Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra, C.J.

1. The petitioner is an organisation called "Civil Liberties and Human Rights Organisation" having its office in Thangal Bazar, Imphal. This P.I.L. has been filed for payment of compensation to the victims in relation to an incident which had taken place in 05.1.1997. It is alleged that on 5.1.1997, about 10.45 a.m., CRPF personnel who were armed with sophisticated and heavily loaded fire arms started ransacking entire Keibi Taretkhul village and it's outskirts by resorting to heavy firing for nearly one hour. Search operation was conducted from house to house in order to find a suspect who is said to have fled away after firing one or two shots at the CRPF personnel. In course of such door to door search, the CRPF personnel not only assaulted many of the villagers but also damaged their properties. As a result of such action of CRPF personnel, villagers deserted the village for many days. According to the petitioner, 55 villagers sustained bodily injuries and CRPF personnel destroyed properties of 39 villagers. The list of 55 villagers who received injuries in course of such operation and those 33 villagers whose properties were damaged or confiscated ha

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