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2012 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 153

CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
, J
Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd v. Commission of Inquiry and Others


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shri Sinha
For the Respondents: Shri Rajeev Shrivastava, Shri Dharmesh Shrivastava, Shri Ashok Kumar Tiwari

Table of Content
1. petitioner's request backed by concerns for reputational harm. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. arguments centered on procedural fairness. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
3. responses from opposing counsels asserting due procedure. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
4. court's emphasis on availability of fair hearing opportunities. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 19)
5. judicial protection of reputational rights in inquiries. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 24 , 25)
6. court's decision to refrain from issuing directives. (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)

1. Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 24th December, 2011 (Annexure - P / 1) passed by the respondent No.1 - Commission of Inquiry (for short "the Commission") whereby the application of the petitioner filed on 24th December, 2011 (Annexure - P / 4) under S.8B & S.8C of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (for short "the Act, 1952") was rejected.

2. The facts, in brief, leading to filing of this petition, are that a blast furnace (chimney) under construction for establishing power plant by the petitioner, collapsed causing death of several persons. The State Government exercising its power under S.3 of the Act, 1952, in public interest, appointed one man Com














































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