Jhalajit's petition heard in HCM
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 17 2018:
Hearing of Ak Jhalajit's petition challenging further investigation of CBI after sensational revelation of Head Constable Thounaojam Herojit took place before the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.
In his revelation on the infamous July 23, 2009 case, Herojit had categorically stated that he had killed unarmed Sanjit on the instruction of then Additional SP Ak Jhalajit.
Mention may be made that in EEVFAM case in Supreme Court, the petitioner filed an application miscellaneous No.1018 of 2018 case before the Supreme Court annexing affidavit shown by Head Constable Herojit in connection with the July 23, 2009 incident.
In the last hearing at Supreme Court on July 5 this year, rge Court had informed parties that the application filed by the petitioner is taken on record and a reply to this may be filed which will be considered on its own merits on July 27 .
Ak Jhalajit's petition challenging further investigation of CBI was registered as Cril Petn No.6 of 2017 in Manipur High Court.
Earlier the case was listed before Justice Kh Nobin Singh.
However, Justice Nobin Singh in an order passed on February 26, 2018 stated "List the matter before another appropriate Bench without me (Kh Nobin Singh) for reasons that the counsel appearing for the petitioner was one of his associates in the Bar and that I had appeared before the Honourable Supreme Court on behalf of the State of Manipur in matters relating to extrajudicial executions".
Next hearing of the case is fixed on August 27, 2018 .