Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Justice Siddharth Mridul As Chief Justice of Manipur High Court

The Supreme Court collegium comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Sanjiv Khanna has proposed the appointment of Delhi High Court judge, Justice Justice Siddharth Mridul, as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court."Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Mr Justice Siddharth Mridul is fit and...

Manipur High Court Asks Union Govt To Explain Steps Taken Against NH-2 Blockade

The Manipur High Court has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to file an affidavit explaining the steps that have been taken by them against the blockade imposed on the National Highway-2 (NH-2). The bench of Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma passed the order in a PIL pertaining to the blockade of the highway...

After High Court Nudge, Manipur Govt Forms Expert Panel To Explore Limited Internet Restoration By Blocking VPNs And Social Media

Following Manipur High Court's direction for limited internet service to public for urgent and essential services, the State government has constituted a 12-member expert committee to assess the feasibility of blocking VPN servers as a means to safely restore internet connectivity while maintaining restrictions on social media platforms.Internet ban has been continuing in the State since May...

Manipur High Court Directs State To Provide Limited Internet Service At Designated Places

The Manipur High Court has directed the State authorities to provide limited internet service to the public in some designated places under the control of the State authorities.An order to this effect was issued by Justices Ahanthem Bimol Singh & A. Guneshwar Sharma while hearing a bunch of Public Interest Litigations seeking restoration of internet services in the State. Internet ban...

Manipur High Court Switches To Hybrid Functioning

The Manipur High Court has recently switched to a hybrid mode of sitting, allowing litigants and advocates to participate in court proceedings both physically and through video conferencing. This move aims to streamline the legal process, promote convenience, and ensure efficient delivery of justice in these challenging times.Under the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for hybrid...

UAPA Accused On Bail Since 10 Yrs Detained On Every Independence & Republic Day, Manipur High Court Directs Police To First Issue 41A CrPC Notice

The Manipur High Court has restrained the police from routinely picking up a man, accused in a 10-year-old case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA), from his residence on every Independence and Republic Day and to make him pose for photographs in full public view.Considering the aforesaid actions of the police as violation of right to life and privacy of...

Manipur High Court Directs State To Decongest Traffic Near Old Secretariat, Complete Construction Of New Secretariat Building In 3 Months

The Manipur High Court on Thursday directed the state government to decongest the traffic on national highway in front of the Old Manipur Secretariat by making arrangements for proper parking of vehicles on both sides.The direction came to be passed by a bench comprising Acting Chief Justice M.V. Muralidharan and Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma while hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed...

North East High Courts Weekly Roundup [February 20 - February 26, 2023]

Weekly round up of LiveLaw's coverage from High Courts of Gauhati, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tripura:Gauhati High CourtNominal Index:Jagat Chetri v. The Union of India & 5 Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Gau) 29Deep Jyoti Nath Vs State Of Assam 2023 LiveLaw (Gau) 30Babul Ahmed v. The Union of India & 5 Ors 2023 LiveLaw (Gau) 31Babul Ahmed v. The Union of India & 5 Ors 2023 LiveLaw...

Manipur High Court Grant Bail To Man Accused Of Murdering Two Women, Unborn Child; Says Prolonged Detention Of Under-Trials Violation Of Article 21

The Manipur High Court has granted bail to a person alleged to have committed murder of two women and an unborn child in 2017."A humane attitude is required to be adopted by a Judge while dealing with the bail application. Even if the offence is a serious offence, requires a humane treatment by the Court, humane treatment to all including an accused is requirement of law," Acting Chief...

Detaining Authority Can't Subject A Person Already In Custody To Preventive Detention Without Forming Opinion On Likelihood Of Bail: Manipur HC

The Manipur High Court has said that the detaining authority has to look into whether or not a bail application has been moved by the detenue, who is already in custody, before exercising power under preventive detention laws. The detenue, who was already in judicial custody in other two cases, was detained by the District Magistrate, Thoubal under Section 3(2) of the...

Mere Holding Of In-Charge Post For Certain Years Does Not Create Any Equity In Favour Of The Person Holding It: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court has held that mere long continuance of the in-charge post could not create any equity in favour on the person holding the in-charge post. It was the case of the petitioner that he is serving as principal in-charge at LMS Law College, Imphal for more than 10 years. MPSC issued an advertisement on 27.10.2018 calling for applications for the post of Principal...

Central Govt Employees Posted To Difficult Regions Like North East Not Expected To Take Families Along, Entitled To Additional HRA: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court recently observed that the drawing of additional HRA by a Central Government employee is permissible if the employee keeps their family in the previous station on their own or rented house after vacating the Government quarters due to transfer to the North East region.The bench comprising Justice M.V. Muralidaran clarified that only rider would be that such family...