During his tenure as the Chief Justice of India , Khare was confronted with the failure of the justice system in the aftermath of the Gujarat violence following the Godhra train burning . His decision to reopen the Best Bakery Case provided some recourse for victims of the violence . Speaking to The Hindu newspaper when he retired he said , " I found there was complete collusion between the accused and the prosecution in Gujarat , throwing rule of law to the winds . The Supreme Court had to step in to break the collusion to ensure protection to the victims and the witnesses . I was anguished and pained by the turn of events during the trial of the riot cases but was determined to salvage the criminal justice delivery system . " In interviews to the media in 2004 , Khare explained why he decided to transfer the Best Bakery case to Maharashtra for a retrial . In a 2012 interview , Khare gave details about the Best Bakery case and the Gulbarg Society massacre in explaining why he believed the 2002 Gujarat Violence was an instance of a " state sponsored genocide "
Godhra train burning
Godhra train burning
V. N. Khare