# Tired of fighting, reopen roads: Supreme Court to Manipur groups 2026-08-14T16:07:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Friday told Kuki and Meitei groups in Manipur they must be tired of fighting and should restore peace by reopening blocked highways. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant told both communities that roads are the lifeline for essential supplies and cannot remain blocked for over three years since the ethnic violence broke out in May 2023. More than 260 people have been killed and thousands displaced in the conflict. The court directed the Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights and the International Meitei Organisation to submit within two weeks the details of all blocked roads and proposals for reopening them. It impleaded the Centre and NHAI as parties. Both sides traded allegations over who was blocking routes, but the bench said it wanted concrete solutions, not counter-affidavits. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - thefederal.com - telanganatoday.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Kuki, Manipur, Meitei, NHAI, Supreme Court of India Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-seeks-manipur-road-reopening-plans-from-kuki-meitei-groups/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-seeks-manipur-road-reopening-plans-from-kuki-meitei-groups/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.