Supreme Court Directs MHA Monitoring Committee to Meet Every Three Months on North East Grievances

The Supreme Court directed the Monitoring Committee constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs to meet at least once every three months to address racial discrimination and related grievances faced by people from the North East.

The Court said the Committee must also take note of newspaper reports and convene urgent meetings when necessary.

It directed the Committee to hold a meeting on March 15 and place a status report before it.

The order was passed in a 2015 writ petition seeking guidelines to ensure safety and protection of persons from the North East residing across the country. 

[Alana Golmei v. UOI]