K. Samanrei and 156 Others v. State of Manipur and 2 Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL

WP(C) No. 1055 of 2022 K. Samanrei & 156 ors.

…Petitioner/s Vs. State of Manipur & 2 ors.

…Respondent/s

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

05.12.2024

Heard Mr. N. Ibotombi, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Ningtamba, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mrs. L. Monomala, learned GA appearing for the respondents. [2] The case of the petitioner is that the Deputy Commissioner, Kamjong District issued a notice dated 28-12-2019 notifying to all the concerned for conducting a joint field verification to be conducted starting from 03-01-2020 to ascertain the number and details of eligible households for providing Economic Package in respect of the Riha village to which all the petitioners belong to. By the said notification, the concerned officers/officials were directed to submit necessary report after the verification process. Subsequently, the Sub-Divisional Office, Phungyar issued a notification dated 30-12-2019 fixing the date for holding the field verification in LAISHRA M DHAKESH ORI DEVI by LAISHRAM DHAKESHORI DEVI Date: 2024.12.06 13:15:19 +05'30'

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respect of the Riha village. The joint verification process was scheduled to be held on 10-01-2020. It is the case of the petitioners that subsequent to the joint field verification report, the concerned officials submitted a report including the Riha village and that in the said report, the names of the petitioners were included as eligible household for obtaining Economic packages. [3] It has been submitted by the learned senior counsel that subsequent to the submission of the joint verification report, the SDO, Phungyar submitted a detail list of beneficiaries in respect of the Riha village for payment of Economic Livelihood Packages as first phase under the letter dated 08-03-2021 and that in the said list of beneficiaries, the names of the present petitioners have been excluded. It has been submitted by the learned senior counsel that in the first field verification report, the names of the present petitioners were included but in the subsequent beneficiaries list submitted by the SDO, Phungyar, the names of the present petitioners have been excluded. The learned senior counsel submitted that the present petition can be disposed of by directing the respondents to conduct a fresh verification process to ascertain whether the petitioners are

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entitled to receive Economic Livelihood Packages like the other villagers of Riha village. The learned senior counsel further prays that the whole process of verification and the process of payment of Economic Livelihood Packages to the deserving persons be completed within a reasonable period. [4] Mrs. L. Monomala, learned GA appearing for the respondents fairly submitted that the respondents will not have any objection in carrying out the fresh verification process to ascertain whether any of the petitioners are entitled to receive Economic Livelihood Packages of the government and that the present petition can be disposed of as prayed for by the learned senior counsel for the petitioners. [5] In view of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the present petition is hereby disposed of by directing the respondents to conduct a fresh verification report in respect of Riha village only to find out whether any of the present petitioners are eligible or entitled to receive Economic Livelihood Packages formulated by the government. The whole process of field verification and submission of the report should be completed within

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a period of 6(six) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is further directed that in the event of finding that any of the petitioners are eligible and entitled to receive the Economic Livelihood Packages, the respondents are directed to release the same within a period of 3(three) months from the date of submission of such report. [6] With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of.

JUDGE

Dhakeshori