1 Sl. Nos. 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL PIL No.22 of 2025 Ningthoujam Toyai & Anr. Petitioners Vs. Union of India & 5 ors. Respondents BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH (ORDER) (Order of the Court was made by Mr. M. Sundar, CJ) 25.11.2025 [1] In the captioned ‘Public Interest Litigation’(‘PIL’ for the sake of brevity). Mr. KH. Tarunkumar, learned senior counsel instructed by Mr. M. Rustam, learned counsel on record for PIL petitioners, Mr. Darakishwor, learned Senior Panel Counsel for Central Government(Sr. PCCG) for ‘first respondent’(‘R1’ for the sake of brevity, to be noted, similar abbreviations will be used with regard to other respondents also) and Mr. Phungyo Zingkhei, learned counsel R2 to R6 are before us in the physical Court. [2] In the hearing today, notwithstanding expansive and elaborate prayers, learned senior counsel for PIL petitioners, on instructions, very fairly submits that PIL petitioners abridge the prayer for the present(in the caption PIL), elaborating on the same, JOHN TELEN KOM Digitally signed by JOHN TELEN KOM Date: 2025.11.26 13:01:55 +05'30' 2 learned senior counsel submits that the first PIL petitioner has sent a representation dated 30.05.2025 and for the present, it will suffice if addressee No.5 (Respondent No.3) is directed to dispose of the said representation (to be noted, this 30.05.2025 representation shall from hereon and henceforth be referred to as ‘said representation’) within a time frame. Learned senior counsel submits that if the PIL petitioners are either not satisfied or aggrieved by the disposal, the rights and contentions of PIL petitioners (including contentions in instant PIL) may please be preserved for assailing the same in an appropriate manner including another PIL if so advised, and if so decide. [3] Both the State counsel for the respondents, more particularly R3 very fairly agreed to the afore-referred request and also submitted that the exercise can be completed in 8(eight) weeks from today i.e., on or before 10.02.2026. [4] Before we write the operative portion of instant order, it is deemed appropriate to scan and reproduce the afore-referred said representation (dated 30.05.2025) which has been placed before this Court as part of the case file ( Annexure A/16). We do so and the scanned reproduction of afore-referred representation is as follows: 3 4 ` 5 6 7 8 9 [5] This court notices that afore-referred representation has been duly received by Government of Manipur on 04.06.2025. Nonetheless, the scanned reproduction can be adverted too (now). [6] In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned PIL is disposed of with a directive to R3 to dispose of afore-referred said representation i.e., 30.05.2025 representation sent by the first PIL petitioner, on its own merits and in accordance with law as expeditiously as the business of R3 would permit but in any event within 8(eight) weeks from today i.e., on or before 10.02.2026. The proceedings (disposing of the representation made by R3) shall be duly served on each of the PIL petitioners(under due acknowledgements) within 5(five) working days from the date of disposal. If the PIL petitioners and or any other person concerned with the subject matter are aggrieved or not satisfied with the disposal, we make it clear that all rights and contentions of the PIL petitioners and/or any other person who may be concerned with the subject matter of instant PIL are preserved for approaching this Court by way of another PIL or assailing the disposal proceedings in a manner known to law. If such a scenario unfurls, though obvious, we make it clear that such proceedings will go on, on its own merits and in accordance with law untrammeled by instant order, more particularly, untrammeled/not stifled by the prayer being abridged in the instant proceedings. 10 [7] Captioned PIL disposed of in the aforesaid manner. There shall be no order as to costs. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE John Kom