Liberhan commission of inquiry was appointed on 16th december. Manmohan singh liberhan is a retired chief justice of the andhra pradesh high court, india. The report of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry on the demolition of the babri masjid at ayodhya on december 6, 1992, has invited criticism on two grounds. One push after another, the slogan grew louder ek dhakka aur do, babri masjid tod do give one more push, bring the babri masjid down. Liberhan commission wikimili, the free encyclopedia. For 17 years he headed the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry, which. Sc affirms liberhan commission conclusion in ayodhya.
Commissions committees ministry of home affairs goi. It was assigned the task of probing the sequence of events that led to the occurrences at the ram janmabhoomibabri masjid complex on 6th december, 1992. New delhi, nov 11 ians the justice liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry had concluded the demolition of the babri masjid was a planned attack, carried out by a specialised team of rss cadre, which has been affirmed by the supreme court, which in the recent ayodhya title dispute judgment, termed it as a calculated act. Justice ms liberhan retd led the inquiry into the demolition of babri masjid in ayodhya. However, justice liberhan gave full time to the commission only after his retirement as judge and submitted the report after 17 years during which its term was extended 48 times. Dec 23, 2015 an estranged daughterinlaw makes some charges before the liberhan commission of inquiry and then backs off. The senior bharatiya janata party bjp leader, who had given a notice to lok sabha speaker meira kumar demanding a debate on the liberhan commission. Directing singh to depose as commissions witness on august 7 and 8, justice m s liberhan said the former chief minister is a pivotal commiwsion and it is in the public interest that the truth be unveiled. It was apparent that justice liberhan wanted to extricate. For 17 years he headed the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry, which prepared a report on the babri mosque demolition, according to it, the events of 6 december 1992, in ayodhya were neither spontaneous nor unplanned. This is not to be confused with the parallel cbi inquiry in which arrests, charge sheets and convictions were successfully made. Manmohan singh liberhan born 11 november 1938 is a retired chief justice of the andhra pradesh high court, india. The justice manmohan singh liberhan commission of inquiry.
Liberhan commission of inquiry was appointed on 16 th december, 1992, 10 days after the demolition of the babri masjid. Arjun singh used the commission as a weapon in his intraparty squabble with thenprime minister narasimha rao. Jul 10, 2009 take, for example, the jain commission, set up to inquire into the assassination of rajiv gandhi in 1991. A series of public hearings were held throughout 2011 and 2012. In the inquiry report, justice liberhan had clearly mentioned. The liberhan commission was formed by the pv narasimha rao government in. Jul, 2009 it was apparent that justice liberhan wanted to extricate advani from the babri the counsel for the liberhan commission who left it in 2007 on the serious differences between him and justice m. When the government finally discloses the contents of the justice liberhan commission report there will predictably be a hueandcry in the media and heated debates in parliament and outside. Supreme court affirms liberhan commission conclusion in. Nov 24, 2009 calling them pseudomoderates, the justice manmohan singh liberhan commission of inquiry has indicted former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee along with current leader of opposition in the lok sabha l k advani and former bjp president murli manohar joshi, among others, for the demolition of the babri masjid on december 6, 1992. He was soon thereafter elevated as a permanent judge of the punjab and haryana high court. Though there are few lines in the judgement on the demolition of mosque, the observation was reminiscent of the inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan, set up by the then pv narasimha rao govt within 10 days of the demolition in 1992, which also had given the finding that entire demolition was carried. Babri demolition liberhan commission report indian. It is an opportune time to raise several serious issues including the credibility of the institution of commissions of inquiry.
One of the countrys longest running inquiry commissions, which has cost the government nearly rs 7 crore, the liberhan commission was set up to probe the sequence of events leading to the razing. This is the key finding of the nearly pagelong report of the oneman liberhan commission on the catastrophic events of december 6. Action taken on the report of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry. Calling them pseudomoderates, the justice manmohan singh liberhan commission of inquiry has indicted former prime minister atal bihari vajpayee along with current leader of opposition in the lok sabha l k advani and former bjp president murli manohar joshi, among others, for the demolition of the babri masjid on december 6, 1992. Liberhans lapses the justice liberhan commission after 48 extensions was a mountainous enterprise. The justice liberhan commission report has ignited a fierce polemical debate among politicians and media. Committee report on draft national policy on criminal justice. The then congress government had set up a oneman inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan, who was then the sitting judge of the andhra pradesh high court. Now,even as the entire country waits for the contents of the report of the justice m s liberhan commission of inquiry,sources associated with it assert that the report is explosive. M s liberhan, then a sitting judge of the punjab and haryana high court, was assigned the task of probing the sequence of events that led to.
Manmohan singh liberhan is a retired high court chief justice. But i am fairly certain that nothing substantial will actually emerge out of the whole longwinded exercise, spanning over 17 years. The liberhan commission was constituted on december 16,1992 to probe the demolition of the babri masjid in ayodhya. Retired chief justice manmohan singh liberhan met the prime minister earlier today to personally hand over the report of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry, the oneman panel set up to. One of the countrys longest running inquiry commissions, which has cost the government nearly rs 7 crore rs. One, the commission took 17 years to complete its proceedings. No wonder the up governor at the time of the demolition, mr satynarayan reddy, has rubbished the report. I cannot restrain myself from observing that attempts were made to scuttle the commission. The action taken report of the liberhan commission.
Seventeen years is a long time,and the world has changed around justice liberhan,when justice liberhan could have changed the world. Leader of opposition lk advani, who has reportedly been indicted by the justice manmohan singh liberhan commission of inquiry report in the babri masjid demolition case, on monday slammed the union government over the report. Commission of enquiry on the circum stances leading up to the demolition of the. Seventeen years later,on june 30,2009, justice liberhan has submitted his report to the prime minister. Though there are few lines in the judgement on the demolition of mosque, the observation was reminiscent of the inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan, set up by the then pv narasimha rao govt within 10 days of the demolition in 1992, which also had given the finding that entire demolition was carried out in an orchestrated manner. Second, it gave a seemingly unjustified clean chit to the then p.
What liberhan panel said about babri masjid demolition. Jul 01, 2009 seventeen years is a long time,and the world has changed around justice liberhan,when justice liberhan could have changed the world. In his report, justice liberhan said the senior police officers were at hand to ensure that their men toed the line and that the. Nov 10, 2019 the commission was set within 10 days of the demolition. Liberhan commission fails to identify the ayodhya guilty. While justice liberhan may have submitted his report 17 years late, an inquiry commission for the 1992 riots that broke out in surat in the wake of the babri masjid demolition was terminated in 1997 because it sought several extensions.
He was appointed the chairman of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry by the then prime minister, pv narasimha rao. Anupam gupta, counsel for the commission of inquiry that went into the babri masjid demolition, has said that bjp leader lk advani is the achilles heel of justice ms liberhan and inputs suggest that the former deputy prime minister does not not seem to be among those individually indicted. A oneman inquiry commission by justice manmohan singh liberhan set up ten days after the demolition of babri masjid has submitted its report to the indian government. The commission, headed by justice m s liberhan, probed the babri masjid demolition in 1992 and submitted its findings to the government on june 30 this year after an inquiry spanning nearly 17 years. Liberhan, it was formed on 16 december 1992 by an order. Sc affirms liberhan commission conclusion in ayodhya judgment.
Report of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry full. The report submitted by justice liberhan has come under severe criticism for being biased and rhetorical in nature. Justice liberhan submitted the report in june 2009, during the tenure of manmohan singh as prime minister. Contrary to popular beliefs, report of the liberhan commission of inquiry is not an indictment of senior bjp leaders. In this recall for our readers we focus on two important incidents that have a bearing on the.
The liberhan commission liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry was a longrunning inquiry commissioned by the government of india to investigate the destruction of the disputed structure babri masjid in ayodhya in 1992. The oneman commission of inquiry that bears his name was appointed barely two weeks after the babri demolition that it was supposed to look into. Liberhan even said that its traces and remnants are still thriving all over the country and pose as grave a threat as evercontinuing to spread in scope to encompass every pillar of the. M s liberhan, then a sitting judge of the punjab and haryana high. The justice manmohan singh liberhan commission of inquiry was appointed on december 16, 1992, 10 days after the demolition of the babri masjid. Praveen swami those who tuned in late might be forgiven for believing that union home minister l. Jan 07, 2020 the report submitted by justice liberhan has come under severe criticism for being biased and rhetorical in nature.
But this mountain after 17 years of labour produced a stillborn and stinking mouse. That this load of garbage should engage so much attention is symptomatic of the sick and retarded condition of indias elite. Ayodhya verdict supreme court observation akin to liberhan. Liberhan submits the oneman commission report, which probed the demolition of the babri majid on december 6, 1992, to prime minister manmohan singh at his residence in new delhi on. An estranged daughterinlaw makes some charges before the liberhan commission of inquiry and then backs off. And while a human rights group challenged the decision in court, this attempt failed to revive the commission. Advani had nothing to do with the tragic events of december 6, 1992 at ayodhya. Directing singh to depose as commission s witness on august 7 and 8, justice m s liberhan said the former chief minister is a pivotal commiwsion and it is in the public interest that the truth be unveiled. The liberhan commission report are we debating the right. Underlining that bureaucrats helped the then kalyan singh government in uttar pradesh to subvert the system so that the sangh parivar could achieve its goal of demolishing the babri masjid, the justice liberhan commission of inquiry is said to have observed that the infiltration of the government and of the administration by prosangh elements was complete. The liberhan commission, which took 17 years to complete its inquiry. Union home minister lal krishna advani, after many excuses, did appear before the justice liberhan commission of inquiry on april 10 and 11. Justice liberhan rests his case news archive news,the.
Even a cursory reading of the text positions before us the essences. Nov 09, 2019 the then congress government had set up a oneman inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan, who was then the sitting judge of the andhra pradesh high court. For 17 years he headed the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry, which prepared a report on the babri mosque demolition. Dec 17, 2009 while justice liberhan may have submitted his report 17 years late, an inquiry commission for the 1992 riots that broke out in surat in the wake of the babri masjid demolition was terminated in 1997 because it sought several extensions. Liberhan commission of inquiry fails to identify the.
Liberhan ayodhya commission ministry of home affairs goi. Liberhan commission report liberhan commission report. Liberhan submits the oneman commission report, which probed the demolition of the babri majid on december 6, 1992, to prime minister manmohan singh at his residence in new delhi on jun 30, 2009. Justice liberhan commission of inquiry said the infiltration of the government and of the administration by prosangh elements was complete. The then congress government had set up a oneman inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan, who was then the sitting judge of. The ministry of home affairs mha discharges multifarious responsibilities, the important among them being internal security, border management, centrestate relations, administration of union territories, management of central armed police forces, disaster management, etc. Extension of the rehabilitation package to provide relief to the victims of 1984 riots. Commission of inquiry india wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Those who tuned in late might be forgiven for believing that union home minister l.
Report of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry. Sc observation akin to liberhan commission finding on demolition though there are few lines in the judgement on the demolition of mosque, the observation was reminiscent of the inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan, set up by the then pv narasimha rao govt within 10 days of the demolition in 1992, which also had given the finding that entire demolition was carried. The liberhan commission, which took 17 years to complete its inquiry, held several senior bjp leaders responsible for the demolition of the babri masjid. Liberhan was formerly the advocate general for the northindian state of haryana. Commission of inquiry is a union or state government ordered public inquiry either by executive notice or by making ad hoc legislation. Liberhan probe was indias longest running inquiry commission. The liberhan commission was a longrunning inquiry commissioned by the government of india to investigate the destruction of the disputed structure babri masjid in ayodhya in 1992.
Report of the liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry full text. Jan 02, 2010 contrary to popular beliefs, report of the liberhan commission of inquiry is not an indictment of senior bjp leaders. The liberhan commission was formed by the pv narasimha rao government in december 1992, days after the. What liberhan panel said about babri masjid demolition conspiracy. It was a one man commission headed by justice manmohan singh liberhan. Sc observation akin to liberhan commission finding on demolition. Jul 08, 2009 it was an honour working with justice liberhan. A oneman inquiry commission by justice manmohan singh liberhan set up ten days after the demolition of babri masjid has submitted its report to the. The leveson inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the british press following the news international phone hacking scandal, chaired by lord justice leveson, who was appointed in july 2011. The then congress government had set up a oneman inquiry commission headed by justice m s liberhan. The justice liberhan ayodhya commission of inquiry had concluded the demolition of the babri masjid was a planned attack, carried out by a specialised team of rss cadre, which has been affirmed by the supreme court, which in the recent ayodhya title dispute judgment, termed it as a calculated act. Nov 23, 2009 one of the countrys longest running inquiry commissions, which has cost the government nearly rs 7 crore, the liberhan commission was set up to probe the sequence of events leading to the.
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