Item no. 28 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL W.P. (C) No. 630 of 2020 Rebika Soibam Chanu … Petitioner - Versus - State of Manipur … Respondent B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA ORDER 31.07.2025 [1] None appears on behalf of the petitioner. [2] Mr. H. Devendra, learned Dy. AG appearing along with Mr. A. Bheiya, learned jr. Govt. counsel on behalf of the State respondent and Mr. S. Biswajit, learned sr. counsel appearing along with Mr. H. Prabirkumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent nos. 4 & 5 fairly submit that the Post Graduate Diploma certificate in Wildlife Management as prayed for by the petitioner in prayer no. i. of the writ petition has not been considered by the State respondents while considering their promotion to MFS Grade-II and will not rely in future also. [3] The learned Dy. AG for the State respondents draws the attention of this Court in the para no. 7 of the counter affidavit filed by the State respondent nos. 1 & 2 and the same is reproduced below: “7. That it is most respectfully humbly begs to state that if the State Government is not relying upon Post-Graduate Diploma Certificate in Wildlife Management of private respondents in giving promotion to MFS Grade-II and will also not rely upon the said Post-Graduate Diploma Certificate in Wildlife Management of Private respondents No. 4 & 5.” OINAM THOIB A MEITEI Digitally signed by OINAM THOIBA MEITEI Date: 2025.08.01 16:33:23 +05'30' [4] At this stage, it is appropriate to reproduce the prayer of the writ petition and the same is reproduced below: i. issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ/order/direction, directing the respondents to cancel the impugned Post Graduate Diploma in Wildlife Management certificate (ANNEXURE- A/ ) in the interest of Justice, ii. issue a writ/order/direction to set-aside and quash any subsequent proceeding/order/notification pursuant to the said impugned Diploma certificate for the ends of justice, iii. issue rule nisi calling upon the respondent to show cause as to why the prayer of writ petitioner shall not be granted and after hearing the parties the rule be made absolute, iv. pass any other appropriate order/ direction that the Hon'ble court deem fit and proper in facts and circumstances of the case. [5] On perusal of the prayer in the writ petition, the substantial relief prayed for in the writ petition is for cancellation of the Post Graduate Diploma certificate in Wildlife Management with respect to the respondent nos. 4 & 5 and to cancel any subsequent proceeding order or notification based on the said Diploma certificate. [6] The learned sr. counsel for the respondent nos. 4 & 5 also draws the attention of this Court to the observations made by this Court in order dated 20.12.2019 in W.P. (C) No. 898 of 2018 whereby, it was recorded that certificate obtained by respondent no. 4 is genuine. [7] In the additional affidavit dated 27.07.2022 filed by the petitioner herein, it is stated that in judgment and order dated 19.02.2021 passed by the Ld. Single Judge in a batches of writ petitions i.e. W.P. (C) Nos. 606 of 2020, 607 of 2020, 630 of 2020, 685 of 2020 and 31 of 2021, it was observed that the Diploma certificates were obtained by the respondent nos. 4 & 5 herein by playing fraud. However, no final decision was passed regarding the authenticity of the certificates due to pendency of writ appeal in this regard. [8] As stated by the State respondents in his counter affidavit that the said Post Graduate Diploma certificate in Wildlife Management for respondent nos. 4 & 5 have not been considered by the State respondents while considering their promotion to MFS Grade-II post and as such, the cause of the writ petition does not survive and also there is no apprehension in future that such certificate will be used by the State respondents for considering further promotion or giving any relief to the respondent nos. 4 & 5. However, it is clarified that this Court does not express any opinion on the certificate, as the writ petition is disposed of as cause is not survived. [9] In view of the above observations, the cause of the writ petition has become infructuous. [10] Accordingly, the present W.P. (C) No. 630 of 2020 is closed. JUDGE Thoiba