NEW DELHI: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that its verdict in the alleged extra-judicial killings case in Manipur has “negated” the protection available to the armed forces under the AFSPA during anti-militancy operations.
In a curative petition seeking recall of the verdict of July 8 last year as well as the order dismissing the review plea, the Government said that the action taken by the army during such operations “cannot be put to judicial scrutiny”.
Officers and men in the armed forces, engaged in counter- insurgency operations, are required to be given requisite measures of protection, it said.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Centre, mentioned the issue before a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar and said it was a “very, very important matter” having far-reaching consequences as the armed forces were engaged in such operations regularly in areas in the north-east as well as in Jammu and Kashmir. (AGENCIES)
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