Manipur High Court
Registrar General High Court Of Manipur vs State Of Manipur & 3 Ors on 18 July, 2025
Author: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Bench: A. Guneshwar Sharma
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JOHN TELEN Digitally
TELEN KOM
signed by JOHN
KOM Date: 2025.07.22
07:45:43 +05'30'
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
MC(PIL)No.18 of 2024
Registrar General High Court of Manipur
Petitioner
Vs.
State of Manipur & 3 Ors.
Respondents
BEFORE
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. KEMPAIAH SOMASHEKAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
(ORDER)
(K. SOMASHEKAR, C.J.)
18.07.2025.
[1] This Misc. case proceeding has been initiated by the
Registrar General High Court of Manipur against the State of Manipur & 3
others. Whereas in this misc. case proceeding seeking for intervention to
revival of the order rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench in PIL No.7 of
2015.
[2] Whereas the Public Interest Litigation has initiated seeking
for some sort of directions from the State of Manipur to implement the
resolution taken in the meeting of the Chief Justices of the High courts in
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India and the Chief Ministers of the States of this country held on 3rd and
4th of April 2015 for manning of the post of legal Remembrancer/Law
Secretary by an officer of the rank of District Judge. Whereas on
17.09.2019, the aforesaid PIL was closed by this Hon’ble Court due to the
acute shortage of Judicial Officers, MJS Grade-I which can be identified
and posted as Secretary (Law), Government of Manipur. At the time of
closing of the said PIL, the State Government was directed to sanction all
new or additional post of Manipur Judicial Service Grade-I, II and III so
that the requirement of District Courts is fully complied with and further
pleased to observe that thereafter, this Hon’ble Court will consider the
issue of filling up the post of Law Secretary to be manned by a Judicial
Officer.
[3] Whereas in the contentious contentions taken in this
proceeding initiated by the Registrar General High Court of Manipur by
facilitating the copy of the order annexed at vide Annexure M/1 and the
representation is annexed vide Annexure M/2 and the true copy of the
order dated 07.06.2022 bearing No.4/38/2021-Judl/L, Government of
Manipur Secretariat: Law & Legislation Affairs Department creating one
post of Secretary(Judicial) is annexed vide Annexure M/3. The true copy
of the Notice No.4/38/2021-Judl/L dated 16.03.2023 issued by the Deputy
Secretary(Law) Government of Manipur is annexed vide Annexure M/4
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and the true copy of the High Court letter No.HCM/Misc.89-Estt(V) 8677
dated 19.04.2023 addressed to the Chief Secretary, Government of
Manipur and the Commissioner(Law), Government of Manipur is annexed
vide Annexure M/5.
[4] Subsequent to initiation of the PIL for seeking intervention of
the State of Manipur to appoint the Law Secretary posting and wherein
the said Public Interest Litigation was ended in closing by an order dated
17.09.2019 wherein it is stated that at this stage we closed the PIL with
the indication that it will be revived as and when situation provides for
deputing on MJS Grade-I Officer as Law Secretary. This observation has
been made while closing the writ petition which was filed in the nature of
PIL and therefore this application has been filed for reviving the aforesaid
order which has been rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench in the PIl which
has been initiated by the Registrar General High Court of Manipur
[5] The learned senior counsel for the Registrar General High
Court of Manipur, Mr. KH. Tarunkumar is present, similarly the learned AG
Mr. Lenin Hijam in this matter has submitted a notification dated
17.07.2025 wherein the Government of Manipur Department of Personnel
& Administrative Reforms(Personnel Division) that in exercise of the
powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the
Governor of Manipur hereby makes the following rules regulating the
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method of recruitment to the post of Secretary(Judicial) in the Judicial
Division of the Law and Legislation Affairs Department, Manipur as shown
in the MPSC Form-8 and this notification consisting in all as Rules
1,2,3,4,5 & 6 as well as Form-8 wherein prescribing eligibility criteria. This
notification in rule No.6, it reveals that “these rules shall come into force
with effect from the date of publication in the Manipur Gazette”.
[6] Whereas keeping in view the submissions made by the
learned AG on behalf of the State of Manipur and also the submissions
made by the learned Senior counsel, Mr. Kh. Tarunkumar in this matter, it
is deemed appropriate this Misc. case is taken on record and the same
has been considered for reviving the order dated 17.09.2019 rendered by
the Co-ordinate Bench in the proceeding in PIL No.7 of 2015.
[7] Whereas keeping in view the notification issued by the
Government of Manipur is concerned, it is deemed appropriate that this
Misc. Case proceeding even though taken up for consideration for revival
of PIL No.7 of 2015, it does not survived for consideration in further and
therefore, this proceeding in MC(PIL)No.18 of 2024 is hereby disposed of.
[8] However, the learned AG in this matter submitting that for
consideration of the notification dated 17.07.2025 issued by the
Government of Manipur and also undertaking keeping in view the Rules 6
of the said notification wherein it is stated that “These rules shall come into
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force with effect from the date of publication in the Manipur Gazette and
further undertakes that to that effect, he shall submit a report within one
week. Though this observation has been made in this Misc. Case
proceeding but the learned AG be directed to submit a report for
compliance of the said Rules 6 of the Notification dated 17.07.2025 in the
concerned Bench.
[9] In view of the above observations and direction, this
proceeding in MC(PIL)No.18 of 2024 is hereby disposed of.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE John Kom
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