The judicial commission investigating violence that occurred in Leh, has extended its deadline for recording testimonies by 10 days until December 8, following a formal request from Ladakh’s representative bodies.
According to an order issued on Friday, the commission had received a written request on November 27 from the co-chairman of Leh Apex Body (LAB) seeking more time, saying “many people still want to give their statements and submit evidence before the commission.”
“The earlier deadline for filing the statements was set to expire on November 28. The plea was placed before Justice Dr B S Chauhan, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and head of the Judicial Inquiry Commission, who considered the matter virtually,” Mohan Singh Parihar, retired District and Session’s Judge and Judicial Secretary to the inquiry commission, said in his order.
Justice Chauhan, recognising the importance of the matter, granted the extension until December 8, enabling more people to record their statements, the order read.
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The three-member commission, led by former Supreme Court Justice B S Chauhan, was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 17 to find out the causes that led to the serious law and order lapse during the September 24 protests.
The violent clashes between security forces and Gen Z protesters demanding statehood, restoration of the Sixth Schedule, and the establishment of a separate public service commission for the UT of Ladakh, left four people dead and 90 others injured.
The LAB remains a lead representative group consisting of political, religious and social activists, and is demanding constitutional safeguards for the region.
Previously, negotiations between the Ministry of Home Affairs-nominated high-powered committee and LAB broke down after a deadlock on the extension of the sixth schedule to Ladakh.
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