Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 28 2009:
Members of the Court Bar Association and All Manipur Bar Association have started protesting against the suspension of construction works of the High Court Complex at Chingmeirong as a component of the Capitol Project due to the interference given by many underground outfits from today.
As apart of the protest, today they staged sit in protest in front of the Guwahati High Court, Imphal Bench near North AOC.
According to the spokespersons of the two agitating bodies announced that the protest has launched from today.
Talking on the importance of the high court in the state, they said, in the violent riddled state of Manipur, around 10,000 cases are still pending at the high court.
Mention may be made that the construction works of the high court complex at Chingmeirong has been remaining suspended from the early part of this month following threats meted out by underground groups and attack on the house of the engineer of the PWD handling the construction works.