Irom Sharmila's trial pushed to Oct 30
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, July 17 2014: With the Government of Manipur failing to make necessary arrangements for appearance of hunger striker Irom Chanu Sharmila in the court of Patiala House, New Delhi today, fresh warrant has been issued to the State Governor for her production in the court on October 30 and 31, 2014 .

The trial of Irom Sharmila Chanu under the Parliament Street Police Station FIR no.222/06 under section 309, which is related to her fast unto death stir at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi some year back, was supposed to continue in the Court of Akash Jain today and tomorrow in Patiala House court no.20 B.But the matter was pushed till 30 and 31 October 2014 as Sharmila was not present.

A letter from Superintendent of Police, Manipur Central Jail stating their inability to produce Sharmila due of want of approval from the Manipur Government was place before the Court today.

Maintaining that Sharmila is in custody as an under trial prisoner in connection with another case and at the same time, she is undergoing hospitalization in JNIMS, Porompat, Imphal, the counsel sought for sufficient time to take appropriate approval to ensure proper health care for the accused during the journey.

Accordingly, the court issued fresh production warrant and fixed the next date for hearing of the case on 30 and 31 October.

In the court, Sharmila was represented by Advocate V.K.Orih and Pankaj Sinha of Human Rights Law Network.

On the other hand, the EEVFAM case of 1528 extrajudicial executions in Manipur in the Supreme Court which was initially listed to be heard on 14 July 2014, has been removed from the final list due to lack of enough judges in the Court.

The matter is with the office of the Chief Justice of India and a new bench and a new date is likely to be fixed soon.

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