Item No. 4
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
WP(C) No. 368 of 2024
Smt. Thounaojam Rebita Devi & 48 Ors.
.Petitioner/s
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- Versus
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State of Manipur& 4 Ors.
.... Respondent/s
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
Order
28.05.2024
[1] Heard Mr. BR. Sharma, learned counsel for the
petitioners.
[2] The petitioners, who are Nursing Sisters in JNIMS,
approached this Court that they have submitted representations all
dated 12.01.2024 to the (i) Director, JNIMS, (ii) Deputy Director
(Admn.), JNIMS, (iii) Medical Superintendent, JNIMS and (iv) Nursing
Superintendent, JNIMS, Porompat, Imphal requesting to exclude them
from the proposal of utilizing Nursing Sisters as to perform duties of
Nursing Staff on the ground that they have already been promoted.
[3] It is submitted that the representations are still pending
with the authorities. It is also submitted that the writ petiton may be
disposed of by issuing an innocuous order by directing the respondent
No. 2 (Director, JNIMS) to dispose of the representations within a
stipulated period of time.
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[4] Mr. Th. Sukumar, learned G.A. for the State respondent,
is agreeable to the submission made by the learned counsel for the
petitioners provided this Court does not decide on the merit of the case.
[5] Recording the submissions made at the bar, the writ
petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 2 (i.e. Director
JNIMS) to dispose of the representations submitted by the petitioners
within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of a copy of
this order.
[6] With this observation, writ petition is disposed of.
[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
KH. Digitally signed by
KH. JOSHUA
JOSHUA
MARING
Date: 2024.05.29
MAR ING
10:15:07 +05'30'
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