Page 1 Item No. 64 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP (C) No. 999 of 2025 Holkhomang Haokip Petitioner Vs. State of Manipur; & 2 Ors. Respondents BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH 16.01.2026 [1] Heard Mr. Karung H Kom, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Shyam Sharma, learned GA appearing for the respondents. In view of the limited prayer made in the present writ petition and as agreed to by both the counsel appearing for the parties, the present writ petition is being disposed of without waiting for the counter affidavit of the respondents. [2] It has been submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that for redressing his grievance raised in the writ petition, the petitioner has already approached the Director General of Police, Manipur (Respondent No. 2 herein) by filing a representation dated 17.11.2025 and that the said representation is still pending for consideration and disposal. KABORA MBAM SAPANA CHANU Digitally signed by KABORAMBAM SAPANA CHANU Date: 2026.01.16 15:12:25 +05'30' Page 2 It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner will be satisfied for the time being if the present writ petition is disposed of by issuing a simple direction to the Director General of Police, Manipur to consider the said representation submitted by the petitioner on its own merit and strictly in terms of the applicable rules and to dispose of the same by issuing appropriate order within a stipulated period. [3] Mr. Shyam Sharma, learned GA appearing for the respondents fairly submitted that as the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner is confined to the consideration and disposal of the representation submitted to the DGP, Manipur, he has no objection in disposing of this writ petition as prayed for on behalf of the petitioner. [4] Considering the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the record, this Court is of the considered view that it will be in the interest of justice to issue the following directions:- 1) The Director General of Police, Manipur is hereby directed to consider the representation dated 17.11.2025 submitted by the petitioner on its own merit and strictly in terms of the applicable rules and to dispose of the same by issuing appropriate order. Page 3 2) The whole process should be completed within a period of 1 (one) month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 3) The DGP, Manipur is further directed to communicate a copy of the order passed by him in connection with the said representation to the petitioner as early as possible. 4) It is made clear that that above directions have been issued without considering the merit raised by the petitioner in the present writ petition. [5] With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Sapana