Manipur: Supreme Court formed a committee of three former women judges for Manipur, who will submit report regarding relief-rehabilitation

The Supreme Court has constituted a committee of three women High Court judges to monitor the relief, rehabilitation, and compensation of the victims of violence in Manipur. This committee will assess the conditions there and submit the report directly to the Supreme Court. The apex court will also monitor the overall situation.

A bench comprising CJI Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Mishra said, the apex court endeavors to restore the sense of faith in the rule of law in the state. The news of the border state plunging into chaos, of more and more casualties and arson and mayhem, is appalling. The bench termed the video of women being paraded without clothe as extremely disturbing. During the hearing, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi and DPP Rajeev Singh presented details of the FIRs filed in the state following the Supreme Court's direction.

will be members

Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal will head this committee. At the same time, retired Justice Shalini P Joshi of Bombay High Court and former Justice Asha Menon of Delhi High Court will be other members.

The former DGP will supervise the CBI investigation

The apex court has entrusted former Maharashtra DGP Dattatreya Padsalgikar with the responsibility of monitoring the CBI probe into the criminal cases in the Manipur violence. At least five officers above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police will be added to the CBI on deputation from different states to ensure a sense of confidence, the bench said. The bench said, 11 FIRs will be transferred to CBI. 42 SIT will look into those cases which will not be transferred to CBI. The SIT will be supervised by six DIG rank officers from outside Manipur.

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