--- title: "What is the purpose of a Commission of Enquiry?" description: "What is the purpose of a Commission of Enquiry?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-01 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94224/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-commission-of-enquiry category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 4 minutes --- # What is the purpose of a Commission of Enquiry? What is the [purpose](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/247/no-fail-policy-failing-its-purpose) of a Commission of Enquiry? \ ## Answers ### Answer by user **A Commission of Enquiry is appointed by the central or the state government for the purpose of making an inquiry into any definite matter of public importance.** \ **The commission of Enquiry Act 1952** - This act consists of **12 Sections** in which **section 2 of the act explains** the term **‘Inter-Alia** the ‘appropriate government and **section 3** of this act clearly explain the working of any commission and its formation. Here it also contradicts the matter on the basis of their jurisdiction, this section states as-\ - There is said that any matter related to entries in any of **[list 1, list 2, list 3](https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S7.pdf)** of the lists which is present in the seventh schedule of the constitution, in relation to these all three lists **the central government has the power to make the commission of inquiry to make a fair inquiry** which is for the public importance similarly the state government in the matter related to the entries of **list 1, list 2, of the seventh schedule of the constitution, it can make the commission of inquiry.** - But if a **resolution is passed in the house of the public that is [‘Lok Sabha’](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72336/who-was-the-first-speaker-of-the-lok-sabha)** or as in the case of state it is the legislative assembly, it is **an obligatory restriction over the appropriate government to appoint a commission of inquiry** to look into the matter whereas the **state government can’t appoint the commission of inquiry** on the same matter except gaiting the approval from the central government. - Where an inquiry commission is appointed by the state government, the central government is barred to appoint the commission on the same matter in which the state has already made it, until the **[central government](https://www.india.gov.in/) has the opinion that the scope of inquiry is extended to two or more state.** - The member of the commission may **consist of one or more members and section 4** of the act provide the power of civil Court which means that it can summons any of the people who seem to be guilty of the appearance and mark his presence. And **section 5** of the section gives some additional powers to the commission to make its inquiry effective. \ ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka A **Commission of Enquiry is appointed by the [central or the state government](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93149/who-has-recently-been-appointed-as-the-deputy-governor-of-rbi-by-the-central-government)** for the purpose of making an inquiry into any definite matter of public importance. \ [The commission of Enquiry Act 1952](https://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1952-60.pdf) This act **consists of 12 Sections** in which section **2** of the act explains the term **‘Inter-Alia** the ‘appropriate government and **section 3** of this act clearly explain the working of any commission and its formation. \ ![What is the purpose of a Commission of Enquiry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/724559a7-82fe-4cb6-8867-6481f875774d/images/6bed58af-f609-4232-ad4e-c4cfdd8d372a.jpeg)\ \ Here it also **contradicts the matter** on the basis of their jurisdiction, this section states as- \ There is said that any matter related to **entries in any of [list 1, list 2, list 3 of the lists](https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S7.pdf)** which is present in the seventh schedule of the constitution, in relation to these all three lists the central government has the power to make the commission of inquiry to make a fair inquiry which is for the public importance similarly the state government in the matter related to the entries of list 1, list 2, of the seventh schedule of the constitution, it can make the commission of inquiry. \ But if a **resolution is passed in the house of the public** that is ‘[Lok Sabha’](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72336/who-was-the-first-speaker-of-the-lok-sabha) or as in the case of state it is the legislative assembly, it is an obligatory restriction over the appropriate government to appoint a commission of inquiry to look into the matter whereas the state government can’t appoint the commission of inquiry on the same matter except gaiting the approval from the central government. Where an **inquiry commission is appointed by the state government**, the c**entral government is barred to appoint the commission on the same matter in which the state has already made it, until the central government has the opinion that the scope of inquiry is extended to two or more state.** \ The member of the commission **may consist of one or more members** and **section 4** of the act provide the power of civil Court which means that it can summons any of the people who seem to be guilty of the appearance and mark his presence. And **section 5** of the section gives some **additional powers to the commission to make its inquiry effective.** \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94224/what-is-the-purpose-of-a-commission-of-enquiry Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.