Imphal, May 23 -- The Indian government has constituted a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Manipur's Churachandpur district for the speedy trial of cases related to ethnic violence.
Union Home Ministry, in consultation with the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, designated a sessions court in Churachandpur district as a Special NIA court for the trial of cases investigated by the NIA.
The decision follows the recent swearing-in of Justice Kempaiah Somashekar as the Ninth Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur on Thursday.
The notification said that the jurisdiction of the special court will extend throughout Manipur.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the National Investigation Agency Ac 00...
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