Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has appointed a three-member Judicial Inquiry Fee, led by Justice Devendra Kumar Arora (Retired) of the Allahabad Excessive Court docket, to analyze the stone-pelting incident in Sambhal, guaranteeing a clear and high quality inquiry.
As per the order, the fee will embody Retired IAS Amit Mohan Prasad and Retired IPS Arvind Kumar Jain as its different two members.
However, the Committee of Administration of Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, moved the Supreme Court docket in opposition to the November 19 order of the native courtroom for the survey of the mosque. A bench led by Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear the petition of Sambhal Jama Masjid on Friday.
Earlier, the stone-pelting incident befell through the ASI’s examination of the Mughal-era mosque on November 24, ensuing within the deaths of 4 individuals and accidents to a number of others, together with officers and locals.
“The Governor thinks that it’s essential to conduct an inquiry within the public curiosity regarding the violent incident that befell on November 24, through the survey of disputed Jama Masjid- Harihar Mandir Web site in City Sambhal, Police Station- Kotwali Sambhal, District-Sambhal through the compliance of the order handed by the Court docket by which many Police personnel had been injured, 4 individuals misplaced their lives, and varied properties had been broken,” the order mentioned.
“Now, due to this fact, in view of the comprehensiveness of the subject material and to make sure transparency and high quality of inquiry, in exercising the powers conferred by Part Three of the Fee of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Act No. 60 of 1952), the Governor hereby constitutes the next three-member Judicial Inquiry Fee to be headed by Justice Devendra Kumar Arora (Retired), Excessive Court docket, Allahabad,” it added.
