Mon killings: Supreme Court issues notice to Defence Ministry in Nagaland plea to prosecute 30 Army personnel

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra on Monday sought the response of the Central government through its Defence Ministry within six weeks.

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16 Jul 2024, 5:12 am

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The State of Nagaland has moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Union government has arbitrarily refused to give sanction to criminally proceed against army personnel implicated in killing civilians in 2021 [State of Nagaland vs Ministry of Defence and anr].

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Supreme Court of India

Army Act

Nagaland

Armed Forces Special Powers Act

2021 Nagaland Killings