REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II- Section 3- Sub - section ( ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 250] NEW DELHI , MONDAY , DECEMBER 9 , 1963 /AGRAHAYΑΝΑ 18 , 1885
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi , the 9th December 1963
S.O. 3403. 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 Commis sions of Inquiry Act , 1952 (Act No. 60 of 1952) , the Central Government hereby appoints a Commission of Inquiry consisting of Shri P. P. R. Sawhney , District and Sessions Judge of Delhi , to inquire into and report before 1st February 1964 on-
(a) the circumstances relating to the removal of two students of the Tibbia College, Delhi , who were on hunger strike from the Tibbia College premises to the Tihar Central Jail Hospital on December 6 , 1963;
(b) the subsequent incidents which occurred in front of the Original Road Police Station, Delhi , on December 6, 1963 , in the course of which some students of the Tibbia College and some members of the Delhi Police Force and others are reported to have sustained injuries ; and
(c) the amount of force employed by the Police in relation to ( a ) and (b ) above and whether it was in excess of the requirements of the situation .
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 provi- sions of sub- section ( 2 ) , sub - section ( 3 ) , sub - sectionsub - section ( 4 ) and sub - section ( 5) of sec- tion 5 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act , 1952 , should be made applicable to the Commission , the Central Government hereby directs that all the said provisions shall apply to the Commission .
V. VISWANATHAN , Secy.
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