Similarly Situated Employees Under Same Employer Must Be Treated Equally: Manipur HC

High Court of Manipur: A Single Judge Bench of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma directed the State of Manipur to absorb two Assistant Project Officers (APOs) as Project Officers (POs) in its Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department. This rectified their initial absorption into a lower post. Considering the employees' prior promotion, the court held that their subsequent absorption into...

Report On Steps Taken To Provide Ramps/Toilets For Disabled, Elderly Persons In Public Buildings Of Churachandpur: Manipur HC To State

The Manipur High Court on Wednesday (December 18) directed the state government to file a report regarding action taken for providing ramps and toilets to the people with disabilities and elderly persons in public buildings of Churachandpur district.The order was passed by the division bench comprising Chief Justice D. Krishnakumar and Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu Kabui in a Public...

Art. 311(2)(c) | Governor's Sanction To Delinquent's Dismissal Sans Inquiry Not Based On 'Subjective Satisfaction', Manipur HC Upheld Reinstatement

Recently, the Manipur High Court upheld the reinstatement of the Sub-Inspector of Police who was dismissed from the service because of his alleged links with the banned organization the People's Liberation Army/Revolutionary People's Front (PLA/RPF). Affirming the Single Bench decision, the bench led by Chief Justice Siddharth Mridul and comprising Justices Ahanthem Bimol Singh and...

Manipur High Court Seeks State, Centre's Stand In PIL To Maintain Law & Order Following Clash Of Suspected Militants With Forces

The Manipur High Court on Monday (November 18) sought the stand of the State government and the Centre in a public interest litigation petition seeking a direction to the State to perform its duty to maintain law and order in connection with an incident where six people were allegedly abducted by suspected militants following an altercation with security forces. The PIL states that after...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Krishnakumar As Manipur HC Chief Justice

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice D. Krishnakumar, Judge, Madras High Court as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur consequent upon the superannuation of Justice Siddharth Mridul, the present Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur, on 21.11.2024.The Supreme Court collegium had recommended the appointment of Justice Krishnakumar on November 18....

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Madras HC Judge D Krishnakumar As Manipur HC Chief Justice

The Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna has on November 18, recommended the appointment of Justice D Krishnakumar as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. Justice Krishnakumar is a judge of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has come in view of the nearing retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Justice Siddharth Mridul on 21st November 2024....

Manipur High Court Declines Application For Rejection Of Election Petition Pending Against BJP MLA Sanasam Premchandra Singh

In a setback to the Manipur BJP MLA Sanasam Premchandra Singh, the Manipur High Court on Friday declined his application seeking rejection of an Election Petition filed against him for allegedly furnishing wrong information relating to his educational qualification and assets. The Election Petition filed by the runner-up candidate Ahanthem Shanjoy Singh from JD(U) and other...

Manipur High Court Sets Aside NIA Court's Order Granting Bail To Kuki Leaders Accused Of 'Waging War' Against India

The Manipur High Court on Thursday (Aug. 22) set aside the Special Court's order granting bail to the person who is accused of waging war against India for cessation and creation of an independent “Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Kukiland'. The Special Court (NIA) granted default bail to two accused namely Lhaineikim Lhouvum @ Kikim and Mark Thangmang Haokip on the...

Manipur High Court Orders Withdrawal Of Pending Criminal Case Against Mizo National Front Members For Offences During 1984 Underground Movement

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday (July 23) directed the Union and State Government to withdraw the pending criminal case against the Mizo National Front (MNF) personnel against whom summons were issued in a 1984 case despite an assurance made by the Union Government that no new cases would be registered against the MNF personnel's and pending cases would be withdrawn.A Memorandum of...

Manipur High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Cabinet Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh After Settlement With Complainant

The Manipur High Court on Tuesday (July 23) quashed the criminal case against Cabinet Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh after a settlement was arrived between Singh and the complainant.Singh, who is MLA from Thongju Assembly Constituency in Manipur, holds the portfolios of Power Department, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Agriculture Department, and Science &...

Non-Communication Of Reassessment And Demand Notice Within Time: Manipur High Court Quashes Assessment

The Manipur High Court has held that the reassessment made by the Income Tax Officer without communicating the order of reassessment and the demand notice of the reassessment within time cannot be treated as a valid assessment.The bench of Justice Ahanthembimol Singh has observed that the two reassessment notices under Section 148 were served in the months of December 2005 and March 2006....

'Similarly Situated Person Can't Be Left Out': Manipur HC On State's Decision Excluding Veterinary Officer From Benefit Of Enhanced Retirement Age

Observing that providing different treatment to a similarly situated person goes against the spirit of the right to equality, the Manipur High Court struck down the State Government's notification which differentiates between the similarly situated Veterinary Officers in the State of Manipur for providing an age superannuation benefit from 60 to 62 years. By placing reliance on the...

[NIA Act] Order Refusing Or Granting Bail To Accused Appealable U/S 21(4), Not As Petition Under CrPC: Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court held that an order of granting or refusing bail to an accused for offences under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) can be challenged as an Appeal under Section 21(4) of the Act and not as a Petition filed under Sections 439(2)/482 Cr.PC. Further, it was held that the investigation of the case conducted by an agency constituted by a State Government...

[S. 43 NDPS Act] Vehicle Transporting Narcotics Detected By Locals And Subsequently Seized By Police Is A 'Chance Recovery From Public Place': Manipur High Court

The Manipur High Court has held that narcotic substances detected by locals in one jurisdiction, transferred to another jurisdiction for safety and subsequently seized by the police of latter justification is a chance recovery attracting Section 43 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma was hearing a revision petition filed against...

[Artificial Intelligence] Manipur High Court Uses Chat-GPT To Conduct Research & Pass Order In Service Law Matter

In a remarkable development, the Manipur High Court has employed the use of artificial intelligence to conduct research into a service law matter and pass a reasoned order. The petitioner was disengaged from being a member of the Village Defence Force (VDF) without affording an opportunity to be heard and without any enquiry on the allegation of dereliction of duty upon the escape of an...

No Recovery Permissible From Retiral Benefits Of Employee Holding Class-III Post On Grounds Of Excess Payment.: Manipur High Court

A single judge bench of the Manipur High Court comprising of Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh while deciding a Writ Petition in the case of Smt. W. Manileima Devi. vs State of Manipur & Ors. has held that no recovery can be made from retiral benefits of an employee holding Class-III post on grounds of excess payment. Background Facts W. Manileima Devi (Petitioner) was...

Consent Certificate Does Not Absolve Authorities From Basing Deductions From Retiral Benefits On Legally Valid Grounds.: Manipur High Court

A single bench of the Manipur High Court comprising of Justice Ahanthembimol Singh while deciding a Writ Petition in the case of K Yangla vs State of Manipur & Ors has held that Consent Certificate given by employee agreeing to deductions of Government Dues from retiral benefits does not absolve authorities from basing such deduction on legally valid and tenable...

Manipur High Court Deletes Earlier Direction To Consider Inclusion Of Meiteis In ST List

In a significant development, the Manipur High Court on Wednesday (February 21) modified its 2023 order in part, whereby a contentious direction was issued to the State government for considering the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.The Bench of Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu was hearing a review petition filed against para 17(iii) of the decision dated March 27, 2023...

Negatively Affects Access To Justice: Manipur High Court Says Statewide Mobile Internet Ban Cannot Be Continued

The Manipur High Court on Friday reiterated that the government could not continue with the ongoing mobile internet ban in the entire State, since internet services formed a part of the right to free speech of residents, under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court was hearing a PIL challenging the ongoing statewide internet ban. Notably, the Court was told that the State had extended...

Manipur High Court Orders State To Operationalise Mobile Towers In Violence Free Areas 'On Trial Basis'

The Manipur High Court has directed the State government to operationalise mobile towers in select safe zones of the violence affected state. The state has been witnessing ethnic conflicts since May this year between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal community, living in the surrounding hills. The government had recently decided to extend...