Hearing on PIL
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 27 2014:
The counsel of the Central and State Govt sought further time for filing counter-affidavits regarding a PIL on the fulfilment of Manipur Merger Agreement.
A double bench of Acting Chief Justice Laxmikanta Mohapatra and Justice N Koteshore of High Court of Manipur conducted a hearing on the PIL yesterday.
The Court granted four weeks time to them.
This is the third time the Court granted time for counter-affidavit.
The first one was granted during the first hearing on Feb 17 while another period of six weeks was granted on April 4 .
The petitioner of the PIL is Dr Suresh Centre for Foreign Studies and Placement, Manipur.
It is worthwhile to mention that the petitioner's counsel has already filed an additional affidavit containing Merger Agreements of the erstwhile Native States of India on April 10 .