Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From Manipur Government On State's Situation By 7 July

On Monday (3 July), the Supreme Court requested the Manipur government to provide a status report on the situation in the state by Friday (7 July).

A bench led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud heard petitions regarding the Manipur violence. These included a plea challenging an order by the Manipur High Court on the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list and a plea by the Manipur Tribal Forum seeking protection for Kukis.

The bench instructed that the state's report should contain details such as "rehabilitation camps, law and order, recovery of arms etc."

In court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre and the Manipur government, stated, "The situation is improving, though slowly."

He informed the court that civil police, Indian reserve battalions, and 114 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been deployed in the areas of violence in Manipur.

The status report will be ready by Friday, as stated by Mehta.

He added that the Kukis are defending, not attacking, and that the Meitis are crossing the lines. The army has stated that they are not being allowed to do their job, he added.