The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea seeking transfer of probe into Muzaffarnagar clashes from state police to any independent agency. A Bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam asked the government to file its response and posted the case for hearing on the 21st of this month.

The court passed the order on a PIL filed by Jat Mahasabha of Meerut to transfer the probe questioning the
investigation done by UP police. The Bench said it will hear the plea along with other petitions filed on Muzaffarnagar clashes. The Supreme Court is hearing various petitions relating to communal clashes that had broken out in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas of western UP on September 7 that killed 61 persons.