Date: 2014-01-20Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Commission of Inquiry consisting of Mr. Justice S. Saghir Ahmad, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India which was appointed to make an inquiry into the causes of accident involving collision of 3005 Up Howrah-Amritsar Mail with the derailed wagons of Down Foodgrain Special on the Ambala-Ludhiana Section of Northern Railways Ambala Division on 02.12.2000 by way of notification published in the Gazette of India, vide S.O.129(E) dated the 13th February, 2001.
This notification, S.O. 146E, issued by the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board, and published in the Gazette of India on January 20, 2014, declares the winding up of the Commission of Inquiry. The commission, consisting of Mr. Justice S. Saghir Ahmad, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India, was originally appointed to investigate the collision between the 3005 Up Howrah-Amritsar Mail and derailed wagons of a Down Foodgrain Special on the Ambala-Ludhiana section of Northern Railways, Ambala Division, which occurred on December 2, 2000. The initial notification for the commission's establishment was published as S.O. 129E on February 13, 2001. This current notification, effective from the date of its publication, dissolves the Commission of Inquiry, as per the powers conferred by clause a of subsection 1 of section 7 of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 (60 of 1952). The notification was issued under No. 2000EOII19 H and signed by H. K. Jaggi, Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Commission of Inquiry: A commission formed by the Central Government to inquire into the collision of trains.
Ministry of Railways: A government ministry responsible for railways.
Railway Board: An organization associated with the Ministry of Railways.
Mr. Justice S. Saghir Ahmad: Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India, and member of the Commission of Inquiry.
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial body of India.
HowrahAmritsar Mail: Name of a train involved in the accident.
AmbalaLudhiana Section: A railway section in Northern Railways Ambala Division.
Northern Railways Ambala Division: A division of the Northern Railways where the train accident occurred.
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244 GI/2014 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2014
S.O. 146(E).—Whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary to wind up the
Commission of Inquiry consisting of Mr. Justice S. Saghir Ahmad, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India which was
appointed to make an inquiry into the causes of accident involving collision of 3005 Up Howrah-Amritsar Mail with
the derailed wagons of Down Foodgrain Special on the Ambala-Ludhiana Section of Northern Railway’s Ambala
Division on 02.12.2000 by way of notification published in the Gazette of India, vide S.O.129(E) dated the
13th February, 2001.
2. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section(1) of section 7 of the
Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952 (60 of 1952), the Central Government hereby declare that the Commission of
Inquiry consisting of Mr. Justice S. Saghir Ahmad, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India as its sole member which was
appointed by way of the said Gazette Notification, shall cease to exist with effect from the date of publication of this
notification in the Official Gazette.
[No. 2000/E(O)II/1/9]
H. K. JAGGI, Secy.
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