Furnish enquiry reports, SC to State
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 08, 2014:
The PIL filed by Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) on 1528 extrajudicial executions in Manipur was heard in the Supreme Court today.
A division bench consisting of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justoice M.Y.Iqbal heard the case in court number 11 as item number 2. The bench has ordered all the parties should be furnished with the copies of the reports submitted by the Manipur Governments on 27 inquires conducted by the Government of Manipur in connection with the extrajudicial killings.
It may be noted that after the Supreme Court appointed Commission headed by retired Justice Santosh Hedge found that all the six cases referred to it by the Supreme Court were not genuine encounters, the petitioners have submitted another 27 cases where the Judicial Inquiries have prima facie found the cases to the fake encounters.
Attorny General Mukul Rothgi representing the Union of India sought four weeks time to submit its pleadings and also to furnish copies of the response from the Manipur Government to all the parites.
Thereafter Court directed all the parties to complete all the peading and listed the next hearing on 14 October 2014. HRA and EEVFAM said they welcome this development as the families will finally see some of the reports of Commissions set to inquire into the killing of their loved ones.