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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
WP(C) No.835 of 2023
Shri Th.Rabchandra Singh &
8 Ors
… Petitioners
-Versus-
State of Manipur & Anr … Respondents
BEFORE
A.GUNESHWAR SHARMA
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE
31.07.2024
Heard Mr.M.Randy, learned counsel for the
petitioners and Mr.Th.Sukumar, learned Government
Advocate for the State respondents.
The petitioners, who are nine in numbers,
approached this Court, inter alia, praying for regularizing
their contract/casual services on the ground that they have
been working for more than ten years. In this regard,
petitioners have submitted joint representation dated
16.11.2023 to the Additional Chief Secretary, Forest &
Environment, Government of Manipur and the Principal Chief
Conservator, Forest for regularising their casual services as
done in the case of other similarly situated persons.
Mr.M.Randy, learned counsel for the petitioners draws
attention of this Court to an order dated 4.3.2019 passed by
this Court in WP(C) No.188 of 2019 whereby respondents
were directed to consider for regularising all casual workers
who have been working for more than 24 years. It is
submitted that the service of the petitioners in WP(C) No.188
of 2019 have already been regularised by the respondents.
Learned counsel for the petitioners draws
attention of this Court to the additional affidavit (Annexure
A/27) filed by the petitioners, wherein the Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests, Government of Manipur wrote a letter
dated 6.12.2023 to the Deputy Secretary, Forest and
Environment & C.C) requesting regularisation of services of
ten people including the nine petitioners herein.
It is submitted that the representation may be
disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the case
of the petitioners for regularising their services in terms of
the letter dated 6.12.2023.
Mr.Sukumar, learned Government Advocate
has no objection in passing an innocuous direction for
consideration for regularization.
Recording the submissions made at the Bar, the
writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the
respondents to dispose of the pending representation dated
16.11.2023 submitted by the petitioners in terms of the letter
dated 6.12.2023 by a speaking order, within a period of three
months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
It is clarified that this Court does not express
any opinion on the merit of the case.
Writ petition is disposed of in terms of the
above. Furnish a copy of this order to learned counsel for the
parties.
JUDGE
Priyojit
RAJKUMAR Digitally signed by
RAJKUMAR PRIYOJIT
PRIYOJIT
SINGH
Date: 2024.08.01
SINGH
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