<prompt> For exhumation, the order should be given byJudicial magistrateExecutive magistrateSupt. off PoliceJudl. I class Magistrate  <response>: Exhumation is to be carried out under the orders of the appropriate authority. District MagistrateSub-Divisional MagistrateExecutive Magistrate are empowered to order for the exhumation. Ref : Krishnan vij Textbook of Forensic medicine and Toxicology 5th edtion ; pg no - 28 