The Nanavati-Shah Commission will decide on Sep 6 about seeking former president K.R. Narayanan's correspondence regarding the state's sectarian strife.

The commission of Justice (Retd) G.T. Nanavati and Justice (Retd) K.G. Shah Saturday concluded hearing on a petition seeking a copy of the correspondence between Narayanan and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Narayanan had alleged in a media interview that Vajpayee had ignored his letters urging immediate measures to curb the communal violence in the state in early 2002.

Mukul Sinha, the lawyer for human rights group Jan Sangharsh Manch, had made the petition arguing that the letters were significant for the commission.

The president's office had rejected the commission's request citing privileges enjoyed by the president under section 74(2) of the Constitution of India.

"We argued that the correspondence forms a significant piece of evidence for the commission and the president's privileges are not an issue here," Sinha told reporters.

The commission has been investigating the communal violence that claimed at least 1,000 lives.