M S Liberhan
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Manmohan Singh Liberhan is a retired Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
. For 17 years he headed the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry
, which prepared a report on the Babri Mosque demolition
, according to it, the events of December 6, 1992, in Ayodhya were "neither spontaneous nor unplanned".
by the then Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao.
Liberhan was subsequently transferred to the Madras High Court as Chief Justice of that court. Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court from where he retired.
He continued to hold his position as the chairman of the Liberhan Commission till 2009.
He lives in Chandigarh
, India
.
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up on 5 July 1954 under the Andhra State Act, 1953.Its seat is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 39....
. For 17 years he headed the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry
Liberhan Commission
The Liberhan Commission was a long-running inquiry commissioned by the Indian government to investigate the destruction of the disputed structure Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992...
, which prepared a report on the Babri Mosque demolition
Demolition of Babri Masjid
The Demolition of Babri Masjid was the destruction of the 16th-century mosque of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, on December 6, 1992 by Hindu Karsevaks in an attempt to reclaim the land known as Ram Janmabhoomi...
, according to it, the events of December 6, 1992, in Ayodhya were "neither spontaneous nor unplanned".
Career
Liberhan was formerly the Advocate General for the north-Indian state of Haryana. He was soon thereafter elevated as a permanent judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was appointed the chairman of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of InquiryLiberhan Commission
The Liberhan Commission was a long-running inquiry commissioned by the Indian government to investigate the destruction of the disputed structure Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992...
by the then Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao.
Liberhan was subsequently transferred to the Madras High Court as Chief Justice of that court. Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High Court from where he retired.
He continued to hold his position as the chairman of the Liberhan Commission till 2009.
He lives in Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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