of religious places.
