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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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