2025 Supreme(Manipur) 11
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL
A.GUNESHWAR SHARMA, J.
M/s Avisy Services Pvt Ltd - Appellant
Versus
M/s Nimbus Systems (P) Ltd - Respondent
MC (WP(C)) No.810 of 2024 in WP(C) No.846 of 2024
Decided on : 18-02-2025
Important Points
Subject
Constitutional Law - Writ Jurisdiction
Act Referred
Headnote
(B) Interim Orders - The court clarified that an interim order granted after hearing parties cannot be vacated automatically after a specified period, and must be vacated on merit after hearing all parties involved. (Paras 8, 16)
Facts of the case:
The applicant sought to vacate interim orders issued in a writ petition, arguing that they were granted without a hearing and based on incomplete facts. The court had previously ordered a stay on the bidding evaluation process.
Findings of Court:
The court ruled that the interim orders could not be vacated automatically due to the presence of the applicant during extensions, necessitating a hearing for any vacation.
Issues: The main issues included whether the interim orders could be vacated automatically under Article 226(3) and the implications of extending such orders in the presence of the parties.
Ratio Decidendi: The court held that interim orders extended in the presence of parties cannot be vacated automatically and must be addressed on merit, emphasizing the importance of hearing all parties involved.
Result: The application for vacation of interim orders was not granted automatically and was set for further proceedings.
For the Appellant :Mr.Sarvan Kumar, Advocate
For the Respondents:Mr.N.Ibotombi, Sr.Adv & Mr. N.Leo, Advocate for R-1/Writ Petnr., Mrs. Ch. Sundari, Mr. Y. Nirmolchand, Mr. L. Raju, Mr. Saumitra Singhal, Adv.
ORDER :
A.GUNESHWAR SHARMA, J.
[1] This application MC[WP(C)] No. 810 of 2024 is filed by the applicant/respondent No. 3 for vacation of the interim stay orders dated 11.12.2024 and 13.12.2024 passed by this Court in WP(C) No.846 of 2024 filed by the respondent No.1/writ petitioner. It is stated that the interim orders have been passed ex-parte, without hearing the applicant and private respondent based on incomplete facts and narration and non-maintainability of the writ petition. The application has been filed in terms of liberty granted by this Court vide order dated 18.12.2024. As permitted by this Court, the applicant and writ petitioner also filed short written submissions.
[2] Brief fact leading to filing of the instant misc application is that the petitioner in WP(C) No.846 of 2024, while moving the Court for the first time on 11.12.2024, the matter was ordered to be listed on 13.12.2024 in the motion column as the learned Government Advocate was without file. It was directed to maintain status quo as on date till the next date. On 13.12.2024, this Court was pleased to order that the authorities should not finalise the bidding evaluation process and the work order shall not be issued till the next date. On 18.12.2024, this Court issued notice in the writ petition and learned GA accepted notice on behalf of State respondent and MSPDCL and Mr. Sharvan Kumar, learned counsel on behalf of the applicant/respondent No.3 and directed to take step for notice to respondent No.4 by way of speed post. The interim order was extended till next date giving liberty to the private respondents for vacation of the earlier interim order. The matter was directed to be listed on 20.01.2025. The application for vacation of the interim orders has three components- (i) being ex-parte without hearing the private parties, (ii) incomplete and suppression of facts by the writ petitioner, and (iii) non-maintainability of the writ petition.
[3] Mr. Sarvan Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant/respondent No.3 has submitted that the MC (WP(C)) No.810 of 2024 was filed and moved on 19.12.2024 and the Hon’ble Court issued Notice fixing on 20.1.2025. It is stated that as the application has not been disposed of within a period of two weeks, the ad-interim order dated 11.12.2024 and 13.12.2024 should be vacated automatically in terms of the stipulation under