1 Item No. 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 501 of 2025 Ritikar Laipubam Petitioner Vs. State of Manipur & 2 ors. Respondents BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH 10.07.2025 Heard Ms. Rinika Maibam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; and Mrs. L. Monomala, learned G.A. appearing for the respondents. In view of the limited prayer made on behalf of the petitioner and as agreed to by both the counsel appearing for the parties, the present writ petition is disposed of at the motion stage itself. At the outset, Ms. Rinika Maibam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, submitted 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 Principal Chief Conservator of Forest(PCCF) & HoFF, Government of Manipur, to consider the application dated 05.09.2022 submitted by the mother of the present petitioner on its own merit and in terms of the applicable rules & guidelines and to dispose of the same by issuing appropriate orders within a stipulated period. LAIREN MAYUM INDRAJ EET SINGH Digitally signed by LAIRENMAYU M INDRAJEET SINGH Date: 2025.07.10 16:27:27 +05'30' 2 Mrs. L. Momomala, learned G.A. 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 application submitted by the mother of the petitioner, she has no objection in disposing of the present petition as prayed for by the petitioner. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this Court is of the considered view that it will serve the ends of justice to dispose of the present writ petition with the following directions:- (i) The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) & HoFF, Government of Manipur, is hereby directed to consider the said application submitted by the mother of the present petitioner on its own merit and strictly in terms of the applicable rules & guidelines and to dispose of the same by issuing appropriate orders. (ii) The whole process should be completed within a period of 3(three) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Indrajeet