State of Manipur and 2 Ors v. Sureiya Shahni

Sl. No.2(Suppl.)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL

MC(WA)No.44 of 2026

¶1The State of Manipur through the Commissioner (Health & Family Welfare), Govt. of Manipur, New Secretariat, P.O. Mantripukhri, P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795002.

¶2The Jawarharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) through its Director, JNIMS, Porompat, P.O. & PS Porompat, Imphal East, Manipur-795001.

¶3The Director, Jawarharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, PO & PS Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795001. …Applicants. Vs.

¶1Sureiya Shahni, aged about 33 years, D/o Md. Giasuddin Shah, a resident of Khergao Nongjai Mamang Leikai, PO & PS Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795005. …Respondent

¶2Smt. Mongjam Reeena Devi (Sl. No.226-OMC/Meitei) appointed as Staff Nurse vide Notification No. 01/355/Staff Nurse Recruitment/JNIMS/10: dated

31.12.2026, C/o Director, JNIMS, Porompat, PO & PS Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795001. (Petitioner withdrew the prayer to challenge the appointment of respondent No.4 vide order dated

23.09.2025).

¶3Smt. Laishram Leibakleima Devi (Sl. No.230-OBC/Meitei) appointed as Staff Nurse Recruitment/JNIMS/10: dated

31.12.2016, C/o Director, JNIMS, Porompat, PO & PS Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795001. (Petitioner withdrew the prayer to challenge the appointment of respondent No.5 vide order dated 23.09.2025) JOHN TELEN KOM Date: 2026.07.31 16:20:02 +05'30'

¶4Smt. Hijam Joymati Devi (Sl.No. 231-OBC/Meitei) appointed as Staff Nurse Recruitment/JNIMS10: dated

31.12.2016, C/o Director, JNIMS, Porompat, PO & PS Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795001. (Petitioner withdrew the prayer to challenge the appointment of respondent No.6 vide order dated

23.09.2025) … Proforma respondents

BEFORE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH (ORDER)

(Order of the Court was made by M. Sundar, CJ)

30.07.2026.

[1]

Mr. Th. Sukumar, learned State counsel for MC (Miscellaneous Case) applicants is before Court (physical Court). [2]

Captioned MC has been filed with a Condonation of Delay

(CoD) prayer. [3]

When the captioned MC application was taken up, it came to light that there are atleast two errors in computation of number of days delay sought to be condoned. One is, the date of filing of the writ appeal has been wrongly given as 12.06.2026 vide paragraph 5.1 of MC application whereas the correct date is 25.06.2026. In and vide the same paragraph i.e., 5.1 of MC application, another error has occurred and that is the reckoning date. The reckoning date has been taken as 06.10.2025 whereas the records before this Court show that State has made an application for certified copy only on 27.04.2026 though the impugned

order was made on 23.09.2025. To be noted, the impugned order has been uploaded in the official website of this Court. [4]

Faced with the above situation, learned State counsel sought leave of this Court to withdraw the captioned MC application and made a further plea to preserve all the rights and contentions of State to file a CoD MC afresh after making course correction. This request is acceded to but with a caveat that if a CoD MC is filed afresh, instant order shall be annexed as enclosure to fresh MC. [5]

A scanned reproduction of endorsement made by learned State counsel for MC applicant in the case file as regards withdrawal is as follows:

[6]

Ergo, the sequitur is, captioned MC is disposed as withdrawn/closed albeit with preservation of rights and observations as above. There shall be no order as to costs.

JUDGE

CHIEF JUSTICE

John Kom