Manipur : Supreme Court To Hear Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing's Plea Challenging Summons Over Statements Against Meiteis

The Supreme Court on Monday listed on July 28 plea filed by Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing challenging the summons issued against him by a Manipur Court for allegedly defaming the Metei community in an interview with 'The Wire'. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Anand Grover before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra. 

Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing is the Head of the Department for Political Science at the University of Hyderabad. He had been issued a summons notice by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal East on July 6, 2023. Professor Hausing was accused of defaming the Metei community in Karan Thapar's program on 'The Wire' and has been charged with Sections 153A (promoting enmity on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, or language), 200 (knowingly declaring something false), 295(A) (deliberate acts to outrage religious feeling), 298 (verbally outraging religious feelings), 505(1), and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

In the concerned interview, Hausing had spoken against the role of Meitei outfits and the state-sponsored violence against the Zomi-Kuki tribals in Manipur.

The charges were filed against Hausing by Manihar Moirangthem Singh, a member of the Meitei Tribe Union. The complainant also alleged that Hausing made false statements to defame the Meitei community, which heightened communal enmity.