Varanasi. Court Commissioner. These two words have come into the discussion after the order of the court for the survey of Gyanvapi Masjid of Varanasi. After all, who are the court commissioners and under which law they are appointed? You might also want to know the answer to these questions. So let us tell you why the court appoints the commissioner and under which law they are appointed. First let us tell you how many court commissioners are there in the survey of Gyanvapi Masjid and what are their names. Ajay Kumar Mishra was appointed as the commissioner by the court in this case. After this, Ajay was accused of taking unilateral action on behalf of the Muslim side. After which the court also made Vishal Singh and Ajay Pratap Singh as court commissioners along with Ajay Mishra.
Court commissioner is appointed only in civil cases. They are appointed at the time when the court feels that it would not be appropriate to pronounce a decision in a case on the basis of the documents received. Then a court commissioner is appointed to investigate the spot. All court commissioners are appointed under Section 75 of the Code of Civil Procedure and have wide-ranging powers. So now let us know what are the rights of the court commissioner.
The Court Commissioner can legally examine or record any person’s statement. With this, he can go to the spot to investigate. He can also examine the accounting accounts. He can also take the services of scientific and technical experts. Apart from this, they have the right to work under whatever order the court orders. The court has the right to appoint a court commissioner only after listening to the parties related to the suit. A Court Commissioner cannot be appointed in a matter relating to a State Government. A commission of inquiry can be made for this.