Lakhimpur Khiri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 10 (ANI): The District Court will hold a hearing on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Khiri violence case today.

Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, surrendered before the magistrate at the district jail on Sunday.

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI Determined on an impartial fair and just investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence the Supreme Court Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the probe by Uttar Pradesh SIT which will also get three IPS officers who are not the natives of the stateObserving that while investigating such offences justice must not only be done but also be seen and perceived to be done a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered reconstitution of the SIT and ordered the induction IPS officers -- S B Shiradkar Padmaja Chauhan and Preetinder SinghShiradkar an IPS officer of 1993 batch from Maharashtra and presently serving as ADG Intelligence in Uttar Pradesh will head the SIT the apex court said in its orderWe thus deem it appropriate to reconstitute the SIT hereinafter to preserve the faith and trust of people in the Criminal Administration of the Justice System Further to assure full and complete justice to the victims of crime we are inclined to order that the ongoing investigation be monitored by a retired High Court Judge who too may not have his roots in the State of Uttar PradeshWe therefore appoint Justice Retd Rakesh Kumar Jain a former Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the ongoing investigation so as to ensure transparency fairness and absolute impartiality in the outcome of the investigation in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident which is to be conducted in a time bound manner said the bench which also comprised justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli Stressing on the need of a fair and just probe the top court said that given the nascent stage of the investigation it was reluctant to make any observation on the merits of the case as that would have an impact on the parties involved and influence the prosecuting agency as well as the courts which would ultimately look into the caseThis Court is equally concerned about guaranteeing an impartial fair just and thorough investigation into the incident which has resulted in such a tragic loss of lives of protesters as well as some other persons it said while proposing to appoint the former Judge to monitor the probe and inducting new members in the SIT to conduct the investigation uninfluenced by any considerationThe UP government consented to the proposal leading to the appointment of the former judge and the reconstitution of the SIT which has been asked to make all efforts to conclude the investigation expeditiously and file the charge sheetThe State of Uttar Pradesh is directed to provide all perks facilities emoluments secretarial assistance and any other related requirements equivalent to the post of a sitting High Court Judge minus the pension to the learned Monitoring Judge Post the matter for hearing on receipt of a Status Report from the Monitoring Judge after the charge sheet is filed the bench orderedThe top court which had expressed disapproval on the slow pace manner and outcome of the investigation conducted so far took note of the fact that the present SIT predominantly comprised middle levelsubordinate level police officers posted in district Lakhimpur Kheri and ordered reconstitutionIt appears to us that in spite of their perceived commitment and sincerity in carrying out the investigation there may still be a lurking suspicion in respect of the fairness and independence of such an investigationWe therefore deem it appropriate to direct re-constitution of the SIT infused with directly recruited IPS officers who do not hail from the State of UP though are allocated to UP Cadre It goes without saying that the SIT shall utilise the latest forensic investigative methods to reach the truth the order saidThe newly constituted SIT shall be free to seek assistance or include local officers for taking the ongoing investigation to its logical conclusion under the continuous monitoring of Justice Jain it saidThe CJI had said earlier in the day that the bench had decided to appoint Justice Jain to supervise on a day-to-day basis the Uttar Pradesh SITs probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3The CJI had said that the detailed order will be passed later in the dayNow we have verified and contacted the concerned judge we had thought of This is Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and he will monitor the ongoing investigation so as to ensure transparency and fairness the bench saidThe UP government on November 15 had agreed to the apex courts suggestion that a former judge of its choice may be appointed to supervise the state SITs probePrior to this the apex court had said it had no confidence and did not want the one-member judicial commission appointed by the UP government to continue the probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence caseRetired Allahabad High Court judge Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was named by the state government earlier to enquire into the eruption of violence on Tikonia-Banbirpur road in Lakhimpur Kheri districtWe are inclined to appoint a former judge of a different high court to monitor the investigation on a day-to-day basis and then see how the separate charge sheets are eventually prepared the bench had saidSpeaking for the bench Justice Surya Kant had suggested the names of justices Ranjit Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain both former judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and said that they are experienced in the field of criminal law and would oversee the probe of the SIT till filing of the charge sheets in the casesThe police have so far arrested 13 accused including Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishras son Ashish Mishra in connection with the caseThe apex court was hearing the matter of the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight persons including four farmers were killed during a farmers protestFour farmers were mowed down by an SUV in the convoy at Lakhimpur Kheri when a group agitating against the Centres three new farm laws was holding a demonstration against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on October 3Two BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death allegedly by the angry protesters and a local journalist was killed in the violence PTI SJK SA

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Supreme Court Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to supervise on day-to-day basis the Uttar Pradesh SITs probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3 A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli also took note of the names of the IPS officers provided by the state government and appointed three officials as part of the state SIT Now we have verified and contacted the concerned judge we had thought of This is Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and he will monitor the ongoing investigation so as to ensure transparency and fairness the bench said The apex court further said that the UP SIT will have to be re-constituted to accommodate the three IPS officers including the IG rank police officer Padmaja Chauhan The investigation will be continued by the SIT under the supervision of the former high court judge and the matter will be listed again after the charge sheet and the status report filed by the learned judge the bench said The CJI said that a detailed order will be passed shortly The UP government on November 15 had agreed to the apex courts suggestion that a former judge of its choice may be appointed to supervise the state SITs probe Prior to this the apex court had said it had no confidence and did not want the one-member judicial commission appointed by the UP government to continue the probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case Retired Allahabad High Court judge Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava was named by the state government earlier to enquire into the eruption of violence on Tikonia-Banbirpur road in Lakhimpur Kheri district We are inclined to appoint a former judge of a different high court to monitor the investigation on a day-to-day basis and then see how the separate charge sheets are eventually prepared the bench had said Speaking for the bench Justice Surya Kant had suggested the names of justices Ranjit Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain both former judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and said that they are experienced in the field of criminal law and would oversee the probe of the SIT till filing of the charge sheets in the cases The police have so far arrested 13 accused including Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishras son Ashish Mishra in connection with the case The apex court was hearing a matter about the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight persons including four farmers were killed during a farmers protest Four farmers were mowed down by an SUV in the convoy at Lakhimpur Kheri when a group agitating against the Centres three new farm laws was holding a demonstration against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on October 3 Two BJP workers and a driver were beaten to death allegedly by the angry protesters and a local journalist was killed in the violence PTI SJK SA

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, to monitor the probe into the Lakhimpur farmers’ killings. Uttar Pradesh SIT is probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3 and Justice Jain will monitor the […]

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI The Supreme Court Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to supervise the Uttar Pradesh SITs probe on day-to-day basis into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3 A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli also took note of the names of the IPS officers provided by the state government and appointed three officials as part of the state SIT The CJI said that a detailed order will be passed shortly The top court said it would hear the case again after the SIT concludes its probe and files the status report and the charge sheet in the case The Uttar Pradesh government on November 15 had agreed to the apex courts suggestion that a former judge of its choice may be appointed to supervise the state SITs probe PTI SJK SA