1 Item Nos. 43 & 44 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 837 of 2024 With MC(WP(C)) No. 231 of 2025 Palmei Langbanjao Petitioner Vs. State of Manipur & 3 ors. Respondents BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH 01.04.2025 Heard Mr. Ch. Ngongo, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. S. Gangarani, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; and Mr. Shyam Sharma, learned G.A. appearing for the respondents. The present writ petition has been filed assailing the order dated 07.02.2014 by which the petitioner has been placed under suspension as well as the order dated 31.08.2023 extending the period of suspension of the petitioner. It has been submitted by the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner has been reinstated in service by issuing an order dated 01.03.2025 issued by the Commandant, 5th Bn. Manipur Rifles, Khongjaron, and that since the petitioner has already been reinstated in service, no cause survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. The learned senior counsel, however, submitted that despite the issuance of the order dated 01.03.2025 reinstating the petitioner in service, the petitioner has not been allowed to submit his joining report and he has not been given his posting and to join his service. In view of the above, the petitioner has submitted a representation dated 24.03.2025 to the Director General Police, Manipur, requesting for LAIREN MAYUM INDRAJE ET SINGH Digitally signed by LAIRENMAYUM INDRAJEET SINGH Date: 2025.04.01 16:19:36 +05'30' 2 allowing him to join his service with effect from 01.03.2025 and that the said representation is still pending for consideration by the authorities. The learned senior counsel submitted that the present writ petition as well as the connected application can be disposed of by issuing a simple direction to the Director General of Police, Manipur, to consider the said representation dated 24.03.2025, submitted by the petitioner 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, submitted that he has no objection in disposing of the present writ petition as well as the connected application as prayed for by the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner. Taking into consideration, the facts and circumstances of the present case and the submission advanced by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this Court is of the considered view that it will be in the interest of justice to dispose of the present writ petition as well as the connected application by directing the Director General of Police, Manipur, to consider the said representation dated 24.03.2025 submitted by the petitioner, requesting for allowing him to joint service w.e.f. 01.03.2025 and to dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible by issuing a speaking order within a period of 15(fifteen) days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. With the aforesaid direction, the present writ petition as well as the connected application is disposed of. JUDGE Indrajeet