Day: February 16, 2013

Itanagar, Feb 16 (ANI): Contrary to the directive of Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir to appoint more fast track courts (FTCs) to expeditiously dispose of all pending court cases, particularly crimes against women, the Gauhati High Court registry has terminated three additional district and sessions judges, namely Oying Apum, Goto Ete and Tumken Bagra.
“It was a predetermined agenda as three of them recruited on merit through due recruitment process and interview conducted by the Gauhati HC registry would have qualified to become HC judges through their service record and channel within next three years,” which they have claimed in a writ filed before the High Court on February 5 last to seek justice.
Apum, a gold medallist in LLB from North Eastern Hills University (NEHU), and the first woman law graduate from Arunachal Pradesh, served in state’s law department for seven years, before appearing for the examination in 2001.
Bagra, a first class law graduate in 1981 and Ete, a first class law graduate in 1987, after practicing for 12 and 14 years respectively along with Apum appeared in the examination.
Three of them after qualifying the recruitment examination on merit were appointed as additional deputy commissioner having the powers and functions of additional district and sessions judge on June 6, 2002 vide letter No. JUDD/60/2001.
“This is a pre conceived move as the registry in consultation with the state government had extended their contractual services till March 31, 2015. As three of them are on contractual service with the state government, such injustice is shocking,” said Member of Parliament from Arunachal (West), Takam Sanjoy.
“While the recruitment Rules No. 7 specifically has an enabling provision for regularisation of FTC judges, but intriguingly the HC registry even after seeking the ACRs of the three judges vide letter No. HC/VII:09/2008/1615/A and property returns through the law department continued to avail their services on adhoc basis,” the MP informed.
Interestingly, three of them appeared in the written examinations conducted by the Gauhati HC registry again on September 02, 2012, just within 24 days’ notice on August 07, 2012, from the date of fixation of written examination and they were called to appear for interview by the principal bench of the HC at Guwahati on November 22, 2012.
“When three of them reported on time on the given date, they were told that their answer sheets were not checked. They were also told that whosoever among them found securing qualifying marks in terms of the Supreme Court in the Brij Mohan Lal case would be called for interview,” Sanjoy claimed.
Shockingly, without consulting or intimating the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the termination letters dated January 7, 2013, were received by the state’s law department as a bolt from the blue.
The HC registry in a hurry advertised on January 10, 2013, for vacancies arising out of the termination in Arunachal Pradesh FTCs through there was no vacancy for the same in the state governmnet.
Sanjoy said the Guahait High court was set up in 1948 to function as the principal seat of justice for seven North East states, but there has been no single judge from Arunachal Pradesh representing the indigenous community, giving enough proof of the move to deprive the Arunachalees to become regular judges of the High Court.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/unfair-treatment-being-meted-out-to-arunchalee-judges/

Daltonganj, Feb 16 (ANI): In a major success for the Jharkhand Police, a top Maoist leader wanted in over 32 cases was arrested in rebel hotbed region of Palamu district of the state.
Top brass of the district police disclosed this to the mediapersons at Daltonganj.
One country made pistol, 25 bullets and Maoist literature were seized from the rebel leader, considered a key person in mobilising resource for the ultras.
Superintendent of Police Anup T Mathew on Friday shared details of the rebel known as Yogesh alias BKG, and said he was arrested during a raid from Kathaundha village.
“He is a highly noted Maoist leader with good organising capacity which increases his importance for the rebels. He has played a crucial role in preparing and luring recruits in rural areas thereby making this arrest important for the police,” said Mathew.
He said further that the wanted Maoist leader has at least 32 cases registered in the neighbouring state of Bihar where he used to regularly visit to make recruitments and mobilise villagers into the organisation. “He used to travel to Gaya, Palamu, Chatra, Aurangabad districts and is considered as a senior leader. We have also recovered a country made pistol and 25 bullets. He has given valuable information to the police and we would do the needful with the same,” added Mathew.
In the last few years, the rebels have stepped up their efforts to wage a war against the government and in quest of this, they have been sabotaging all development projects such as construction of roads, school buildings and setting up of health care centres. However, in the process the Maoists have lost sympathy of villagers in remote areas due to the intimidation. Often, these threats used to result in killings and abductions of hapless villagers. Maoists have significantly increased their presence in tribal and rural regions in the states of Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/jharkhand-police-arrests-top-maoist-leader/

DIMAPUR, Feb 16 NNN: Troops of 31 Assam Rifles recovered one country made pistol with a magazine, 4 live rounds of pistol, one single barrel 12 Bore Gun, 10 live cartridges of 12 Bore Gun and 13 country made bombs from an abandoned house in Yaongyimsen village of Mokokchung district of Nagaland yesterday morning.
According to an Assam Rifles source, NSCN-IM cadre identified as one ‘major’ Nungsangmanen was responsible for the hiding of these arms and ammunition. The Assam Rifles also blamed the NSCN-IM cadre for the Yaongyimsen village violence on Thursday and Friday.
The Assam Rifles source added that Nungsangmanen was arrested on February 12 but granted bail two days latter.
Meanwhile, based on specific information of transaction of counterfeit Indian currency in Dimapur, 29 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQs 6 Sector launched an operation at Purana Bazar area and apprehended Singnay Khim of Noklak village, Tuensang district with fake Indian currency of Rs.8200 which was being carried in a Maruit 800 car.
The individual along with the seized fake currency was handed over to the East Police Station, Dimapur, the Assam Rifles source said.

Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/troops-recover-weapons/