Manipur Violence Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

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7 Aug 2023 7:52 AM GMT

  • Manipur Violence Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 PM the cases related to Manipur ethnic violence. The Manipur Director General of Police has been asked by the Court to be personally present.On the last hearing, a bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had slammed police investigation as "tardy". The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, had noted that the FIRs were registered several...

    The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 PM the cases related to Manipur ethnic violence. The Manipur Director General of Police has been asked by the Court to be personally present.

    On the last hearing, a bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had slammed police investigation as "tardy". The bench, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, had noted that the FIRs were registered several days after the occurrences and the arrests have been very few.

    Live updates from the hearing can be tracked here.


    Live Updates

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:07 AM GMT

      Jaising: The violence had started from 3rd May and not 4th.

      Jaising reads the suggested mandate for the high powered committee.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:06 AM GMT

      Jaising: To reiterate, it is a three pronged approach- one, a high powered commission to reach back to this court. This commission could be of retired female judges, it would be the eyes and ears of the court.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:05 AM GMT

      Jaising: I'm reading from a joint submission by me, Ms Grover, Ms Shobha, and Mr Pasha.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:05 AM GMT

      Sr Adv Indira Jaising: Two aspects of the matter are highlighted- investigation and prevention. The conflict is going on. So my case is about investigation and also prevention of crime.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:03 AM GMT

      Grover: There is also no FIR under 166A of IPC which gives accountability to public servants for not taking action.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:03 AM GMT

      Grover: There are two women who were beaten and were believed to be dead but then they were rushed to ICU...the injuries reported are simple injuries.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:02 AM GMT

      Grover: They're no longer in Imphal. Who will be the jurisdictional magistrate? Those are issues to be decided...

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:01 AM GMT

      Grover: It has all the names redacted. What I wanted to point out - all FIRs are all falling in Imphal, the police station is imphal, district is imphal. Where would the investigation be? Usually, if it is imphal, SP would have to be of that area.

    • 7 Aug 2023 9:00 AM GMT

      Adv Vrinda Grover: The reason why there is some doubt in the investigation...in their own descriptions, please see.

    • 7 Aug 2023 8:58 AM GMT

      AG: We are trying to understand the ground situation. All of us want restoration of peace...any small deviation can make a world of a difference.

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