New Delhi, March 21 -- Justice N Kotiswar Singh, the only Meitei judge in the Supreme Court, may not travel to Kuki-inhabited areas in Manipur during a visit by a delegation of Supreme Court judges on March 22 to assess the condition of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and strengthen legal and humanitarian aid efforts. A revised schedule received by the Manipur State Legal Services Authority (MASLSA) on Wednesday evening did not have justice Singh's name in the list of judges visiting relief camps in Churachandpur, a Kuki-majority district that was the epicentre of ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities in May 2023.
According to people aware of the matter, the decision came after the Churachandpur District Bar Associati...