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The Supreme Court was further informed today that suggestions had been prepared on the procedural requirements of the three women-judge committee formed by it to help with the situation in Manipur.
The Supreme Court today allowed trial in cases being probed by Central Bureau of Investigation, relating to Manipur Violence, to be conducted in Assam.
"We are not asking the victims to go to Assam, the evidence will be recorded in Manipur only..", further added a CJI DY Chandrachud led bench.
While refusing to accept the submission made by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising that, on the very first day SG Mehta had assured that it would not go to Assam, the bench also comprising Justice Pardiwala and Manoj Misra has said, "We have to see the logistical issues as well..it is not easy to travel to far of states lile Jharkhand and Odisha..".
When Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves submitted on victims from hills facing difficulty in travelling, CJI said,
"We have to keep in mind that there are victims in the valley and there are victims in the hills..it would be difficult for both of them to travel..We can say that there can be a designated court in Manipur to record statements of victims..or depose virtually..".
The bench has accordingly issued a bunch of directions on the conduction of trials as follows:
The matter will now be taken up on Friday.
On Monday, the committee consisting of former women High Court judges, namely, Justice Gita Mittal, Justice Shalini Joshi and Justice Asha Menon, formed by the Supreme Court of India to look into diverse aspects of humanitarian nature such as rehabilitation, restoration etc in violence-stricken Manipur had submitted three reports before it.
The three reports submitted by the committee are as follows:
On August 7, the top court had appointed said committee, headed by Justice Mittal to look into aspects like relief, remedial measures, rehabilitation, restoration of homes and religious places etc.
A bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra had further appointed former IPS officer, Dattatray Padsalgikar, who has wide experience to oversee the investigation by CBI.
"...on the 16 FIRs relating to sexual offences to be transferred to CBI..what we propose to do is that, we are not going to supplant CBI, at the same time to make sure there is sense of faith..we are proposing to direct that there shall be 5 officers at least of Dy. SP rank from various states, who will be brought from different states on deputation to CBI to oversee these investigations...", the bench had further ordered.
Case Title: DINGANGLUNG GANGMEI vs. MUTUM CHURAMANI MEETEI & ORS.
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