Manipur Violence Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Sr Adv Maninder Singh: There are militant groups across borders...it is not one community but all are affected. These foreign militants have automate rifles. The basic issue is poppy cultivation which funds them..they can just go over and come back from border

CJI: This is unrelated to the present issue. We'll deal with this later.

AG: Let's go stage by stage and not go for a quantum jump.

Senior Adv Ranjit Kumar seeks to make submissions on his application

SG: There was some accord between the then govt and militants. That was an accord in 2008. This is some association of lawyers from Karkadooma saying this about Manipur.

AG: I'm not negating any submissions but certainly these submissions are being idealised.

Gonsalves: Once these core 10-20 people are punished, the further assaults will stop. They think they cannot be touched- so they make hate speeches etc. And now we have Justice Joseph's judgement on hate speech too...

Sr Adv Colin Gonsalves: When a riot takes place, we should identify the core ring leaders- they're 10-20, but well connected. Some part of the investigation should focus on the core persons who created and executed this conspiracy. And this is well known.

Bhushan: It should be investigated whether the state coalesced...

SG: That is being investigated.

Adv Prashant Bhushan: One issue is the looting of ammunition from state administration. The allegation is that they were allowed to be looted. This is a very serious allegation because arms resulted in violence to get worse...

AG: Please do not create a situation beyond your control.

Pasha: An online identifying facility for mortuaries may be created...

Pasha: For dead bodies- people who are relatives do not have the courage to go to Imphal right now. The law and order situation...

SG Mehta: Don't say that.

Pasha: It is the perception. One submission is that these bodies could be transferred to a hill district.