Counsel for petitionder, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, told the bench that pending pleas raising the issue concerning Manipur violence are listed for hearing on Friday. He requested that his plea be also listed for a hearing on Friday along with the connected matter.

“Why one more (plea) is required for this purpose?” the bench said, adding, that the top court is already seized of the pleas on the issue.

“Everybody around the country wants to have a say in that,” it observed, adding, “Mention tomorrow before the chief (CJI).” In his plea, Tiwari claimed that it has been filed against the violation of the rule of law and oppressive brutality, chaos and anarchy being perpetrated in Manipur.

“Recently a video of Manipur got viral showing two ladies who were under capture of mob and were paraded in a disgraceful manner by disrobing them and were subjected to the sexual harassment. This entire incident shocked the nation,” the plea said.

“This matter pertaining to the violence, assault, sexual harassment, rape and riots have been prevailing over months in Manipur yet there has been no action from the Respondent No 1 (Union of India) or Respondent No 2 (Manipur government) in this regard,” it alleged.

Tiwari has also sought the court’s direction for a CBI probe into the violence in Manipur.

Taking cognisance of the video, a bench headed by the CJI directed the Centre and Manipur government to take immediate remedial, rehabilitative and preventive steps and apprise it of the action taken.