1 Item No. 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 193 of 2025 Okram Pinky Devi & 2 ors. Petitioners Vs. State of Manipur & anr. Respondents BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH 10.03.2025 Heard Mr. M. Brojendro Meetei, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; and Mr. Shyam Sharma, learned G.A. appearing for the respondents. In view of the limited prayer made on behalf of the petitioners and as agreed to by both the parties, the present writ petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. At the outset, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, submitted that for redressing their grievances raised in the present writ petition, the petitioners have already submitted 2(two) representations both dated 18.02.2025, one addressed to the Commissioner, Information and Public Relations (IPR), Government of Manipur and another addressed to the Director, Information and Public Relations (IPR), Government of Manipur, and that the said representations are still pending for consideration and disposal. The learned counsel submitted that the petitioners will be satisfied for the time being if the present writ petition is disposed of by issuing a simple direction to the Commissioner, Information and Public Relations (IPR), Government of Manipur, and the Director, Information and Public Relations (IPR), Government of Manipur, to consider the said representations on its own LAIREN MAYUM INDRAJE ET SINGH Digitally signed by LAIRENMAYUM INDRAJEET SINGH Date: 2025.03.10 16:53:12 +05'30' 2 merit and strictly in terms of the applicable law and to dispose of the same by issuing a speaking order within a stipulated period. Mr. Shyam Sharma, learned G.A. appearing for the respondents, fairly submitted that as the prayer made on behalf of the petitioners is confined to the consideration and disposal of the representations submitted by the petitioners, he has no objection in disposing of the present writ petition as prayed for by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Taking into consideration the submission advanced by the learned counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the record, this Court is of the considered view that ends of justice will be met by issuing the following directions:- (i) The Commissioner, Information and Public Relations (IPR), Government of Manipur and the Director, Information and Public Relations(IPR), Government of Manipur, are hereby directed to consider the representations both dated 18.02.2025 submitted by the petitioners on its own merit and strictly in terms of the applicable law and to dispose of the same by issuing a speaking order. (ii) The whole exercise should be completed within a period of 4(four) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Indrajeet