Manipur High Court
4:10:36 +05’30’ vs State Of Manipur And 3 Ors on 28 July, 2026
Author: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Bench: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Item no. 13 & 14
Oinam
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
Thoiba Meitei AT IMPHAL
Digitally signed by
Oinam Thoiba Meitei WP(C) No. 550 of 2026 with
Date: 2026.07.28 MC(WP(C)) No. 566 of 2026
14:10:36 +05'30'
Khumanthem Dhanachandra Singh
.... Petitioner
- Versus -
State of Manipur and 3 Ors.
.... Respondents
B E F O R E
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
ORDER
28.07.2026
[1] Present Mr. N. Jotendro, learned sr. counsel assisted by Mr. Abdul
Baqee Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner.
[2] By the present petition, the petitioner prays for issuing a writ in
the nature of quo warranto for setting aside the appointment of respondent no.
4 as Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer in Manipur Khadi and Village
Industries Board. It is submitted that the respondent no. 4 does not have
requisite qualification to be appointed to the said post and also the post being a
selection and gazette post to be routed to MPSC and the case of the respondent
no. 4, the appointment is not on the recommendation of the MPSC. The learned
sr. counsel for the petitioner refers to Section 13 of the Manipur Khadi and Village
Industries Board Act, 1966 and submits that the respondent no. 4 does not have
requisite qualification.
[3] This Court has perused the provision of Section 13 and Section
13 says that a non-member of the Board can be appointed as Financial Adviser
and Chief Accounts Officer of the Board and nothing is provided in the requisite
qualification.
[4] The learned sr. counsel for the petitioner on instructions submits
that he may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition with preservation of the
right to challenge the appointment of respondent no. 4 and liberty to file a fresh
in an appropriate proceeding.
[5] Mr. Th. Vashum, learned GA for the State respondents submits
that this Court may pass appropriate order.
[6] Considering the submissions made at the Bar, WP(C) No. 550 of
2026 is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh one before appropriate
forum.
[7] MC(WP(C)) No. 566 of 2026 is also disposed of, accordingly.
JUDGE
Thoiba
