PIL against ADC members for attending office in Imphal

IMPHAL, February 15: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition has been filed with an Imphal bench of Gauhati High Court against the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of Autonomous District Council (ADC) of hill districts i.e. Senapati, Tamenglong, Churachandpur, Ukhrul and Chandel who have been stationed by opening their offices at Imphal instead of working or/and staying at their district head quarters.

According to information received by IFP, the PIL petition was filed by a petitioner named Vareiyo Shatsang.

With the court admitting PIL petition, the first hearing concerning the petition was held yesterday. The hearing of the case began at the division bench of Justice T Vaiphei and Justice T Nandakumar Singh.

It may be mentioned that ADC elections of hill districts were held in 2010. The PIL petition was filed with the court complaining that people in the hills have faced lots of inconveniences since offices were opened and the officials were stationed at Imphal after the election.