The Supreme Court in the case Dinganglung Gangmei v. Mutum Churamani Meetei And Ors observed and has stressed in the matter which pertains to the Manipur Violence upon the limitation and has underlined that the court could not take over the responsibility of maintaining law and order as the same fells under the jurisdiction of the government elected.
Further, it has been questioned by the said court that the proceeding before it should not be used as a platform to escalate the violence and asked the lawyers to exercise restraint in making the allegations against different ethnic groups, thus, the court while taking on record upon the latest status report filed by the State of Manipur.
The bench comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha in the case observed and has asked the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha the concrete suggestions and to de-escalate the situation.
Therefore, the bench comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha was considering two petitions – one, a petition was moved by the Manipur Tribal Forum Delhi seeking the protection of the Kuki tribe by the Indian Army and second petition was moved by Chairman of the Hill Areas Committee, HAC of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Dinganglung Gangmei, wherein it challenged the direction of the Manipur High Court to consider the inclusion of Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list.
The court in the case also noted that the issue related to ST status for Meitei triggered the riots in the state.
The Supreme Court in the case observed and seek for an updated status report from the State of Manipur with regards to the present position of the violent clashes between communities which erupted in the State in the last week of May this year.
It has also been urged by SG Mehta to Dr Gonsalves to refrain from giving interviews and expressed concern about his behaviour in discussing the case publicly.
The bench while hearing the application moved by Manipur High Court Advocates Association, which suggested that the blockade of 10 kilometres in National Highway 2 be lifted. Therefore, the SG in the case was asked by the bench to look into this suggestion.
Accordingly, the court listed the plea for further consideration on July 10, 2023.
