New Delhi: While hearing a petition on strife-torn Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday (December 9) said that it is the state and central government which have to take action instead of the Apex court.
“It is Union and state governments that have to take action, not us,” said a bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, making it clear that the court is not going to pass any orders on supplementary applications filed by other persons, reported The Times of India.
The court also asked the state to give details of properties burnt, damaged, looted or illegally occupied during the crisis.
“We want every detail of such incidents. Also give details of action taken by the state in each of these incidents and whether the properties which have been encroached upon or illegally occupied have been restored to the original owners and whether the encroachers have been penalised,” ordered the bench.
The court also asked the Manipur state government to respond to the issue of releasing funds for temporary and permanent housing as flagged by Justice Gita Mittal Committee, which was constituted in 2023, reported The New Indian Express.
Ethnic violence began in Manipur in May 2023, and has been going on ever since – killing hundreds, displaces tens of thousands and sharply dividing the state along ethnic lines.
