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NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 1,2001/PHALGUNA 10,1922

MINISTRY OF LABOUR

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 1st March, 2001

S.O. 184(E).—Whereas accident has occurred in

the colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited, more

particularly in the Bagdighi colliery in District of Dhanbad

of Jharkhand state, on 2nd February, 2001 causing loss of

lives;

And whereas the Central Government is of opinion

that formal inquiry into the causes and the circumstances

attending the accidents ought to be held and in addition it

is also necessary to fix responsibility for the causes leading

to the accident.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred

by Sub-section (1) of Section 24 of the Mines Act, 1952

(35 of 1952), the Central Government hereby appoints

Justice Gurusharan Sharma, Judge, High Court of

Jharkand to hold such inquiry and present a report with a

period of three months. The Central Government also

appoints the following persons as assessors in holding of

the inquiry, namely :

1. Prof. Ravinder Nath, Professor of Mining

Engineering, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

2. Shri Kamlesh Shahay, President, CCL Colliery

Karamachari Sangh, Barkakhana..

[F. No. N-11012/1/2001.ISH-II]

K. CHANDRAMOULI, Jt. Secy.

630 GI/2001

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