Omar asks Centre for a name of retired Supreme Court judge to head Inquiry commission

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has asked the Union Law Minister to suggest a name of a retired Judge of the Supreme Court for appointment as a Commission of Inquiry under the Jammu and Kashmir Commission of Inquiries Act, 1962; to conduct judicial enquiry in the matter of death of one Sayeed Mohammad Yousuf S/o Sayeed Ghulam Ahmed R/o Loktipora Bijbehara, Kashmir,
The Chief Minister wrote a letter to this effect to Union Law Minister after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today conveyed its inability to spare the services of any sitting Judge of the High Court for conduct of the said enquiry.
Stressing on the urgency and the sensitivities involved in this matter, the Chief Minister has solicited early response in this matter to enable the State Government to proceed ahead with the constitution of the Commission at the earliest.