‘Breakdown of constitutional machinery in Manipur’: SC summons DGP
Chief Justice Chandrachud asked, “Have the policemen (who handed over the victims to the mob as per their statements) been interrogated? What is the DGP of the state doing?”
Chief Justice Chandrachud asked, “Have the policemen (who handed over the victims to the mob as per their statements) been interrogated? What is the DGP of the state doing?”
CJI Chandrachud said the issue, whether the powers under Article 239AA (7)(a) of the constitution could be invoked to make the law of the present nature, was not considered by the earlier two constitution benches in 2018 and 2023.
The apex court said both the lieutenant governor and the chief minister are constitutional functionaries and have to rise above political bickering.
The top court asked the warring Meitei and Kuki groups to maintain equilibrium, not to make hate speeches and precipitate situations.
The Calcutta High Court had allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to probe the multicrore recruitment scam.
An indication of this was available, when Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday said that they are going to deliver two constitution bench judgments.
The apex court said that the case will be listed for hearing on May 15. Earlier, it had declined to interfere with the release of the controversial film and had asked the high court to decide the pleas at the first instance.
The top court observed that more people living in urban areas are coming out of the closet as regards their sexual identity.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Government in the state has scrapped 4 per cent reservation given to Muslims OBCs and divided it between the Vokkaligas and Lingayats.
The Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud’s stern warning came in response to the lawyer’s bid to mention a matter to get an early date of hearing.
