HC directs Govt advocate on PIL for Road Closure

Imphal, Jan 17 : A division bench of Gauhati High Court, Imphal has directed the Government Advocate to take necessary instruction from the State Government in connection with a PIL filed against the imposition of curfew like situation along Governor Road every day from 4 pm till early morning of the next day since January 8, informed a release issued by the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) .

The division Bench comprising of Justice T Nandakumar Singh and Justice Mutum Binoykumar Singh has directed to list the matter after two weeks at motion stage for further consideration.

The same direction was issued today after hearing a PIL filed jointly by Narengbam Inaocha, Beishamayum Rohinikumar and Saikhom Jugol on Jan 14 at the initiative of HRLN.

The petitioners challenged the ban on parking vehicles and the curfew like situation along the Governor Road contending that the prohibition is without authority of law besides causing a great hardships to people.

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