Reportable IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL WP(C) No. 218 of 2025 Dr. Ibetombi Kshetrimayum, aged about 50 years, D/o (Late) Ksh. Shyamkanhai Singh, Senior Resident, Radiodiagnosis Department, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, a resident of Sagolband Tera Yambem Leirak, P.O. Imphal, P.S. Lamphel, Imphal West District, Manipur-795001. …... Petitioner/s - Versus -

1. The State of Manipur represented by the Commissioner-cum-

Secretary (Health & FW), Government of Manipur, New Secretariat Building, P.O. & P.S. Imphal, Imphal West District, Manipur-795001.

2. The Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, JNIMS, P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795005, through its Director.

3. The Dean Academic, JNIMS, P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795005.

4. Dr. Mutum Anilkumar Singh, now working as Casualty Medical Officer, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-

795005.

…… Respondent/s With WP(C) No. 295 of 2025 Dr. Mutum Anilkumar Singh, aged about 37 years now working as Casualty Medical Officer, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Porompat, P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795005.

…... Petitioner/s - Versus -

1. The State of Manipur represented by the Commissioner-cum-

Secretary (Health & FW), Government of Manipur, New Secretariat Building, P.O. & P.S. Imphal, Imphal West District, Manipur-795001.

2. The Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, JNIMS, P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795005, through its Director.

3. The Dean Academic, JNIMS, P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, Manipur-795005.

…… Respondent/s B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA For the petitioner/s :: Mr. N. Ibotombi, Sr. Adv. assisted by Ms. Y. Jinita, Adv.

For the respondent/s :: Mr. Lenin Hijam, AG along with Mr. Kh.

Athouba, G.A. assisted by Ms. Thanyomi Keishing, Adv. [R1-R3];

Mrs. G. Pushpa, Adv. along with Ms. Th.

Ranjeeta, Adv. [R4]

Sharmila, Adv.

Date of reserving for order :: 05.06.2025 Date of Judgment & Order :: 11.06.2025 JUDGMENT & ORDER (CAV)

[1] Heard Mr. N. Ibotombi, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. Y. Jinita, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Lenin Hijam, learned Advocate General along with Mr. Kh. Athouba, learned Govt. Advocate assisted by Ms. Thanyomi Keishing, learned Jr. G.A. on behalf of State respondent Nos. 1 to 3 and Mrs. G. Pushpa, learned counsel along with Ms. Th. Ranjeeta, learned counsel for respondent No. 4.

[2] WP(C) No. 218 of 2025 has been filed by Dr. Ibetombi Kshetrimayum and WP(C) No. 295 of 2025 by Dr. Mutum Anilkumar Singh. These writ petitions are considered together in terms of the direction of the Hon’ble Chief Justice on administrative side and the position of the parties are referred to as in WP(C) No. 218 of 2025. Accordingly, Dr. Ibetombi Kshetrimayum will be referred as petitioner, State Respondents as respondent Nos.1-3, and Dr. Mutum Anilkumar Singh will be referred as respondent No.

4 in this judgment.

WP(C) No. 218 of 2025:

[3] By the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the Notice dated 11.03.2025 issued by the Director, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (in short, JNIMS), Imphal inviting applications from in- service candidates of all State without any regard to domicile for participation in the Special Stray Vacancy Round State Level PG counselling 2024 and also for quashing the Notifications dated 04.02.2025 and 10.02.2025 by Dean (Academic), JNIMS inter-alia granting provisional selection of the respondent No. 4 and admission granted to the respondent No. 4 in the third round counselling of State Quota Seats for undergoing post-graduate course in the subject of Radiodiagnosis in JNIMS under JNIMS sponsored category. There is another prayer for directing the official respondents to conduct a special stray round counselling of vacant seat for undergoing PG