Manipur High Court
Keisham Meghachandra Singh vs Union Of India & 3 Ors on 13 February, 2026
Author: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Bench: A. Guneshwar Sharma
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KHOIROM KHOIROM
BIPINCHAN BIPINCHANDRA
SINGH Item No. 1
DRA SINGH Date: 2026.02.13
05:34:30 +05'30'
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
W.P.(C) No. 53 of 2026
Keisham Meghachandra Singh
... Petitioner
- Versus -
Union of India & 3 Ors.
... Respondents
B E F O R E
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
O R D E R
[M. Sundar, CJ]
13.02.2026
[1] Read this in conjunction with and in continuation of earlier
proceedings made in the listing on 05.02.2026.
[2] Today, Mr. Bupenda, learned counsel on record for writ
petitioner is before us (physical Court).
[3] Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General of India is before
this Court on the VC (video conferencing) platform and his instructing
counsel, Mr. O. Ratankumar is present in the physical Court.
[4] Mr. Bupenda, learned counsel for the writ petitioner adverting
to 05.02.2026 proceedings started making submissions inter alia on
justiciability qua order of Hon’ble Governor in a Article 226 drill more
particularly, the order dated 09.02.2025 (Annexure – A/36).
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[5] In captioned writ petition, there are 7 (seven) limbs of
prayers. The last limb is usual residuary prayer. As regards 6 (six) limbs of
prayers, learned counsel very fairly submitted that he is not pressing prayer
for dissolution of the Assembly which is limb – 4 of the prayers or in other
words, sub-paragraph No. (iv) of the prayer paragraph. (To be noted,
prayer paragraph is the paragraph after paragraph No. 65.) This submission
is recorded.
[6] It was also submitted that he is not assailing Article 356
proclamation which was made on 13.02.2025 and thereafter on 07.08.2025.
It was further submitted that consequence qua infraction of Article 174 (1)
has not been prescribed in the Constitution and writ petitioner is not
specifically asking for position ante i.e. ante 09.02.2025.
[7] As this Division Bench has to break for Single Sitting of both
Members of Division Bench (Chief Justice and Justice A. Guneshwar
Sharma), let this matter stand over to 17.02.2026 (Tuesday) for
continuation.
[8] List under the same cause list caption i.e., ‘ADJOURNED
ADMISSION’ on 17.02.2026 (Tuesday).
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
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