UDBA sounds SOS, vows relentless fight until Court building becomes reality
Source: The Sangai Express

Ukhrul, July 01 2025: In an urgent appeal to the Government of Manipur, the Ukhrul District Bar Association (UDBA) has raised a red flag over the inordinate delay in constructing the long-overdue District and Session Court building at Reiyotang, Ukhrul.

Describing the decade-long wait as a "judicial burial ground in broad daylight," the association, led by president Advocate Michael Zimik, has vowed to fight relentlessly until construction begins.

Addressing a press briefing at the Tangkhul Express TV Studio on Tuesday, Zimik expressed the collective frustration of the legal fraternity and the wider community over the stalled project.

He pointed out that the Court Complex at Ukhrul was inaugurated back in 2015 by then Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh - on the same day as Tamenglong's Court complex.

Yet, while Tamenglong's Court has since been fully constructed and is functioning smoothly, Ukhrul remains stuck in bureaucratic inertia and political neglect, he said.

Even districts that began constructing their Court complexes years after Ukhrul have completed them and made them operational.

Why is Ukhrul being kept in suspense? Zimik questioned sharply.

He squarely blamed the concerned Government departments, district administration, and especially the SDO Ukhrul for their lack of will and commitment.

The fencing of the Court complex boundary began in 2016 and is reportedly 98 per cent complete.

However, actual construction of the building is yet to commence, Zimik said and added that all earlier disputes regarding the land - especially an encroached area measuring 32x40 sq.

ft.

once used as a masjid - have been amicably resolved.

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