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'''Manmohan Singh Liberhan''' (born 11 November 1938) is a retired Chief Justice of the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], India. For 17 years he headed the [[Liberhan Commission|Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry]], which prepared a report on the [[Babri Masjid|Babri Mosque]] [[Demolition of Babri Masjid|demolition]]. <ref name="ndtv">{{cite news|last=NDTV correspondent|title=What is the Liberhan Commission?|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/all_about_the_liberhan_commission.php|accessdate=29 September 2010|newspaper=NDTV India|date=23 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126182026/http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/all_about_the_liberhan_commission.php|archive-date=November 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Babri-Masjid-demolition-neither-spontaneous-nor-unplanned-Liberhan/Article1-479698.aspx |archive-url=https://archive. | '''Manmohan Singh Liberhan''' (born 11 November 1938) is a retired Chief Justice of the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], India. For 17 years he headed the [[Liberhan Commission|Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry]], which prepared a report on the [[Babri Masjid|Babri Mosque]] [[Demolition of Babri Masjid|demolition]]. <ref name="ndtv">{{cite news|last=NDTV correspondent|title=What is the Liberhan Commission?|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/all_about_the_liberhan_commission.php|accessdate=29 September 2010|newspaper=NDTV India|date=23 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126182026/http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/all_about_the_liberhan_commission.php|archive-date=November 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Babri-Masjid-demolition-neither-spontaneous-nor-unplanned-Liberhan/Article1-479698.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103064212/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Babri-Masjid-demolition-neither-spontaneous-nor-unplanned-Liberhan/Article1-479698.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=India Babri Masjid demolition neither spontaneous nor unplanned: Liberhan |date=24 November 2009 |work=Hindustan Times }}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 9 August 2021
Manmohan Singh Liberhan (born 11 November 1938) is a retired Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, India. For 17 years he headed the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry, which prepared a report on the Babri Mosque demolition. [1][2]
Career[edit]
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 Inquiry by the then Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao. According to the Commission, the events of 6 December 1992 in Ayodhya were "neither spontaneous nor unplanned".[1]
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NDTV correspondent (23 November 2009). "What is the Liberhan Commission?". NDTV India. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ↑ "India Babri Masjid demolition neither spontaneous nor unplanned: Liberhan". Hindustan Times. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
External links[edit]
- Profile at Andhra Pradesh High Court website
- Report Of The Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry - Full Text in PDF format (126 MB)
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