Liberhan Commission

The Liberhan Commission is a long-running inquiry commissioned by the Indian government to investigate the destruction of the disputed structure Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in 1992. Led by retired Indian Supreme Court Judge M S Liberhan, it was formed on 16 December 1992 by an order of the Indian Home Union Ministry following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on 6 December and the riots in Ayodhya. The Commission was expected to submit its report within three months. Extensions were given forty-eight times, and after a delay of 17 years, the commission submitted the report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 30 June 2009.^[1] In November 2009, contents of the report were leaked to the news media, causing a row in the Indian parliament.