Former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the violence in Manipur, according to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday.
The appointment comes after the resignation of Justice Ajai Lamba, which takes effect on February 28.
“Consequent upon the acceptance of resignation” of Justice Lamba, from the post of the Chairperson of Commission of Inquiry appointed for the purpose of making an inquiry into a definite matter of public importance, namely, incidents of violence in Manipur, with effect from February 28, the central government appoints Justice Chauhan as Chairperson of the Commission,” the MHA order said.
Justice Chauhan will assume charge of the Commission on March 1.
The reasons for Justice Lamba to quit the post to which he was appointed on June 3, 2023, is not immediately known.
