At a time when there is a growing demand to revoke the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, from several States, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is finding itself in the soup after the Meghalaya High Court asked the Centre to consider enforcing AFSPA in the militancy-hit Garo Hills region in the State.
The order, issued in a bid to check the threat posed by militants, also said, “The Chief Justice and judges of the High Court are also getting veiled threats that they would have to face the consequence after their retirement.” The court said, “Even the police and civil administration stealthily fulfil the illegal demands of the insurgents.”
A full Bench of the High Court, comprising Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh, Justice T.N.K. Singh and Justice S.R. Sen issued the order on Monday following a hearing related to the pending case of militants calling bandhs in the State. “We have no option but to direct the Central government to consider the use of AFSPA, 1958, in the Garo Hills area and deployment of armed and para-military forces to control the situation in the aid of civil and police authorities, till life becomes normal and the incidents of rampant k
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