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Petition To Repeal AFSPA Heard In Supreme Court
SC seeks answers from Delhi, Imphal by Nov 5
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 19 2012:
Acting on a petition filed by former State Health Director Dr Th Suresh Singh seeking withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the soil of Manipur, a two Judge bench of the Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union of India and the State Government seeking their answers, returnable on or before November 5 .
The directive to the Centre and the State Government was passed by Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai today.
Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta and assisted by Advocate Sapam Bishwajit appeared on behalf of the petitioner.
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The petition filed under the Public Interest Litigation spelt out a number of major cases, where the security forces exercised the excessive, arbitrary and enormous power given to them.
The Act in this present form and the way it is being used is a brazen affront to the right of life and it sanctions impunity and protects those who are executing the same, argued the lawyers on behalf of the petitioner.
A number of major cases where the security forces had allegedly indulged in excesses were cited in the case presented by the petitioner.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court asked the Centre and the State Government to give their reply on or before November 5 .
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