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Retired Meghalaya DGP Bishnoi quits Supreme Court probe panel
The Story in Brief
Retired Meghalaya Director General of Police Dr LR Bishnoi resigned from the Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Enquiry Committee probing violence during July student protests over the NEET paper leak. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi accepted his resignation on Thursday (5 November 2026).
Petitioners had raised conflict-of-interest objections to Bishnoi’s appointment, but the Supreme Court declined to reconstitute the committee on 10 September, calling the objections premature. The five-member panel is headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice R Subhash Reddy. The committee’s status report stated the National Informatics Centre had developed an online portal for complaints from protesters and police, with two separate templates.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bishnoi’s resignation from the Supreme Court committee comes after petitioners flagged a conflict of interest, but the Court had already refused to reconstitute the panel. Live Law foregrounds the earlier refusal to reconstitute, while Hub News and The Law Advice are more even in their treatment. All three cover the resignation, the September 10 hearing, the panel’s mandate, and the complaint portal identically. A balanced reading: Bishnoi’s stepping down is the action, the Court’s prior dismissal of objections shows it stood by the committee’s formation. The portal’s readiness is the concrete next step noted by the panel, and the Court has asked for periodic reports.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): hubnetwork.in (neutral report), thelawadvice.com (neutral report), livelaw.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
