Commission of Inquiry (India)

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Commission of Inquiry is a Union or State government ordered public inquiry either by executive notice or by making ad hoc legislation. [1] [2]

In some cases the judicial courts have intervened and appointed commissioners to inquire into matters of public interest. [1] [3]

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  1. 1 2 "The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952". Vakilno1.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Siddha Raj Dhadda v. State of Rajasthan, AIR 1990 Raj 34".