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Manipur High Court orders the removal of a paragraph advocating for Meitei inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe list due to conflict with Supreme Court precedent. Justice Gaiphulshillu s ruling emphasizes adherence to government procedure. Supreme Court denounces the directive as "obnoxious" amid legal challenges. Amidst ongoing legal proceedings, the region grapples with ethnic unrest over demographic complexities.
The contentious paragraph from last year's verdict, instructing the state to expedite consideration of Meitei community inclusion, was deemed for deletion
Manipur news: The court said that the paragraph which is believed to have sparked ethnic violence in the northeastern state of Manipur was contradictory to the Supreme Court's constitution bench stance. Follow News18.com for more inputs