Former Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, who heads the Inquiry Commission into whether Dalit converts to religions other than Sikhism or Buddhism should get Scheduled Caste status, on May 7 said his panel could deliver its report in a year, and that too before the election year of 2024.
But, at the same time, the retired top judge said the Inquiry Commission had not yet been provided with “all the facilities”.
“All the facilities have not been provided… Office space has been provided, other things are not… If work starts, it [the report] will take only a year, that is what I feel. It will finish before 2024,” Justice Balakrishnan told The Hindu in a phone interaction on Sunday.
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