Hirom Shantakumar Singh v. State of Manipur and 2 Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 513 of 2023 Hirom Shantakumar Singh

… Petitioner Vs. State of Manipur & ors.

… Respondents

B E F O R E HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH 21-08-2023

Heard Mr. M. Hemchandra, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Juno Rahman, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Niranjan Sanasam, learned GA appearing for the respondents.

In view of the limited prayer made in the present writ petition and as agreed to by both the counsel appearing for the parties, the present writ petition is being disposed of at the Motion stage itself.

At the outset, Mr. M. Hemchandra, learned senior counsel submitted that the petitioner earlier approach this court by filing WP(C) No. 725 of 2021 for redressing his grievances and that the said writ petition was disposed of by this court on 25-10-2021 by directing the petitioner to submit a fresh representation within two weeks by giving full particulars of his grievances and that on receipt of the said representation, the respondents were directed to pass an order with regard to the said representation within a period of three months thereafter. The learned senior counsel also submitted that in compliance with the aforesaid direction given by this court, the petitioner submitted a fresh representation dated 09-11-2021 to the Additional Chief Secretary (RD & PR), Government of Manipur and the said representation have not been considered and disposed of by the Additional Chief Secretary (RD & PR) till today. Having been aggrieved, the petitioner approached this court by filing the present writ petition. The learned senior counsel further submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if the present writ petition is disposed of by directing the Additional Chief Secretary (RD & PR), Government of Manipur to consider the said representation dated 09-11-2021 submitted by the petitioner on its own merit and in terms of the applicable rules and to dispose of the same by issuing a speaking order within a stipulated period. IN. 1 SHOUGRA KPAM DEVANAN DA SINGH Date: 2023.08.22 10:29:04 +05'30'

Mr. Niranjan Sanasam, learned GA submitted that despite his best efforts, he has not been able to receive instruction from the authorities as to whether the said representation had been considered and disposed of by the said authorities. However, the learned GA fairly submitted that he has no objection in disposing of the present writ petition as prayed for by the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner.

Taking into consideration the submission advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of by directing the Additional Chief Secretary (RD & PR), Government of Manipur to consider the said representation dated 09-11-2021 submitted by the petitioner on its own merit and in terms of the applicable rules and to dispose of the same by issuing a speaking order, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if the said representation had not already been disposed of.

With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition is disposed of.

JUDGE Devananda