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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 1st November 1967

S.O. 3960.—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, to wit, the communal disturbances that

have occurred in the country since the first day of August, 1967;

Now, Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the

Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, (60 of 1952), the Central Government hereby

appoints a Commission of Inquiry consisting of the following persons, namely:—

Chairman

1. Shri Raghubar Dayal, Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Members

2. Col. B. H. Zaidi, Bar-at-Law, Member of Parliament.

3. Shri M. M. Philip, formerly Secretary to the Government of India,

(i) The terms of reference of the Commission shall be as follows:—

(a) to inquire into the causes and course of the major communal distur-

bances since the first day of August, 1967 at the places and on or

between the dates specified in the Schedule to this notification;

(b) to inquire into the adequacy of the administrative measures taken

to prevent and deal with the said disturbances;

(c) to recommend measures which may be adopted for preventing the

recurrence of such, disturbances; and

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(d) to consider such other matters relating to communal disturbances as

the Commission may think fit.

(il) The Commission shall make a report to the Central Government on the

disturbances at each place as it completes its inquiry in relation to

that place and will be expected to complete ita InQuiry and lubmit

Its final report to the Cenfral Government by 30th April, 1968.

2. And, whereas the Central Government is of opinion having regard to the

nature of the inquiry to be made by the Commission and other circumstances of

the case, that all the provisions of sub-section (2). sub-section (3). sub-section

(4) and sub-section (8)" of section 5 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (60

of 1B52), should be made applicable to the Commission, the Central Government

hereby directs, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the

said section 5, that all the provisions of sub-section (2), sub-section (3), sub-

section (4) and sub-section (3) of that section shall apply to the Commission.

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1. Ranchi-Hatia (August 22—20).

2. Jalnpur and Suchetpur (District Gorakhpur—U,P.) (September 24-23).

3. Ahmadnagar (September 18).

4. Sholapur (September 17).

5. Malegaon (Maharashtra) (September 24),

6. Sursand (District Muzaffarpur—Bihar)

(October 13—15),

[No. 19/47/67-Poll.KA).]

L. P. SINGH, Secy.

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