KCP Dictat on Bishnupur CJM
Lawyers boycott court:
Imphal, May 5: Lawyers in Manipur today abstained from duty, bringing the functioning of all courts to a grinding halt, in protest against militants targeting the judiciary.
The Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) had asked Bishnupur chief judicial magistrate Tara Devi to surrender before it or face dire consequences.
The outfit, in a statement issued on May 2, had accused the CJM of being involved in the killing of one of its members by Assam Rifles troops and asked her to surrender within five days.
Tara Devi, however, denied any connivance with the Assam Rifles as alleged by the outfit.
The High Court Bar Association today held a meeting to review the situation and discuss the threat.The meeting, presided over by its president S. Jayenta Singh, resolved to endorse a decision taken by All Manipur Bar Association on Saturday not to attend court until the threat was withdrawn. The association said it would send the resolution, adopted today, to the chief justice of the high court.
A police officer said the police department has decided to provide personal security guards to Tara Devi, who is on leave now and staying at her Keishampat residence in Imphal. “We are yet to provide security guards for the CJM. We are keeping a close watch on her residence,” he said.
K. Jayenta Singh, the superintendent of police, Bishnupur, said the district police would give the CJM full security when she returned from leave and attended the court in the district headquarters.
Source: The Telegraph
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Imphal, May 5: Lawyers in Manipur today abstained from duty, bringing the functioning of all courts to a grinding halt, in protest against militants targeting the judiciary.
The Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) had asked Bishnupur chief judicial magistrate Tara Devi to surrender before it or face dire consequences.
The outfit, in a statement issued on May 2, had accused the CJM of being involved in the killing of one of its members by Assam Rifles troops and asked her to surrender within five days.
Tara Devi, however, denied any connivance with the Assam Rifles as alleged by the outfit.
The High Court Bar Association today held a meeting to review the situation and discuss the threat.The meeting, presided over by its president S. Jayenta Singh, resolved to endorse a decision taken by All Manipur Bar Association on Saturday not to attend court until the threat was withdrawn. The association said it would send the resolution, adopted today, to the chief justice of the high court.
A police officer said the police department has decided to provide personal security guards to Tara Devi, who is on leave now and staying at her Keishampat residence in Imphal. “We are yet to provide security guards for the CJM. We are keeping a close watch on her residence,” he said.
K. Jayenta Singh, the superintendent of police, Bishnupur, said the district police would give the CJM full security when she returned from leave and attended the court in the district headquarters.
Source: The Telegraph
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