New Delhi July 23: The Supreme Court on Friday closed the hearing on pleas seeking relief, including the re-constitution of a commission, to inquire into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey and others and directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to act upon the recommendations of the panel. A bench, headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, also directed that the report of the three-member inquiry panel headed by Justice (retd) BS Chauhan of the apex court be put in the public domain and uploaded on its website.
The bench, also comprising Justices Krishan Murari and Hima Kohli, agreed to the submissions of the Uttar Pradesh Government that under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, the panel has run its course, its report has been filed and laid on the floor of the Assembly and it cannot be appealed or assailed as happened in the case of a judgment. “Now the inquiry commission has submitted its report. The counsel appearing for the State says that the report of the inquiry was placed on the floor of the House for further action. And if the (PIL) petitioners are still aggrieved then the course is to pursue the remedy under the law. “We direct the State Government to take appropriate action as per the recommendations given by the inquiry commission.
