IMPHAL, June 8: The final hearing of the counter case against the Manipur Legislative Assembly`™s Speaker impersonation case, filed by the speaker Th Lokeshwar Singh himself has been fixed on June 17, by the Court of District and Sessions Judge Manipur East at the complex of Uripok Cheirap Court.
The criminal revision case number 4 of 2015 was filed by the Speaker against Namoijam Singhajit Singh who contested in the 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly Election as a NCP candidate from the Khundrakpam Constituency in 2012.
Namoijam Singhajit now the respondent of the case had earlier filed a petition (Criminal (C) case no. 35 of 2015) against the Speaker before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Imphal East.
He had charged that the Speaker`™s name appear as `Oinam Lokeshwar Singh`™ not as Thokchom Lokeshwar in his MA (History) passed documents. But in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of India for contesting in the State Assembly election in 2012, the Speaker used the title `Thokchom`™.
During the hearing of the case today, the court told counsels of the respondent that Election Commission of India accepts affidavit submitted by the Speaker and asked under which provision it should be challenged.
Directing the counsels to prepare relevant documents and affidavit in this regard, the court fixed the final hearing of the case on June 17.
It may be mentioned that Speaker Th Lokeshwar was summoned by CJM Imphal East on April 16, 2015 however prior to his appearance on April 15 he filed a counter case with the District and Session judge Manipur East.
The District and Session Judge in its ruling on April 15 while fixing the hearing the criminal revision case number 4 of 2015, on June 6 stayed the earlier case with the CJM Imphal East.