Page 1 Item Nos. 11 & 12 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP (C) No. 273 of 2026 With MC (WP (C)) No. 298 of 2026 Yuingam Kaphai; & 8 Ors. …Petitioner/s Vrs. State of Manipur; & 9 Ors. …Respondent/s -B E F O R E- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH 10.04.2026 [1] Mr. M. Hemchandra, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. M. Rendy, learned counsel appeared for the petitioners, Mr. H. Debendra, learned senior counsel and Deputy AG assisted by Mr. A. Bheigya, learned counsel appeared on behalf of respondents No. 1-8 and Mr. S. Kaminikumar, learned CGSC appeared on behalf of respondents No. 9 & 10. [2] The present writ petition has been filed assailing the notice dated 27.03.2026 issued by the Deputy Commissioner/CALA, Kamjong District by which a direction has been issued to all the individuals who have erected unauthorized/illegal structures along the stretch of package-1 to voluntarily remove/dismantle the structures within 15 (fifteen) KABOR AMBAM SAPANA CHANU Digitally signed by KABORAMBAM SAPANA CHANU Date: 2026.04.10 12:40:50 +05'30' Page 2 days of the issuance of the said notice. Failing which eviction and demolition of the said structures will follow without any further notice. [3] Pursuant to the earlier direction given by this Court, Mr. H. Debendra, learned senior counsel and Deputy AG fairly submitted that he has received instruction from the authorities that the award with regard to the acquisition proceeding of the land in question under the NH Act, 1956 is yet to be issued by the authority. [4] It has been submitted by Mr. M. Hemchandra, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners that since the acquisition proceeding has not yet been completed by issuing the award by the competent authority, the Act of the respondents in issuing the said notice or eviction and demolition of the so-called unauthorized/illegal structures is illegal. It has further been submitted that in the said notice nothing has been mentioned under which provision of law the said eviction notice has been issued and as such of the Act of the authorities are arbitrary and illegal. The learned senior counsel further submitted that the present writ petition can be disposed of by issuing a direction to Page 3 the respondents not to evict the petitioners or to demolish their structures in the said stretch of package-1 without following due process of law. [5] Mr. H. Debendra, learned senior counsel and Addl. AG fairly submitted that the authorities will not evict the petitioners or demolish their structures constructed on the said land without following due process of law. [6] Recording the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the present writ petition is hereby disposed of by directing the respondents not to evict the petitioners or demolish their structures constructed on the land in question without following due process of law. [7] The connected miscellaneous application also stands closed. JUDGE Sapana