Kalyan undertakes to appear before Ayodhya panel

Saxena, however, said the undertaking was subject to any order passed by the Allahabad High Court, its Lucknow bench or the Delhi High Court, where the former Chief Minister planned to file a writ against the panel’s summons.

Justice Liberhans rejected the Counsel’s plea for at least a month’s time to inspect the file but said bailable warrants may not be issued to Singh in view of the undertaking.

The Commission had ordered the issuance of bailable warrants against Kalyan Singh directing him to appear before it on August 18, after he failed to turn up for examination on July 27.

Justice Liberhans, however, had directed that the warrants to secure Singh’s presence as a Commission witness, be kept in abeyance for seven days subject to his giving an undertaking to appear before the panel on the next date of hearing.

Singh was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh when the disputed structure at Ayodhya was demolished by Kar Sewaks on December 6, 1992.