ORDER

1. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, learned senior Advocate appearing in support of the appeal submitted that soon after the fateful incident, the High Court took cognizance in Suo Motu W.P.(PIL) No.112/2020 and directed the State Government to constitute a Committee of appropriate Officers not below the rank of Principal Secretaries. Pursuant thereto, the State Government by order dated 8.5.2020 appointed a Committee comprising of five officers including Member-Secretary of the State Pollution Control Board. Paras 4 and 5 of the order are to the following effect:

"4. The Government is fully committed to ensuring that such a harmful incident does not take place again. To achieve this, the Government hereby appoints a High-Power Committee to robe into the causes behind the gas leak and to take stock of the recovery steps being taken in response to the incident.

S. No.	Name of the Officer & Designation	Department	Chair/Member
1.	Sri Neerab Kumar Prasad, IAS, Special Chief