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‘Overcrowded, underfed’: Manipur planned to shut relief camps in Dec, but many still ‘trapped’

Thirty-nine-year-old Tingkim says she is down to her last Rs 200. What worries her most is the embarrassment of being unable to contribute to buying Christmas gifts for the children in her relief camp in Manipur.

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Manipur High Court allows tribal bodies to appeal against order on ST status for Meiteis

Manipur HC allows tribal bodies to appeal against order granting ST status to Meiteis; order paves way for hearing of appeal, review petition pending.

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Justice Siddharth Mridul appointed Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

In July this year, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Mridul. However, it was pending with the Centre for over three months. Last week, the Centre had informed that Justice Mridul’s appointment was cleared and would be notified shortly.

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Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui becomes first tribal woman judge of Manipur High Court

Judicial Officer Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui has become the first tribal woman to be appointed as a judge in the Manipur High Court.

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Manipur HC reserves order on tribal body’s right to appeal controversial ST status judgment

The Manipur High Court has reserved its order on the All Manipur Tribal Union’s (AMTU) application.

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Manipur HC denies bail to ex-BJP MLA, two accused from Kuki community citing their own safety

Former BJP MLA denied bail in Manipur ethnic violence case; HC cites potential to incite fresh violence & lack of medical proof of illness.

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Editors Guild of India has right to free speech, says CJI

CJI Chandrachud said Editors Guild of India has right to free speech; FIRs against members lack basis; no offence made out under IPC; counter-views published on same web page; Manipur HC entertained PIL against EGI; interim protection from coercive action continues; Manipur government worries over narrative building. CJI questions if…

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Quash report by Editors’ Guild: Meitei body to Manipur High Court

The report was published by the EGI on September 2 after it sent a team to look into a complaint from the Indian Army about misinformation being spread in the State.

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Editors Guild of India tells Supreme Court that Army ‘invited’ it to Manipur

The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday told the Supreme Court that its team had visited Manipur on the Army’s invitation to make an “objective assessment” of the “unethical and ex parte reporting” by the vernacular media. The Chief Justice was puzzled why the Army wanted the EGI to…

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Manipur violence | Magistrates appointed to record statements in CBI cases

The Manipur High Court has now appointed 13 magistrates to record the statements of witness in the 27-odd cases related to the ethnic conflict with the CBI

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AILU condemns attacks on advocates in Manipur

All India Lawyers’ Union (AILU) national vice-president Sunkara Rajendra Prasad and joint secretary Narra Srinivasa Rao have condemned the attacks and intimidation of the advocates who are appearing for Kuki professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing, who is facing a criminal trial for allegedly making objectionable comments on the Meitei community,…

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Four Imphal-based lawyers withdraw from Kuki Professor’s case after Meitei threat

Lawyers in Imphal withdraw from case of Hyderabad Univ. Prof. Kham Khan Suan Hausing after threats from Meitei community. SC had issued interim order protecting him. Advocates faced threats & vandalism, so withdrew. Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum condemns incident, citing intolerance & radicalisation.

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Manipur High Court notice to Centre, State, Assam Rifles over contempt plea

The International Meeteis Forum (IMF) had filed a contempt petition before the Manipur High Court alleging that a mob of “Kuki men and women” coming from Churachandpur had vandalised and razed government structures inside the complex where they intended to bury 35 of their dead

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SC refuses to interfere with Manipur HC order on restoration of internet

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of the Manipur High Court which ordered limited restoration of the internet in the State. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Pleas for restoring Internet to be heard in chambers: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court on July 6 directed that it will hear a batch of petitions seeking the restoration of internet access in Manipur in chambers, just hours after the Supreme Court refrained from intervening in a separate plea challenging the internet restrictions in the State.Manipur

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Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Manipur Internet ban case

Delhi High Court judge Justice Siddharth Mridul was proposed by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 5 for appointment as Manipur Chief Justice. Read more on The Hindu

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Manipur HC panel to check if internet can be restored by blocking VPNs, social media

The Manipur High Court has constituted a 12-member expert committee to look into the possibility of blocking VPN servers so that the State’s internet access can be restored safely while still maintaining restrictions on social media websites.

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ST status for Meiteis | Tribal body not aggrieved party, has no locus standi to appeal, says Manipur government

The All Manipur Tribal Union is not an aggrieved party and thus has no locus standi to file an appeal against the March 27 order of the Manipur High Court that directed the State Government to recommend the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes list, the Manipur…

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Manipur High Court seeks options to block VPN servers to safely restore Internet

The Manipur High Court is now pressing to find ways to restore broadband Internet across the State (with a block on social media websites) even as the Manipur government has said this is difficult because Virtual Private Network (VPN) services can still be used to access blocked sites.

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Hard to restore internet while blocking social media sites, Manipur tells HC

The Manipur High Court has directed the State government to provide limited internet services in some designated places, noting that internet is necessary for people to carry out urgent and essential work

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ST status for Meiteis: HC notice to Centre, State on review petition filed by Meitei body

The Manipur High Court on June 19 admitted a review petition seeking to modify its contentious March 27 order, which had directed the State government to recommend the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list. The court issued notices on the petition to the Union government…

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Manipur HC adjourns case on ST status for Meiteis; review plea listed for June 19

The Manipur High Court on June 16 adjourned the hearing in the case related to demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status by the dominant Meitei community in the State, saying a review petition on the matter filed by the Meitei parties had already been listed for June 19.

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Manipur govt. yet to take a position in court case on inclusion of Meiteis in ST list

The MTU was the organisation that first approached the Manipur High Court, seeking a direction for their recommendation for inclusion on the ST list

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Centre fiercely neutral in Manipur, says Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

According to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the “unexpected” order of the Manipur High Court on April 20, 2023 to consider the request for Meitei community’s inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list within four months derailed a plan for a comprehensive dialogue that the State was planning.

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Registrar-General of India office says it cannot reveal stance on Meiteis

The State has seen deadly clashes between the two communities since May 3.

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