“We are thinking along these lines. A retired Supreme Court judge will head the committee which will be the same as before… as well as IG, Intelligence of Punjab,” a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana stated after listening to the arguments of the Center and the Punjab authorities.
The clear reference of the CJI was to the committee constituted earlier by save paperwork Regarding the journey plans of the Prime Minister. This contains the Director General of Police of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and an officer of the National Investigation Agency, not beneath the rank of Inspector General, nominated by the Director General of the NIA to help the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Secure and seize information.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated he wouldn’t object to it, however the IG, Intelligence, himself could also be beneath investigation as he’s additionally answerable for the safety preparations as per the Blue Book.
Punjab Advocate General DS Patwalia stated ADGP Intelligence could possibly be concerned and the court docket stated it could quickly go an in depth order.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli allowed each the Center and the state to conduct their very own private inquiry into the matter.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
