Manipur High Court
'Possibility Of Fresh Violence' : Manipur High Court Orders To Maintain Status Quo Ante On Land Where Mass Burial Of Kuki-Zo Victims Was Proposed
The Manipur High Court, after an urgent hearing held at 5 AM on Thursday, ordered to maintain status quo ante with respect to a land where the mass burial of the bodies of the members of the Kuki-Zo community, who got killed in the recent ethnic clashes, was proposed to be carried out.The Court observed that the interim order was necessary taking into account "the potentiality of aggravating...
Manipur Violence: High Court Extends Interim Protection To Advocate Booked Over Fact-Finding Mission
The Manipur High Court today issued notice on a writ petition moved by Advocate Diksha Dwivedi, against whom an FIR was lodged after she took part in a fact-finding mission regarding the Manipur violence. She has been booked for Sedition, Conspiracy to wage war against India, etc.Dwivedi had earlier moved the Supreme Court which granted her interim protection from arrest and liberty to...
Manipur High Court Orders State To Lift Internet Ban On Leased Line Connections; Fiber Internet To Be Restored On Case-To-Case Basis
The Manipur High Court on Friday ordered the state government to lift the internet ban on Internet Lease Line (ILL) connections in the state after ensuring that all the stakeholders have complied with the safeguards suggested by an Expert Committee.The court also directed the government to consider restoring Fiber To The Home (FTTH) connections on a case-by-case basis, provided that...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Siddharth Mridul As Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
The Supreme Court collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has proposed the appointment of Delhi High Court judge, Justice Justice Siddharth Mridul, as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court."Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Mr Justice Siddharth Mridul is fit and...
Manipur High Court Asks Union Govt To Explain Steps Taken Against NH-2 Blockade
The Manipur High Court has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to file an affidavit explaining the steps that have been taken by them against the blockade imposed on the National Highway-2 (NH-2). The bench of Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma passed the order in a PIL pertaining to the blockade of the highway...
After High Court Nudge, Manipur Govt Forms Expert Panel To Explore Limited Internet Restoration By Blocking VPNs And Social Media
Following Manipur High Court's direction for limited internet service to public for urgent and essential services, the State government has constituted a 12-member expert committee to assess the feasibility of blocking VPN servers as a means to safely restore internet connectivity while maintaining restrictions on social media platforms.Internet ban has been continuing in the State since May...
Manipur High Court Directs State To Provide Limited Internet Service At Designated Places
The Manipur High Court has directed the State authorities to provide limited internet service to the public in some designated places under the control of the State authorities.An order to this effect was issued by Justices Ahanthem Bimol Singh & A. Guneshwar Sharma while hearing a bunch of Public Interest Litigations seeking restoration of internet services in the State. Internet ban...
Manipur High Court Switches To Hybrid Functioning
The Manipur High Court has recently switched to a hybrid mode of sitting, allowing litigants and advocates to participate in court proceedings both physically and through video conferencing. This move aims to streamline the legal process, promote convenience, and ensure efficient delivery of justice in these challenging times.Under the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for hybrid...
UAPA Accused On Bail Since 10 Yrs Detained On Every Independence & Republic Day, Manipur High Court Directs Police To First Issue 41A CrPC Notice
The Manipur High Court has restrained the police from routinely picking up a man, accused in a 10-year-old case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), from his residence on every Independence and Republic Day and to make him pose for photographs in full public view.Considering the aforesaid actions of the police as violation of right to life and privacy of...
Manipur High Court Directs State To Decongest Traffic Near Old Secretariat, Complete Construction Of New Secretariat Building In 3 Months
The Manipur High Court on Thursday directed the state government to decongest the traffic on national highway in front of the Old Manipur Secretariat by making arrangements for proper parking of vehicles on both sides.The direction came to be passed by a bench comprising Acting Chief Justice M.V. Muralidharan and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed...
North East High Courts Weekly Roundup [February 20 - February 26, 2023]
Weekly round up of LiveLaw's coverage from High Courts of Gauhati, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tripura:Gauhati High CourtNominal Index:Jagat Chetri v. The Union of India & 5 Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Gau) 29Deep Jyoti Nath Vs State Of Assam 2023 LiveLaw (Gau) 30Babul Ahmed v. The Union of India & 5 Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Gau) 31Babul Ahmed v. The Union of India & 5 Ors 2023 LiveLaw...
Manipur High Court Grant Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Two Women, Unborn Child; Says Prolonged Detention Of Under-Trials Violation Of Article 21
The Manipur High Court has granted bail to a person alleged to have committed murder of two women and an unborn child in 2017."A humane attitude is required to be adopted by a Judge while dealing with the bail application. Even if the offence is a serious offence, requires a humane treatment by the Court, humane treatment to all including an accused is requirement of law," Acting Chief...