Mail News Service
New Delhi, Nov 23 : The Supreme Court is disturbed by the attitude and orientation of the affidavit filed by the Government of Manipur on case of extrajudicial executions. Today 23 November 2012, the matter was listed as item number 7 in court number 4 of the Supreme Court of India.
The two member bench asked the counsel of Manipur government “How can a State Government files an affidavit stating that they are killing “us” and so we are killing “them”. Are we in a state of war?” Are you trying to make the National Human Rights Commission an alibi to all the killing?
The Court took the matter seriously and asked the Additional Solicitor General of India to be present in the Court.
The matter was passed over and in the presence of the Additional Solicitor General the court ordered the Central Government and the National Human Rights Commission to file their affidavit by 2 December and fixed 4 December as date of the next hearing said a source.
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/sc-wants-to-know-if-there-is-a-war-going-in-manipur/
