Ng. John Poumai vs Robert Singh Ksh. & 3 Ors on 17 July, 2025

Manipur High Court

Ng. John Poumai vs Robert Singh Ksh. & 3 Ors on 17 July, 2025

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            Digitally signed by
JOHN        JOHN TELEN KOM

TELEN KOM   Date: 2025.07.22
            13:00:34 +05'30'




                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
                                            AT IMPHAL

                                     Cont.Cas(C)No.93 of 2024
               Ng. John Poumai.
                                                                      Petitioner
                                            Vs.

               Robert Singh Ksh. & 3 Ors.
                                                                   Respondents

BEFORE
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. KEMPAIAH SOMASHEKAR

(O R D E R)

17.07.2025.

[1] This Contempt proceeding has been initiated by the

complainant/petitioner for willful disobedience of the order rendered by the

learned Single Judge on the writ side in WP(C)No.836 of 2018 and

Cont.Cas(C)No.7 of 2020 which are annexed at annexure C/1 & C/2 dated

24.04.2019 and 19.06.2023.

[2] Whereas this contempt proceeding has been initiated

keeping in view the Article 215 of the Constitution of India and section 12

of the Contempt Court’s Act, 1971 seeking for implementation of the order

and also emphatically seeking for intervention to take some sort of action

against the respondents/accused for willful disobedience of the order

rendered by the learned Single Judge on the writ side.
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[3] Learned counsel for the complainant, Mr. A. Sachikumar is

present before the court physically. Similar, Mr. RK Deepak, learned

counsel for respondent No.1 inclusive of Mr. M. Rendy, learned counsel

for respondent No.2 and so also Mr. M. Devananda, learned counsel for

the respondent Nos. 3 & 4 are present before the court physically.

[4] Whereas, Mr. Mr. Devananda, learned counsel for

respondent Nos. 3 & 4 in this matter emphatically submitting for

consideration of the order dated 24.01.2025 of the Government of Manipur

in respect of the P.W.D Department and in addition to that correspondence

letter, one more correspondence i.e. CDA Authorization Slip 2024-2025

has been produced and in this correspondence, it indicates that after the

amount of Rs.2280000/- has been sanctioned and after deduction of Rs.

119776/-, the amount of Rs. 2160224/- has also already been paid and in

this correspondence dated 29.01.2025, the total amount of Rs.2160224/-

only the net amount to be accounted under 8782-Remmittance

Head(Payment) of respective Engineering and Forest by Treasuries/Sub-

Treasuries concerned, the deduction to be accounted under 8782-

Remmitance Head(Receipt) of respective Engineering and Forest as

Treasury Deductions(by-transfer) by Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries

concerned. It is in further for Principal Accountant General Office admitted

Rs.119776/- only, it is indicating as the net amount to be accounted under

8782 and also in the aforesaid correspondence dated 29.01.2025, it
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reveals as paid amount as Rs.2160224/-, it is indicating in words also and

the District Treasury of Senapati, Manipur subscribed the signature dated

31.01.2025 and these are all the documents facilitated by the learned

senior counsel, Mr. M. Devananda for consideration and also submitting

that this contempt proceeding does not survive for consideration for taking

action against the respondents/accused.

[5] Whereas, the learned counsel for the complainant/petitioner

in this matter submitting that the aforesaid two corresponding letter dated

24.01.2025 and 29.01.2025 has come to his knowledge today only.

However, it is a public document and more so this contempt proceeding

has been initiated keeping in view the provision of section 2(b) of Contempt

Court’s Act 1971 for taking action against the respondents for willful

disobedience of the orders rendered by the learned Single Judge on the

writ side but when once the orders rendered by the Learned Single Judge

on the writ side has already been complied with, it ought to be closed and

this is the submission which is made by the learned counsel for the

respondent Nos. 3 & 4 in this matter.

[6] Therefore, keeping in view of the above two correspondences

letter dated 24.01.2025 and 29.01.2025 and also taking into consideration

the submissions made by the learned senior counsel for respondent Nos.

3 & 4 in this matter are concerned, it is deemed appropriate that this
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contempt proceeding would be closed. Accordingly, this proceeding is

closed.

[7] However, keeping in view the submission made by the

learned counsel for the complainant/petitioner, it is deemed appropriate

that liberty be granted and accordingly, liberty is granted to the

complainant/petitioner and it is in accordance with law.

CHIEF JUSTICE

John Kom