Uttar Pradesh authorities on Friday appointed senior advocate Harish Salve To seem in Supreme Court for listening to on Lakhimpur Kheri violence through which eight individuals had been killed on 3 October.
On October 5, two UP legal professionals Shiv Kumar Tripathi and CS Panda wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) demanding a court-monitored high-level probe into the incident. The letter urged the court docket to deal with it as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and order an inquiry in order that the culprits “are brought to justice”.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hema Kohli heard the matter on Thursday, with Uttar Pradesh Additional Advocate General Garima Prasad showing for the state. However, as quickly because the court docket issued discover to the UP authorities and sought a standing report, Salve was briefed on the high-stakes case.
Sources informed The Indian Express that Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brijesh Pathak issued a piece order for Salve late on Thursday evening.
In the sooner high-profile circumstances, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was principally implicated for UP within the Hathras gang rape case and circumstances associated to the protests towards the brand new citizenship regulation. Last yr, Salve appeared for the Uttar Pradesh DGP within the Hathras case and demanded a central probe into the gang rape and homicide of the 19-year-old girl.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
