Supreme Court gives panel one month to submit first report on alleged police excesses during CJP protests

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a high-powered inquiry committee, constituted to investigate alleged police excesses during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests, to submit its first fact-finding report within a month, observing that the panel need not wait indefinitely for complaints and other submissions.

A three-member bench of CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana noted that only a few complaints had been received through the dedicated online portal launched by the committee around three weeks ago to collect representations and evidence from affected persons and other stakeholders.

The bench clarified that all information and material submitted by the parties, including on behalf of victims, would be examined and considered by the committee. "There are two issues that have been prioritised, besides other issues referred to the committee. The committee need not wait indefinitely," SC observed.


Directing the panel to proceed based on the available material, SC said it should seek responses from the persons concerned and submit its first report within one month.