New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) agrees to conduct inquiry in the Batla House encounter episode. NHRC has agreed to go ahead with an enquiry into the controversial Batla House encounter, as was favoured by the court.
The Commission had earlier said it required a report of a magisterial inquiry, to proceed any further, a request turned down the Additional Solicitor General Subramanium.
The Delhi High Court had on May 14 said that it favoured a full-fledged inquiry by National Human Rights Commission into the controversial Batla House encounter that happened in Delhi.
HC had ordered thus even as the Delhi government opposed a magisterial probe on the commission's direction.
"Time is passing and it (independent investigation in the case) would make no sense. You (NHRC) have every right to do it. I don't see any obstacle in it," a bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah had told the Commission on May 14.
The bench, also comprising Justice N K Kaul, had asked the counsel appearing for NHRC to take instruction from the Commission Chariman on the issue and inform it on May 20 when the court was to hear the matter further. Accordingly, the Court heard from NHRC in the hearing on Wednesday.
The Court's suggestion had come after the NCT government continued to be reluctant in holding a magisterial inquiry into the matter, which NHRC has contended to be mandatory before initiating its own inquiry.
Two alleged members of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen and Delhi Police Inspector M C Sharma were killed in the encounter on September 19 last year in the aftermath of serial blasts at Batla House locality in the national capital.
The court had said the legal issue, whether the Commission's guidelines of holding a magisterial inquiry is mandatory for the government or not, can be decided at a later stage.
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