Item No. 1
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
WP(C) No. 145 of 2024
Joydev Thongam
.Petitioner/s
….
- Versus
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State of Manipur & 3 Ors.
.... Respondent/s
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
Order
29.02.2024
[1] Heard Mr. I. Denning, learned counsel for the petitioner.
[2] The petitioner approached this Court by way of the
present writ petition for setting aside the order dated 21.10.2022
appointing the private respondent under the die-in-harness Scheme
and also for considering the representation dated 20.02.2024
regularizing his case for appointment under the die-in-harness Scheme
in the Agriculture Department.
[3] It is submitted that private respondent No. 4 is much
junior in the seniority list of the die-in-harness applicants maintained by
the department. It is also submitted that no reason has been given for
not considering the case of the petitioner.
[4] However, at this juncture, Mr. I. Denning, learned counsel
for the petitioner, submits that the writ petition may be disposed of by
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issuing a direction to respondent No. 1 to dispose of the representation
dated 20.02.2024 by a speaking order within a stipulated period of
time.
[5] Mr. Th. Sukumar, learned G.A. for the State respondent,
submits that the writ petition may be disposed of in terms of the
submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner provided this
Court does not express any opinion on the merit of the case.
[6] In the circumstances, writ petition is disposed of with a
direction to the respondents to dispose of the representation dated
20.02.2024 submitted by the petitioner within a period of 2 (two)
months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
[7] It is made clear that this Court does not express any
opinion on the merit of the case.
[8] Furnish a copy of this order to the learned counsel
appearing for all the parties.
JUDGE
Kh. Joshua Maring
Digitally signed
KH.
by KH. JOSHUA
JOSHUA
MARING
Date: 2024.03.01
MARING
16:58:47 +05'30'
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