P a g e | 1 Item No. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 95 of 2025 Md. Sedin Khan Petitioner Vs. State of Manipur and 2 Others Respondents BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. D. KRISHNAKUMAR ORDER 03.02.2025 Mr. E. Lalleiba Meitei, learned counsel, appears for the petitioner and Mr. RK Umakanta, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. W. Niranjit, learned Deputy Government Advocate appears on behalf of the State respondents. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for a direction to the respondents to furnish all the information and details including documents as sought for by petitioner relating to his personal service career records in view of the Respondent No. 2 and 3 failing to provide the said information inspite of the petitioner seeking such information under the available forum under Section 6(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 . Learned Deputy Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondent/department states that the petitioner being aggrieved by the order of the Commandant, 1st IRB, HQ Veng, Churachandpur dated 17th December, 2009 whereby the petitioner was removed from service, the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the appellate authority and the writ petition filed before this Court is SHAMURAILATPAM SUSHIL SHARMA Digitally signed by SHAMURAILATPAM SUSHIL SHARMA Date: 2025.02.10 15:03:18 +05'30' P a g e | 2 not maintainable on the ground of jurisdiction as there is an appellate forum to address his grievances and as such, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. The petitioner has enclosed copy of the representation dated 05.11.2024 addressed to the Commandant, 1st Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), HQ Veng, Churachandpur. This Court is of the view that it is only a representation submitted to the Commandant, 1st Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), HQ Veng, Churachandpur to address his grievances and it is not in the form of an appeal and therefore, the same cannot be treated as appeal under the provision of the Act. In view of the above observation, this writ petition is dismissed as not maintainable. The petitioner is directed to file his appeal in the proper format before the concerned appellate authority under the available provision of the Act within 4 (four) weeks from the date of receipt of order. CHIEF JUSTICE Sushil