Tibetan Local Justice
Commissions Get New Appellation[Monday,
13 December 2010, 2:48 p.m.]
DHARAMSHALA:
The office of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission has changed the
appellation of two local justice commissions located in the northern and
southern region in India.The ‘Tibetan Local Justice Commission,
Northern Dehradun Region’ has been replaced with ‘Tibetan Local Justice
Commission (Northern Region)’. While the ‘Tibetan Local Justice
Commission, Southern Bylakuppe Region’ has been changed to ‘Tibetan
Local Justice Commission (Southern Region)’.The new appellation
were issued under the provision for local justice commissions
established on the basis of their location and scope of jurisdiction as
enshrined in article 28 of the code of judiciary.The Local
Justice Commission (Southern Region) established on 1 May 2001, covers
11 places (Tibetan settlements in Southern India) under its
jurisdiction; and the one in Northern Region which was established on 9
November 2001, covers 21 places (Tibetan settlements in Northern India)
under its jurisdiction, with one Local Justice Commissioners each.
