Security personnel patrol a street amid curfew in Leh, Ladakh on September 27, 2025. Photo credit: PTI
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing the Leh violence has extended the deadline for recording statements and producing evidence by 10 days following a formal request by the Leh High Authority (LAB).
A three-member commission headed by former Supreme Court judge BS Chauhan was briefed by the home ministry on 17 October to ascertain the circumstances that led to the serious law and order situation in Leh on 24 September, review the action taken by the police during the situation and review the events that led to the loss of four lives, including that of a 1999 Kargil war veteran.
Clashes between security forces and protesters – who demanded statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union Territory of Ladakh – left four civilians dead and 90 injured, escalating months of unrest.
According to the order issued on Friday (November 28, 2025), the commission received a written request on November 27 from the co-chairman of the LAB seeking additional time, citing that “many people still want to make their statements and present evidence before the commission.”
“The original deadline for filing the statement was set to expire on November 28. The suit was placed before Justice Dr BS Chauhan, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and head of the Judicial Inquiry Commission, who reviewed the matter practically,” Mohan Singh Parihar, retired district judge and judicial secretary of the inquiry commission, said in his order.
Justice Chauhan accepted the request and granted an extension till December 8, allowing more individuals familiar with the incident to record their statements, the order said.
LAB is an amalgamation of social, political and religious groups in Ladakh spearheading the ongoing movement for constitutional guarantees for the region, demanding statehood for Ladakh and inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.
Published – 29 Nov 2025 10:28 IST
