The Gujarat government-appointed judicial commission probing the alleged surveillance of a woman by police is an attempt to shield the state administration and functionaries and has no jurisdiction to inquire into the matter given the inter-state nature of the case, according to an affidavit filed before the panel.





In an affidavit filed before the commission, journalist Ashish Khetan, head of investigative portal Gulail.com, said, "The terms of reference clearly points towards an attempt to shield the state government and its functionaries from grave charges of violation of the privacy of a young woman as well as of perverting the facilities and forces available to the state government for the completely unlawful purpose of stalking a women."





The affidavit said, "Given the inter-state nature of the alleged illegal surveillance (by Gujarat Police), this

Commission does not have jurisdiction to inquire into the matter."





Gulail.com was one of the two investigative websites which exposed the scandal late last year, creating a political storm and triggering a war of words between BJP and Congress.





The BJP Government-appointed panel is headed by retired High Court Sugnya Bhatt.