EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 917, CUTTACK, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2018 / JAISTHA 21, 1940
HOME (SPECIAL SECTION) DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 8th June, 2018
S.R.O. No. 202/2018— Whereas it has come to the notice of the State Government that the key(s) of the Inner Chamber of the "Ratna Bhandar" of Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri are not traceable;
And, whereas, the State Government are deeply concerned about the issue and are of the opinion that, this being a matter of public importance, should be inquired into by a Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 read with sub- section (1) of Section 5 of the said Act, the State Government do hereby appoint a Commission of Inquiry consisting of Hon'ble Shri Justice Raghubir Dash, a retired Judge of Orissa High Court, to enquire into and report in respect of the following matters, within three months from the date of publication of this Notification in the Odisha Gazette, namely:—
(i) Examination of the sequence of events and circumstances leading to the reported non-availability of the key (s) of the Inner Chamber of the "Ratna Bhandar" of Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri.
(ii) The role, conduct and accountability of individuals/groups/authorities for the reported non-availability of the key(s).
(iii) Any other matter connected with or incidental thereto as the Commission may consider appropriate including measures to be taken to avoid recurrence of such event in future.
The Headquarters of the Commission shall be at Bhubaneswar. However, the Commission may hold the inquiry at Puri or any other place as may be considered necessary for the purpose.
[No. 1449/C.]
By Order of the Governor
ASIT TRIPATHY
Additional Chief Secretary
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