NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday mentioned that it's going to hear on September 4, a plea by way of over 300 Army body of workers difficult registration of FIRs in opposition to them for operations in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir the place the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in pressure.
The petition got here up for hearing before a bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta and the court mentioned the matter must be heard by way of the bench which had handed an order on this regard final yr.
"It has to go before the same bench," justice Lokur mentioned.
Justice Lokur mentioned that he, along side justice U U Lalit, had handed the order final yr and the matter has to move before the same bench.
The court had on July 14 final yr constituted the SIT and ordered lodging of FIRs and probe into as many as 1,528 instances of alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur.
Meanwhile, the bench mentioned that two separate petitions related to Manipur pretend come upon instances will likely be heard on September 4.
The main petition mentioned Army body of workers were being "persecuted" and proceeded in opposition to for appearing tasks in such disturbed spaces.
The filing of the plea by way of serving Army officers assumed importance as the CBI's SIT has just lately filed price sheets in two separate come upon instances in Manipur in opposition to militia in which murder charges were slapped.
The SIT was once constituted by way of the apex court while hearing a question related to alleged pretend encounters by way of the Army, the Assam Rifles and the state police in Manipur.
The petition got here up for hearing before a bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta and the court mentioned the matter must be heard by way of the bench which had handed an order on this regard final yr.
"It has to go before the same bench," justice Lokur mentioned.
Justice Lokur mentioned that he, along side justice U U Lalit, had handed the order final yr and the matter has to move before the same bench.
The court had on July 14 final yr constituted the SIT and ordered lodging of FIRs and probe into as many as 1,528 instances of alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur.
Meanwhile, the bench mentioned that two separate petitions related to Manipur pretend come upon instances will likely be heard on September 4.
The main petition mentioned Army body of workers were being "persecuted" and proceeded in opposition to for appearing tasks in such disturbed spaces.
The filing of the plea by way of serving Army officers assumed importance as the CBI's SIT has just lately filed price sheets in two separate come upon instances in Manipur in opposition to militia in which murder charges were slapped.
The SIT was once constituted by way of the apex court while hearing a question related to alleged pretend encounters by way of the Army, the Assam Rifles and the state police in Manipur.
SC to hear plea of Army men challenging prosecution in AFSPA areas
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