Kongjengbam Chingkham vs State Of Manipur & Anr on 16 July, 2025

Manipur High Court

Kongjengbam Chingkham vs State Of Manipur & Anr on 16 July, 2025

Author: A. Guneshwar Sharma

Bench: A. Guneshwar Sharma

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TELEN KOM
            Date: 2025.07.22 07:37:28 +05'30'




                                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
                                                                 AT IMPHAL

                                                               PIL No.44 of 2023

                                Kongjengbam Chingkham
                                                                                                Petitioner
                                                                   Vs.

                                State of Manipur & Anr.
                                                                                             Respondents

BEFORE
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. KEMPAIAH SOMASHEKAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA

(ORDER)

(K. SOMASHEKAR, C.J.)

16.07.2025.

[1] Learned senior counsel for the petitioner, Mr. N. Umakanta

is present before the court physically and wherein the said senior counsel

is pressing for consideration of the prayers which is indicated in this PIL

proceeding.

[2] While recording the submissions made by the learned senior

counsel on behalf of the petitioner in this matter and whereby the learned

AG namely, Mr. Lenin Hijam submitting that whatever reliefs whcih have

been sought for in this matter, it is in the nature of Public Interest Litigation

and the same have already been provided but the learned senior counsel

for the petitioner in this matter submitting that in this PIL seeking for

mandamus to take all the necessary steps for the welfare measure and
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the same have been indicated in the prayer column No.3 of this PIL.

Therefore, keeping in view the status of this matter and more so keeping

in view the submissions made by the learned AG as well as the

submissions made by the learned senior counsel for the petitioner, this

petition has been initiated in the nature of Public Interest Litigation.

However, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner in this matter is

seeking for short accommodation to persuade the matter in accordance

with law whereas, the learned AG for the respondents is seeking for

closing of this PIL.

[3] However, in a given peculiar facts and circumstances and

more so keeping in view provision of Article 14 of the constitution of India

relating to equality before law and also keeping in view the Article 19 of

the Constitution and more so Article 21 relating to life and personal liberty,

it is deemed appropriate all these Articles are very much required to

address the issues in this PIL. Therefore, learned AG be directed to

submit a report in writing and copy of the same shall be furnish to the

petitioner. Accordingly, made an observation.

[4] In the meanwhile, the learned senior counsel for the

petitioner is also permitted to submit various welfare measures to be taken

by the State authorities in the form of an affidavit.

[5] Hence, this matter would be listed on 12.08.2025.

                       JUDGE                             CHIEF JUSTICE


John Kom
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