Justice Sadashiva Report: Commission awaiting TN and Karnataka Government's response

4. The Commission has expressed serious concern over the delay of more than one year on the part of the State Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in not sending their comments/remarks on the Justice Sadashiva Panel report regarding the alleged atrocities on villagers by the Joint Special Task Force during the Veerapan operations. It has directed on 7 March 2005 that a final opportunity be given to the State Governments concerned to send their comments/remarks on the report within six weeks.
The Justice Sadashiva Panel, which had been constituted, to look into the allegations of alleged atrocities on the villagers, committed by Joint Special Task Force constituted by the State Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu submitted its report to the Commission on 2 December 2003 and the Commission during its proceedings dated 23 February 2004 had accepted the report of the Panel. It directed that copies of the report be forwarded to the Chief Secretaries to the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for their comments within 3 months. No response was received despite several reminders.