Fresh review petition in Manipur High Court seeks recall of order recommending ST status for Meiteis
The Hindu
After one such protest in Churachandpur on May 3, violence broke out, which quickly spread to rest of the State.
Even as the single-judge Bench of the Manipur High Court is set to hear a review petition filed by the Meitei Tribes Union (MTU) to modify its March 27 order that recommended Scheduled Tribe status for the community, a second review petition has been filed by a tribal body seeking recall of the order.
The second petition was filed by the Tribal Youth Volunteers’ Organization (TYVO), which is based out of Tamenglong district (dominated by Naga tribes) of the State.
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The second petition argues that the MTU plea should not have been admitted because an appeal against the order is already under the consideration of the court.
On March 27, Acting Chief Justice M.V. Muralidharan passed an order directing the State government in Manipur to recommend the inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list. The order, once made public on April 19, led to widespread protests across the State by both Naga and Kuki-Zomi tribes. After one such protest in Churachandpur on May 3, violence broke out, which quickly spread to rest of the State, taking the shape of the ethnic conflict, which is still continuing.
Within days of the outbreak of violence, tribal bodies led by the All Manipur Tribal Union had filed an appeal against the March 27 order. Hearings have already begun on the appeal, with the Union government submitting that it would not be opposing the appeal. The MTU had objected to the appeal, so had the Manipur government.
However, in the second week of June, as arguments were about to begin on the appeal listed before a Division Bench , the MTU filed a petition, seeking modification of a part of the March 27 order, along with a justification for the delay. Subsequently, the Division Bench said it would wait for the review to be heard before proceeding with the appeal.
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