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News: The Supreme Court extended the tenure of the all-women Gita Mittal Committee monitoring rehabilitation work in violence-affected Manipur by six months.
About Gita Mittal Committee
- The Gita Mittal Committee is an all-women committee of three former High Court judges formed to support rehabilitation in Manipur.
- Appointed by: The committee was appointed by the Supreme Court in August 2023.
- Role: The committee was formed to provide a “healing touch” by supervising and monitoring relief, rehabilitation, and restoration work in violence-affected Manipur.
- It does not conduct criminal investigations, as investigation-related responsibilities are handled separately by the CBI, SITs, and police officers under Supreme Court monitoring.
- The committee consists of three retired High Court judges:
- Justice Gita Mittal (Chairperson): Former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court.
- Justice Shalini Phansalkar Joshi: Retired judge of the Bombay High Court.
- Justice Asha Menon: Retired judge of the Delhi High Court.
- Its key responsibilities include
- Relief and Rehabilitation: Monitoring the conditions of relief camps and ensuring the supply of essential items.
- Documentation: Overseeing the reconstruction of identity documents (like Aadhaar cards) lost by displaced persons.
- Compensation: Ensuring the disbursement of compensation to victims of sexual assault and violence.
- Restoration: Monitoring the restoration of homes and religious places of worship damaged during the conflict.
