Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Bengal's Justice Chatterjee Commission Report Delayed for 11 Years
The Justice Chatterjee Commission was set up by the West Bengal government in 2011 to investigate a tragic incident that happened in 1993.
The commission finished its work in 2014 and gave its report to the government.
However, the government did not present this report to the state assembly for 11 years.
This is unusual because the law says the report should be presented within six months.
The current government has now presented the report, saying it was delayed by the previous government.
The previous government says they were busy with many files and did not prioritize this report.
Some people think the delay was intentional to avoid political problems.
The report is finally in the assembly now, 11 years late.
The Justice Chatterjee Commission was constituted in 2011 to investigate the 1993 incident.
The report was delivered in 2014 but was not tabled in the assembly for 11 years.
The legal deadline for tabling the report was six months from delivery.
The current government has now tabled the report, accusing the previous government of delay.
The previous government argues the delay was due to bureaucratic inertia and the volume of files.
- Who
- The Justice Chatterjee Commission, constituted by the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal.
- What
- The delay in tabling the Justice Chatterjee Commission report for 11 years.
- When
- The report was delivered in 2014, and the legal deadline for tabling was six months from delivery.
- Where
- West Bengal, India.
- Why
- The delay is attributed to bureaucratic inertia and political considerations.
TMC's Perspective
Opposition's Perspective
Reason for Delay
TMC's Perspective
The delay is due to bureaucratic inertia and the sheer volume of files the government handles.
Opposition's Perspective
The delay is deliberate, aimed at avoiding political discomfort and maintaining a specific narrative.
Political Motivation
TMC's Perspective
The current government's release of the report is a politically motivated move to embarrass the TMC.
Opposition's Perspective
The TMC's delay in releasing the report was a calculated strategy to avoid political inconvenience.
- Commission Constituted
- 2011
- Report Delivered
- 2014
- Legal Deadline for Tabling
- Six months from delivery
- Number of Commissions with Untabled Reports
- 13
- Amount Spent on Commissions
- Rs 32.5 crore
- Current Chief Minister
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Previous Chief Minister
- Mamata Banerjee
- Incident Date
- 21 July 1993