A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, while considering the issue of restoration of places of worship, said the state government shall furnish within two weeks to the panel a comprehensive list after identifying religious structures damaged during the strife
The Supreme Court has directed the Manipur government to inform a committee of the steps taken to secure public worship in the state, where ethnic clashes have claimed over 170 lives since May. The committee will provide a comprehensive list of damaged religious structures within two weeks. The court also allowed the committee to prepare a proposal for restoration of damaged or destroyed places of worship.
SC also directed the Manipur government to bring out a proposal or response regarding the rehabilitation of those whose homes were destroyed in the violence. | Latest News India
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The Supreme Court has issued directions for ensuring burial or cremation of bodies lying in mortuaries in Manipur, where ethnic clashes had claimed several lives in May. The bench, also comprising justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said the report indicated that 169 of the 175 bodies have been identified while six have not been identified.