"We've Enormous Power, But...": Supreme Court Draws Line On Manipur Pleas
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More than 150 people have been killed and many more injured in ethnic violence in Manipur since clashes broke out between Kukis and Meitis early in May.
The Supreme Court cannot run law and order and it is the elected government's job to do so, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said today while hearing a bunch of pleas on the Manipur situation.
The two-judge bench, also comprising Justice PS Narasimha, was responding to Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves. The senior lawyer represents the Kuki community and has been demanding the Supreme Court's intervention to bring the situation in the northeastern state under control.
More than 150 people have been killed and many more injured in ethnic violence in Manipur since clashes broke out between Kukis and Meitis early in May.
