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TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2018

[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.

No. 187]

CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018

Vaikasi 9, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2049

Part II—Section 2

Notifi cations or Orders of interest to a Section of the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

PUBLIC DEPARTMENT

(Law and Order-F)

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO INQUIRE INTO THE CAUSES AND CIRCUMSTANCES

LEADING TO THE OPENING OF FIRE RESULTING IN DEATH AND INJURIES TO PERSONS ON

22ND MAY 2018 AT THOOTHUKUDI UNDER THE COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT.

[G.O. Ms. No. 368, Public (Law & Order-F), 23rd May 2018, ¬õè£C 9,

M÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2049.]

No. II(2)/PULO/481(c)/2018.

WHEREAS the Government of Tamil Nadu is of the opinion that it is necessary to appoint a Commission of

Inquiry headed by a Retired Judge of High Court of Madras for the purpose of making an inquiry into a defi nite

matter of public importance hereinafter specifi ed;

NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Commissions

of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Central Act LX of 1952), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby appoints a Commission of

Inquiry consisting of a single member, namely Tmt.Justice Aruna Jagadeesan, retired Judge of High Court of

Madras.

3. The terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry shall be as follows, namely:-

(i)

To inquire into the causes and circumstances leading to the opening of fi re resulting in death

and injuries to persons on 22.05.2018 at Thoothukudi arising out of law and order disturbances

including damage to public and private properties;

(ii)

To determine whether appropriate force was used as warranted by the circumstances and

whether all prescribed procedures were observed before opening of fi re;

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(iii)

To ascertain whether there was any excess on the part of police offi cials and if so, to suggest

action to be taken;

(iv)

To recommend suitable measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in future;

4. The Commission will complete its inquiry and submit its report (both English and Tamil) to the Government

within a period of three months from the date of publication of this Notifi cation in the Tamil Nadu Government

Gazette.

5. AND WHEREAS The Government of Tamil Nadu is of the opinion, having regard to the nature of the

inquiry to be made by the Commission of Inquiry and other circumstances of the case, that all the provisions of

sub-sections (2), (3),(4) and (5) of section 5 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Central Act LX of 1952)

shall be made applicable to the Commission of Inquiry;

6. NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Commissions

of Inquiry Act, 1952 (Central Act LX of 1952), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby directs that all the provisions

of the said sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the said section 5 of the said Act shall apply to the Commission

of Inquiry.

P.SENTHILKUMAR,

Principal Secretary to Government (FAC).

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU