Chandigarh, March 28 -- The Supreme Court has appointed a fact-finding commission under a former judge of Punjab and Haryana high court to inquire into allegations of procedural lapses, violation of norms and violence, during municipal polls in Patiala in December last.

The Supreme Court bench of justice Surya Kant and justice NK Singh has appointed justice (retd) Nirmaljeet Kaur and asked her to take up the matter on day-to-day basis and submit a report at the earliest.

HS Oberoi, one of the lawyer for petitioners, and state government counsel, Ferry Sofat said the panel would also look into similar complaints reported in the election of municipal committee, Dharamkot (Moga).

The petitions alleged that members of the ruling party, pol...