WP(C) No. 86 of 2023 Item No. 118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 86 of 2023 Lungaisin Riamei. …Petitioner - Versus - State of Manipur & 2 Ors. …Respondents B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA O R D E R 27-11-2025 [1] Present Mr. Stephen P., learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. R.K. Emily, learned Dy. Government Advocate for the State respondents. [2] It is submitted that vide mediation proceeding dated 10-11-2025, the parties have arrived at an agreement and the matter may be disposed of in terms of the mediation proceeding. Mediation proceeding dated 10-11- 2025 is reproduced below:— “HIGH COURT MEDIATION CENTRE, HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR, MANTRIPUKHRI, IMPHAL EAST, MANIPUR --- Date: 10th November, 2025 MEDIATION CASE NO. 365 OF 2025 W.P. (C) NO. 86 OF 2023 Lungaisin Riamei -Vs- State of Manipur & 3 Others SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT/MEDIATION REPORT Date of Report : 10th November, 2025 NINGOM BAM VICTORIA Digitally signed by NINGOMBAM VICTORIA Date: 2025.12.01 11:26:00 +05'30' WP(C) No. 86 of 2023 Date of Mediation Session : 26-08-2025, 19-09-2025, 09-10-2025, 13-10-2025 and 29-10-2025 Venue of Mediation : High Court Mediation Centre Mediation Attended by : Lungaisin Riamei (Petitioner) and 1. The State of Manipur represented by the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Manipur Secretariat. Babubara. 2. The State of Manipur represented by the Commissioner/Secretary (Power), Govt. of Manipur. Secretariat, Babubara. 3. The Manipur State Power Company Ltd Represented by the Managing Director Electricity Complex Keishampat Junction, Imphal-795001. 4. The Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd. represented by the Managing Director, 3rd Floor, New Directorate Building Near 2nd MR Gate Complex, Imphal-795001. This Settlement Agreement is entered into BETWEEN Lungaisin Riamei, aged about 48 years, S/o (Late) Namthansin Riamei resident of Luwanglon Khunou (Namkaolong-I) village P.O. & P.S. Khoupam, Noney District, Manipur (Hereinafter called as "THE FIRST PARTY") AND The Managing Director, Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd (MSPDCL), Near 2nd MR, North A.O.C., P.O. Lamlong, P.S. Imphal, Imphal East District, Manipur and (Hereinafter called as "THE SECOND PARTY"). WHEREAS 1. The First Party filed Writ Petition (C) No. 86 of 2023 against the Second Party and 3 (three) Others before the Hon'ble High Court of Manipur. The said Writ Petition (C) No. 86 of 2023 was referred to the High Court of Manipur Mediation Centre vide an order dated 31.07.2025 passed by Hon'ble Justice A. Bimol Singh. 2. The High Court Legal Services Committee, High Court of Manipur appointed Smt. Soraisam Gitanjali Devi, Advocate as Mediator for WP(C) No. 86 of 2023 conducting mediation in connection with Writ Petition (C) No. 86 of 2023 on 25-08-2025. 3. Five mediation sessions were held with the parties and their respective counsels on 26-08-2025, 19-09-2025, 09-10-2025, 13-10-2025 and 29- 10-2025. The Parties, with the assistance of the Mediator and participation of the Counsels for the Parties, have voluntarily arrived at an amicable solution. 4. The Parties hereto confirm and declare that they have arrived at this Settlement Agreement voluntarily, and of their own free will, in the presence of their respective counsels and the Mediator. 5. The following settlement has been arrived at between the Parties hereto: (a) It has been agreed and undertaken by the Parties that the Second Party shall pay a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/ (Rupees Two Lakh) only as compensation/Ex-Gratia amount on compassionate ground to the First Party as full and final settlement amount as per agreed in the present Settlement Agreement. (b) The payment of the above amount shall be as under: (i) The Second Party shall pay by way of cheque/demand draft in favour of Lungaisin Riamei to his savings bank account no. 33663211005575 maintained at UCO Bank, Khoupum Branch by the First Party within 30 days of passing of the judicial orders by Hon'ble High Court accepting the present Settlement Agreement. (c) It has been agreed between the parties that after receipt of the aforesaid full and final settlement amount by the First Party, the First Party shall not file any claim, petition, complaint, suit, application etc. against the Second Party in respect of the settled matter. (d) It has been agreed that the aforesaid Writ Petition filed before the Hon'ble High Court of Manipur against the Second Party and 3 (three) Others, shall be disposed of in terms of this Settlement. (e) Both the Parties shall pray to the Hon'ble High Court of Manipur that the present Writ Petition (C) No. 86 of 2023 may be disposed of in terms of the present Settlement Agreement WP(C) No. 86 of 2023 6. By giving consent to this Settlement Agreement, the parties hereto state that they shall have no further claims or demands against each other and all the disputes and claims have been amicably settled by the Parties hereto through the process of Mediation. 7. That the parties undertake before the Hon'ble Court to abide by the terms and conditions set out in the agreement and not to dispute the same hereinafter in future. The parties further agree and undertake that they shall not resile from the present Settlement Agreement. 8. Both the Parties have agreed that they are entering into the present Settlement Agreement voluntarily, out of their own free will. The Parties further state that they have understood the contents of the present Settlement Agreement as the same have been explained to them by the Mediator and their respective counsels, in the presence of each other. (Lungaisin Riamei) SIGNATURE OF THE FIRST PARTY SIGNATURE OF THE COUNSELS R.K. Emily Devi Dy. G.A. (Counsel for the Respondents) (M. Rabi Singh) SIGNATURE OF THE SECOND PARTY The Manipur State Power Distribution Company Ltd. represented by the Managing Director, 3rd Floor, New Directorate Building Near 2nd M.R. Gate Complex, Imphal-795001. Dated/Imphal 10th November, 2025 (S. Gitanjali Devi) SIGNATURE OF THE MEDIATOR” [3] In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the mediation proceeding dated 10-11-2025 and the interim order merges with the final order. JUDGE Victoria