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Former Chief Justice Liberhan, who headed Babri demolition inquiry commission, dies at 87

Updated On: 03 August, 2026 03:36 PM IST | Chandigarh | PTI

Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, who headed the one-man commission that investigated the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, passed away at the age of 87 in Chandigarh. A former Chief Justice of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, he had an illustrious judicial career spanning over three decades

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Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, who headed the commission that probed the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri mosque at Ayodhya, died at the age of 87.

Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association President Rohit Sud said Justice Liberhan passed away here on Sunday. His last rites will be performed on Monday.

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