On July 20, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud summoned the country's Attorney General and Solicitor General, the two highest-ranking legal representatives, to express the court's "deeply disturbed" reaction to images showing a woman being paraded naked and sexually assaulted in the troubled Manipur state. Speaking on behalf of the court, the Chief Justice gave the Centre and the Manipur government the choice of bringing the criminals to justice or stepping aside to allow the courts to take action.
The court had consistently insisted that it would only get involved in "humanitarian issues" when it came to the violence in Manipur. It had presented itself as a platform to help the state return to peace. The centre and the State were trusted by the court to protect those who were caught up in the violence.
After the court had gathered for the day's proceedings, the Chief Justice made his remarks. R. Venkataramani, the Attorney General, and Tushar Mehta, the Solicitor General, were already waiting in the first row of the courtroom.
The Chief Justice of India presided over a three-judge panel that said to the two law enforcement officials, "We called you because the court is very disturbed by the images that have appeared in the media."
The court said the video shows "gross constitutional violations and infractions of human rights" after taking suo motu notice of it. The court highlighted in its judgment that it is simply unacceptable in a constitutional democracy to use a woman as a weapon of violence in a charged environment.
It was irrelevant since the footage was older and from May, according to Chief Justice Chandrachud. It's important to remember that this is totally unacceptable. The worst possible constitutional and human rights We are expressing our sincere worry. The Chief Justice issued a warning, saying either we would give the government some time to respond or else.
Mr. Venkataramani assured the court that the government would be informed of the court's concerns.Mr. Mehta, who has been defending the Manipur government in a number of different instances involving the violence and has repeatedly assured that things are cooling down, stated that "we share the concern of the court."
Nevertheless, notwithstanding the verbal promises, the Bench made it clear to the centre and the State government that it desired swift action.
We order the central government and the government of Manipur to act right away and to inform the court of their actions. The Supreme Court said that the government must inform the court of the actions it is taking to hold those responsible for the crimes accountable and to make sure that they don't happen again during the conflict in Manipur.On July 28, the court scheduled a hearing in the suo motu matter.
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