Manipur High Court
S.21 Of General Clauses Act Can't Be Used To Review 'Award' Made Under Land Acquisition Act, 1894: Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court has recently held that Section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 ("the Act of 1897") cannot be employed to review an 'Award' made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ("the Act of 1894"). While dismissing the writ appeal preferred by the State, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice M.V. Muralidaran held, "It may however be noted that Section 21...
"Despotic Exercise Of Power": Manipur High Court Raps Commandant General Of Home Guards For Recommending Arbitrary Promotions
The Manipur High Court came down heavily upon an arbitrary and irrational promotion of a 'Company Commander' to the post of 'Battalion Commander' in the Manipur Home Guards, ignoring the officers who were senior to him. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice M.V. Muralidaran criticised the lackadaisical manner in which the Commandant General of Home Guards...
Mere Failure To Maintain "True & Correct" Account Of Election Expenditure Not 'Corrupt Practice' U/S 123(6) Representation Of People Act: Manipur HC
The Manipur High Court has held that mere failure to maintain a true and correct account of election expenditure would not per se amount to 'corrupt practice' under Section 123(6) of the Representation of People Act, 1951 ("the Act"), in the absence of allegation as to excess expenditure than the maximum prescribed amount.While dismissing the election petition filed against...
Non-Supply Of Findings And Opinion Of The Court Of Inquiry Would Vitiate An Order Awarding Punishment: Manipur High Court
On Friday, the Manipur High Court observed that non-supply of findings and opinion of the Court of Inquiry would vitiate a censure order. The High Court added that it is the bounden duty of the concerned authority to furnish such findings and opinion before awarding punishment. Justice M.V. Muralidaran allowed a writ petition, which assailed the censure order imposed by the officers...
Widely Publicise Applicability Of COVID Relief Scheme To Transgender Persons: Manipur High Court Directs State Govt
The Manipur High Court last week directed the state government to ensure that it is made known to the general public that the benefit of the Chief Minister's COVID Affected Livelihood Support Scheme is also available to those households too wherein either a member of the main bread-earner is a transgender person. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice M. V. Muralidaran was hearing...
"Natural Justice Principles Violated": Manipur HC Sets Aside Legislative Assembly Speaker's Disqualification Order Against An MLA
The Manipur High Court last week set aside a disqualification order passed by the Speaker, 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly against an MLA, Tongbram Robindro Singh in June 2020.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice M. V. Muralidaran held that there was is a clear and flagrant violation of the principles of natural justice while passing the disqualification order as no...
'Our High Courts Were Bastions Of Ensuring Justice During COVID' : Supreme Court Upholds Manipur HC's Directions On Pandemic Management
The Supreme Court today dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Manipur State Government challenging the High Court's order in which the Court had directed the state to frame exhaustive rules to regulate State's functioning towards combating CoVID in the state. The matter was listed before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli. While dismissing...
Intimidatory Measures Can't Be Adopted: Manipur High Court Directs State To Not Deny Food-Grains To Non-Vaccinated Beneficiaries Under PMGKAY
The Manipur High Court on Monday passed an interim direction asking the State authorities to not deny supply of food-grains to such beneficiaries under the PMGKAY scheme, who are yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19.Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari told a Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Lanusungkum Jamir that as per a public declaration made by the people's representative...
Manipur High Court Orders Release of Journalist Detained Under NSA Over Facebook Post On Cow Dung Cure For COVID
On Friday, the Manipur High Court directed the release of Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhemcha noting that his detention would be as much a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution as it was in the case of Erendro Leichombam. Kishorchandra was detained under the National Security Act for a post on his Facebook wall on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 commenting that 'cow...
Ascertain The Reasons Behind Vaccine Hesitancy Among State Population: Manipur High Court Directs State Govt
The Manipur High Court has directed the State government to specify as to how it proposes to augment the vaccination drive undertaken by it, in the light of the clear reluctance on the part of a lot of people to avail the benefit of such vaccination.The Government has also been asked to ascertain the reason behind the COVID Vaccine hesitancy among the people.The Bench of Chief Justice...
Manipur High Court Upholds Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker's Decision To Accept Resignation Of 3 BJP MLAs
The Manipur High Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation of 3 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs without holding an enquiry and held that the resignation tendered by the petitioners were genuine and voluntary.The Bench of Justice Lanusungkum Jamir and Justice Ananthem Bimol Singh also observed that if the resignation is genuine...