REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
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PART II-Section 3 Sub - section ( il)
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No. 213 ) NEW DELHI , FRIDAY , NOVEMBER 1 , 1963 / KARTIKA 10 , 1885
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 1st November 1963
S.O. 3109. Whereas the Central Government is of opinion that it is necessary to appoint a Commission of Inquiry for the purpose of making an inquiry into a definite matter of public importance ;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Com- missions of Inquiry Act , 1952 ( Act No. 60 of 1952 ) , the Central Government hereby appoints a Commission of Inquiry consisting of Shri Sudhi Ranjan Das , formerly Chief Justice of India, to inquire into and report before the 1st February, 1964 , on the allegations made against Sardar Partap Singh Kairon , Chief Minister of Punjab , by Shri Devi Lal and certain other persons in a memo- randum presented to the President of India on the 13th July , 1963 .
2. And whereas the Central Government is of opinion that , having regard to the nature of the inquiry to be made and other circumstances of the case , all the provisions of sub - section ( 2 ) , sub - section ( 3 ) , sub - section ( 4 ) and sub- section (5) of section 5 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act , 1952 , should be made appli- cable to the Commission, the Central Government hereby directs that all the said provisions shall apply to the Comin'ssion .
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