Sl. No. 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL MC (PIL) No. 7 of 2026 1. The Commissioner/ Secretary, Water Resources, Government of Manipur, Old Secretariat Building, Babupara, PO & P.S. Imphal, Manipur 795001. 2. The State of Manipur represented by the Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur, Old Secretariat Building, Babupara, P.O & P.S. Imphal, manipur- 795001. 3. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Government of Manipur, PWD Complex, Khuyathong, Imphal, P.O. & P.S. Imphal, Manipur-795001. Applicants Vs. 1. Keisham Meghachandra Singh, MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) of Wangkhem Assembly Constituency in Manipur Legislative Assembly, aged about 52 years old S/o (Late) Keisham Kullabidhu Singh, Yairipok Bishnunaha, Yairipok, P.O. Yairipok, P.S. Yairipok, Thoubal District, Manipur 795149. Respondent 2. The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, represented by the Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India, CR Section, Room No. 224, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, new Delhi-110001. 3. The Secretary to the Hon'ble Governor of Manipur, Raj Bhavan, Manipur, Imphal, P.O. & P.S, Imphal, Manipur- 795001. Proforma Respondents For applicants : Ms. Thanyomi Keishing, Advocate For respondents : XXX Date of order : 17.03.2026 KABORAMBA M SANDEEP SINGH Digitally signed by KABORAMBAM SANDEEP SINGH Date: 2026.03.17 14:45:12 +05'30' BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH (ORDER) (Order of the Court was made by M. Sundar, CJ) [1] After some arguments, Ms. Thanyomi Keishing, learned State counsel for applicants, sought leave of this Court to withdraw the captioned ‘Miscellaneous Case’ (‘MC’ for the sake of brevity) but made a plea to preserve all the rights and contentions of MC applicants to come up with a fresh MC with the same prayer as it came to light that the reasons for not being able to dispose of the representation within 12 (twelve) weeks have not been articulated in the captioned MC. [2] Request of learned State counsel acceded to. [3] A scanned reproduction of endorsement made by learned State counsel in this regard in the case file is as follows: [4] In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned MC is disposed of as closed/withdrawn albeit with preservation of rights and contentions of MC applicants (State) in the aforesaid manner. There shall be no order as to costs. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Sandeep