Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking recusal of judges in Manipur fake encounter cases

A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit said that there was no reason for these policemen to doubt the SIT and the probe conducted by it in the Manipur fake encounter cases .

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by some Manipur police personnel seeking recusal of the judges of the bench in Manipur fake encounter cases in which the CBI special investigation team (SIT) is carrying out a probe.

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by some Manipur police personnel seeking recusal of the judges of the bench in Manipur fake encounter cases in which the CBI special investigation team (SIT) is carrying out a probe. (HT File PHOTO)

A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit said that there was no reason for these policemen to doubt the SIT and the probe conducted by it in these cases.

The bench also said that the institutional integrity of the judiciary and the CBI must be maintained.

The apex court’s order came on a plea filed by some Manipur Police personnel who had sought recusal of judges of the bench, claiming they had earlier termed some accused, who were charge sheeted by the SIT in the encounter cases, as “murderers”.