<p class="title">The Supreme Court today said that it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the CBI's SIT in the investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The apex court made the remarks after the special investigation team (SIT) apprised it that 42 cases have so far been registered on such killings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit also directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to depute three persons to associate with the SIT to carry out investigation in 17 out of the 42 cases.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are not satisfied by the progress made by the SIT," the bench said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We make it clear that the association of the NHRC is for the time being in respect of these 17 cases," it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bench also expressed its displeasure that the status report filed by the SIT did not appear to have the approval of the CBI's Director.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The top court made it clear that the next status report of the SIT must have the approval of the CBI chief.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court has posted the matter for further hearing on March 12.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The apex court had on January 16 pulled up the CBI's SIT for not registering the required number of FIRs as directed by it earlier.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The apex court is hearing a PIL seeking probe into as many as 1,528 cases of extra-judicial killings in Manipur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court had on July 14 last year constituted the SIT comprising five CBI officers and ordered registration of FIRs and probe into the alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur. </p>
<p class="title">The Supreme Court today said that it was "not satisfied" with the progress made by the CBI's SIT in the investigation into alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The apex court made the remarks after the special investigation team (SIT) apprised it that 42 cases have so far been registered on such killings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit also directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to depute three persons to associate with the SIT to carry out investigation in 17 out of the 42 cases.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We are not satisfied by the progress made by the SIT," the bench said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We make it clear that the association of the NHRC is for the time being in respect of these 17 cases," it added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The bench also expressed its displeasure that the status report filed by the SIT did not appear to have the approval of the CBI's Director.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The top court made it clear that the next status report of the SIT must have the approval of the CBI chief.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court has posted the matter for further hearing on March 12.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The apex court had on January 16 pulled up the CBI's SIT for not registering the required number of FIRs as directed by it earlier.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The apex court is hearing a PIL seeking probe into as many as 1,528 cases of extra-judicial killings in Manipur.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The court had on July 14 last year constituted the SIT comprising five CBI officers and ordered registration of FIRs and probe into the alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur. </p>