MC(WP(C)) No. 33 of 2025 Contd…/-1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL MC(WP(C)) No. 33 of 2025 (Ref:- WP(C) No. 673 of 2022) School Managing Committee (SMC) of Manishang Girls Primary School … Applicant Vs. State of Manipur & ors. … Respondents B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH O R D E R 08-04-2025 Heard Mr. Kh. Santa, learned counsel appearing for the applicant and Mr. Th. Vashum, learned GA appearing for the respondents. The present application has been filed with the prayer for allowing impleadment of the Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Zone – III, Thoubal, Thoubal District, Manipur as respondent No. 4 in the connected WP(C) No. 673 of 2022 on the ground that the said officer is a necessary party in the said writ petition and without impleading the said official, no effective relief can be granted. Mr. Th. Vashum, learned GA appearing for the respondents fairly submitted that he has no objection in allowing the present application. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the record, this court is of the considered view that the said ZEO is a necessary party in the connected writ petition and as such, this court of the view that it will be in the interests of justice to implead the said ZEO as respondent No. 4 in the connected writ petition. Accordingly, the present application is allowed. IN. 47 SHOUGRAKPAM DEVANANDA SINGH Digitally signed by SHOUGRAKPAM DEVANANDA SINGH Date: 2025.04.08 14:14:08 +05'30' MC(WP(C)) No. 33 of 2025 Contd…/-2 Registry is directed to implead the ZEO, Zone – III, Thoubal, Thoubal District, Manipur, as respondent No. 4 in the connected WP(C) No. 673 of 2022. With the aforesaid direction, the present application is disposed of. JUDGE Devananda -2- MC(WP(C)) No. 33 of 2025 Contd…/-3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 673 of 2022 School Managing Committee (SMC) of Manishang Girls Primary School (Aided) Wangmataba … Petitioner Vs. State of Manipur & ors. … Respondents B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH O R D E R 08-04-2025 Mr. Th. Vashum, learned GA appearing for the respondents seeks three weeks’ time to get instruction for filing counter affidavit on behalf of the newly impleaded respondent No. 4. Mr. Kh. Santa, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has no objection. As prayed for, list this case again on 23-05-2025. Earlier interim order shall continue till the next date. JUDGE Devananda IN. 48 SHOUGRAKPAM DEVANANDA SINGH Digitally signed by SHOUGRAKPAM DEVANANDA SINGH Date: 2025.04.08 14:15:23 +05'30'