State moots legal panel for remedy against racial crimes
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 22 2015:
After the formation of the proposed legal panel, awareness programmes would be conducted for the Manipuris living in
metropolitan cities .
To ensure legal remedy against racial abuse and crimes on Manipuri people living in Delhi and other metropolitan cities of India, the Government of Manipur has discussed formation of a panel of lawyers.
In this regard, a meeting was held in the State Secretariat with Chief Secretary PC Lawmkunga in the chair some days earlier.
Principal Secretary (Home), Commissioner (GAD), Special Secretary (Home), Secretary (Law) and other top officials of the State Government were also present during the meeting which discussed formation of a panel that would include Manipuri lawyers practicing in Delhi for ensuring legal remedies for victims of racial abuse or crime.
For that, Law Department was entrusted with the task of identifying the lawyers to be included in the proposed panel and the remuneration to be given.
The remuneration to be given to the panel members and other expenses that would be required for conducting legal awareness programmes, etc, would be met by the State Government.
After the formation of the proposed legal panel, awareness programmes would be conducted for the Manipuris living in Delhi and other metropolitan cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, etc.
The meeting also discussed payment of compensation by the State Government to the family members in case any of the Manipuris living outside the State died in cases related to racial abuse and crime.
Furthermore, the meeting discussed nine points related to the responsibilities that every Manipur Bhavan should ensure.
The points included designation of a nodal officer who is not less in the rank of the Deputy Resident Commissioner of the Bhavan for co-ordination during the conduct of legal awareness programmes in the metropolitan cities, publication of information phamphlets, issuing of domicile certificates and preparation of datas and information related to Manipuri people staying outside.