Manipur High Court
I Ngudam Chitrasen Meitei & 14 Ors vs Union Of I Ndia & 3 Ors on 20 January, 2025
Digitally signed
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LAIRENM by
LAIRENMAYUM
AYUM INDRAJEET
I tem Nos. 1-7
INDRAJE SINGH
Date:
ET SINGH 2025.01.20 I N THE HI GH COURT OF MANI PUR
15:47:01 +05'30'
AT I MPHAL
WP( C) No. 870 of 2024
with
MC(WP(C) No. 26 of 2025 with MC(WP(C)) No. 596 of 2024 with
MC(WP(C)) No. 800 of 2024 with MC(WP(C)) No. 807 of 2024 with
WP(C) No. 568 of 2024 with WP(C) No. 697 of 2024
I ngudam Chitrasen Meitei & 14 ors.
Petitioners
Vs.
Union of I ndia & 3 ors.
Respondents
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTI CE AHANTHEM BI MOL SI NGH
20.01.2025
Mr. Kh. Tarunkumar, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms.
Julekha, learned counsel, appeared for the petitioners; and Mr. Kh.
Samarjit, learned DSGI assisted by Mr. Nongdamba, learned counsel,
appeared for the respondents.
I t has been submitted by the learned senior counsel appearing for
the petitioners that out of 15 petitioners, 8 petitioners, who possessed
Ph.D. Degree, have already applied for the advertised post and their
applications have been accepted by the authorities. However, in respect
of 7 candidates, who are in the advanced stage of obtaining Ph.D. Degree
within a few months, their applications have been rejected by the
authority on the ground that they do not possess the minimum
educational qualification prescribed under the rules.
I n order to bring an amicable settlement of the dispute, this Court
directs the learned DSGI to obtain instructions from the authorities as to
whether the applications of the remaining 7 petitioners, who are yet to
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obtain their Ph.D. degree, can be allowed to participate in the selection
process with the condition that they should obtain their Ph.D. degree
within this year.
The learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted
that such arrangement has been allowed by the authorities in an earlier
selection process and such factum is reflected in the minutes of the
meeting of the board of the Governors held on 21.02.2014 and
15.09.2014.
The learned DSGI has submitted that the stand of the authorities is
that only those candidates who possess the minimum qualification
prescribed under the rule is allowed to compete under the selection
process. As some of the petitioners do not possessed the minimum
qualification, their applications have been rejected on that ground.
The learned DSGI further submitted that the relaxation that has
been given in an earlier selection process are not similarly situated with
the present situation. However, the learned DSGI clearly submitted that
he will get necessary instructions from the authorities, for which, he seeks
3(three) days’ time.
As prayed for, list these cases again on 23.01.2025.
Earlier interim order shall continue till the next date.
JUDGE
I ndrajeet
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