Insurgency in Northeast India — Legal Precedents

Legal Precedents

Naga People's Movement of Human Rights v. Union of India

1998

This landmark Supreme Court judgment upheld the constitutional validity of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958, but simultaneously laid down crucial guidelines for…

Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (EEVFAM) v. Union of India

2016

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court directed a thorough investigation into all alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur, even if the AFSPA was in force. The Court…