The Manipur High Court has allowed the tribal bodies in the State to appeal against the controversial March 27 order which had directed the State government to send a recommendation on Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for Meiteis.
A Division Bench comprising Justices Ahanthem Bimol Singh and A. Guneshwar Sharma, in its October 19 order, allowed the tribal bodies to appeal against the order, noting the nature of the grievances raised by them and the arguments advanced by various parties. This order has now paved the way for the tribal bodies’ appeal to be taken up for hearing.
A single judge Bench of erstwhile Acting Chief Justice M.V. Muralidharan had passed the controversial order on a petition filed by members of the Meitei Tribes Union, seeking that the State government be directed to act on their pleas for inclusion in the ST list.
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