Hand over Manorama report: HC
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Guwahati, June 23 The Gauhati High Court today directed the Manipur government to hand over the report of Justice (retd) C Upendra Singh Commission on custodial death of Th Manorama Devi to the Union home ministry without delay. Mr Justice D Biswas, of the High Court, also directed the Union home secretary to examine the report and take appropriate action against 17th Assam Rifles personnel, if any of them were indicted in the report, without loss of time.
The Union home ministry shall also take an immediate decision about publication of the report in keeping with the citizens right to information. The people of Manipur seek justice and it should be done quickly to restore their confidence
in the Constitution and the law, the judge said.
Although in its order, the government of Manipur did not mention the Assam Rifles, the central security force personnel were to be interrogated by the inquiry commission since the death in question had occurred in its custody.
Col Jagmohan Singh and JCO Digambar Dutta of the 17th Assam Rifles filed two separate petitions in the court questioning the authority of the Manipur government, under the provisions of Commission of Enquiry Act, to institute probe against Central forces operating under the Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958.
In the verdict today, the High Court stated that the report of the inquiry commission be treated as that of a fact-finding body appointed by the state government of Manipur and termed it a valuable document
available for consideration and initiation of appropriate action against those found guilty.
Since the state government is not the appropriate authority, the High Court desired that the inquiry commission report by Justice C Upendra Singh be handed over to the Central government which has absolute control over the armed forces deployed in the state.
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