CHONGTHAM MANGLEMJAO MEETEI v. STATE OF MANIPUR AND 2 OTHERS
Court: High Court of Manipur
Bench: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KH NOBIN SINGH
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Case summary
High Court of Manipur judgment dated 2020-12-22. CHONGTHAM MANGLEMJAO MEETEI v. STATE OF MANIPUR AND 2 OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Item No. 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 683 of 2020 Chongtham Manglemjao Meetei. …Petitioner - Versus - State of Manipur & 2 Ors. …Respondents (VIDEO CONFERENCE) B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KH. NOBIN SINGH O R D E R 22-12-2020 [1] Heard Shri Ng. Jotindra, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. [2] By the instant writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for issuing a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ to direct the respondents to handover the stalls/shops to the allottees in terms of the order dated 30- 01-2020. [3] According to the petitioner, he is the Vice President of the Khwai Central Naga Nallah Development Committee. [4] This Court passed an order dated 09-12-2010 in WP(C) No. 328 of 2010 pursuant to which the State Government issued an order dated 28- 01-2020 followed by an order dated 30-01-2020 issued by the Municipal Commissioner, Imphal Municipal Corporation allotting 60 stalls/shops, in st the 1 Floor of the three markets, i. e.
New Market, Laxmi Market and Purana Market) at Khwairamband Bazar in favour of the members of Khwai Central Naga Nallah Development Committee. Since the said allotment order having been issued, the members of the Khwai Central Naga Nallah Development Committee have been waiting for the handing over of the said shops to the said 60 allottees but the authority has failed to handover the same to the members of the committee till date. [5] It is a bounden duty of the authority to handover of the said shops/stalls in terms of the said allotment order. Being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents, the Khwai Central Naga Nallah Development Committee approached the Municipal Commissioner, Imphal Municipal Corporation by way of a representation dated 14-02-2020 with the request to handover the said shops/stalls to the allottees in terms of the allotment order dated 30-01-2020.
Despite the said representation being submitted by the Khwai Central Naga Nallah Development Committee, the respondents have failed to consider and dispose of the same and consequently, they have failed to handover the possession of the said shops/stalls. Being aggrieved further by the inaction on the part of the respondents, the instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. [6] When the matter is taken up for consideration, it has been submitted by the counsel appearing for the petitioner that the instant writ petition can be disposed of by issuing an innocuous order and accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed of with the direction that the respondents shall consider the said representation dated 14-02-2020 submitted by the Khwai Central Naga Nallah Development Committee and dispose of the same within a period of one month from today by issuing a speaking order in respect thereof.
[7] Copies of this order shall be sent to the counsel appearing for the parties through their WhatsApp/e-mail. JUDGE Victoria Digitally signed Yumk by Yumkham Rother Date: ham 2020. 12. 23 13:29:13 Rother +05'30'
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