Commission of Inquiry on illegal mining terminated

: The one-man Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired judge of the Punjab and Haryana High court to inquire into the circumstances leading to the assault and death of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Taoru in Nuh, Surender Singh has been terminated by the Haryana government. The DSP was killed during a raid to check illegal mining activities in Nuh in July last year.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) headed by retired high court judge LN Mittal was constituted by the state government on August 18 following a huge public outcry. It was also mandated to suggest deterrent measures to prevent reoccurrence of such incidents and curb illegal mining in that area in future. Initially, the CoI was to complete the inquiry and submit its report to state government within a period of one month. However, the Council of Ministers in October last had extended its term till October 31, 2022.

A January 10 notification ordering the cessation of the CoI issued by the Home department said that the state government is of the opinion that the continued existence of Commission of Inquiry constituted on August 18, 2022 was unnecessary. “Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 7 of the Commission of Inquiry Act, the Governor of Haryana hereby specifies the October 31, 2022, the date from which the Commission of Inquiry constituted vide aforesaid notification shall cease to exist,” the notification said.