High Court for Manipur!
Dr Meinya demands separate High Court:
New Delhi, Dec 6: Participating in the discussion on "Need for harmonious functioning of three organs of the state" in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Dr. Thokchom Meinya, MP from the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency stated that the basic structure of the Indian Constitution was the separation of power among legislature, judiciary and executive.
He said, "There appears, at times, some so-called conflicts rather apparent conflicts in the working and functioning of these three vital organs of the state. The one and only way to avoid and to have these conflicts or aberrations resolved is to practice self restraint and self respect and to practice true professional ethics".
He also added that none of these organs should try to give directional instructions to the other organs and vice-versa. This would definitely go a long way towards harmonizing the smooth functioning of these organs of the state.
Dr. Meinya referred to Article 214 of the Constitution of India, which provided that there should be a High Court for each state.
He said, "The President of India appoints the Chief Justice and other judges. Perhaps, there should not be any difficulty whatsoever in the respective working of these three organs. One has to always note that the Constitution is Supreme. All the powers of the state are derived from it. So long as we preserve this sanctity of our Constitution, nothing to worry about."
Dr. Meinya drew the attention of the Union Law Minister that the constitutional obligation of having a High Court for every state of the Indian Union was yet to be fulfilled.
He stated that Manipur was yet to have a separate High Court of its own and court cases relating to Manipur were still conducted under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati High Court.
The parliamentarian strongly demanded setting up of a separate High Court for Manipur. If the number of cases was a criterion for it, the number of pending cases for the state was exceeding large, he added.
Source: Manipur Information Centre (Posted on www. Kanglaonline.com)
New Delhi, Dec 6: Participating in the discussion on "Need for harmonious functioning of three organs of the state" in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Dr. Thokchom Meinya, MP from the Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency stated that the basic structure of the Indian Constitution was the separation of power among legislature, judiciary and executive.
He said, "There appears, at times, some so-called conflicts rather apparent conflicts in the working and functioning of these three vital organs of the state. The one and only way to avoid and to have these conflicts or aberrations resolved is to practice self restraint and self respect and to practice true professional ethics".
He also added that none of these organs should try to give directional instructions to the other organs and vice-versa. This would definitely go a long way towards harmonizing the smooth functioning of these organs of the state.
Dr. Meinya referred to Article 214 of the Constitution of India, which provided that there should be a High Court for each state.
He said, "The President of India appoints the Chief Justice and other judges. Perhaps, there should not be any difficulty whatsoever in the respective working of these three organs. One has to always note that the Constitution is Supreme. All the powers of the state are derived from it. So long as we preserve this sanctity of our Constitution, nothing to worry about."
Dr. Meinya drew the attention of the Union Law Minister that the constitutional obligation of having a High Court for every state of the Indian Union was yet to be fulfilled.
He stated that Manipur was yet to have a separate High Court of its own and court cases relating to Manipur were still conducted under the jurisdiction of the Guwahati High Court.
The parliamentarian strongly demanded setting up of a separate High Court for Manipur. If the number of cases was a criterion for it, the number of pending cases for the state was exceeding large, he added.
Source: Manipur Information Centre (Posted on www. Kanglaonline.com)