Overview

• The Supreme Court initially directed CFSL in February to submit sealed-cover findings and in May rejected its analysis as unsatisfactory, ordering fresh testing.
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the bench that the updated forensic report remains pending at the laboratory.
• The court granted CFSL until August 18 to file its fresh analysis or face further judicial action.
• Petitioners led by the Kuki Organization for Human Rights Trust are seeking a court-monitored SIT to ensure an independent probe of the leaked audio clips.
• At least 260 people have died and more than 59,000 have been displaced in Meitei-Kuki clashes since May 2023, prompting President’s Rule after N Biren Singh’s resignation.