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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR

AT IMPHAL

W.A. No. 108 of 2022

1. State of Manipur through the Principal

Secretary/Commissioner/Secretary, Department of

Education (S), Govt. of Manipur, Secretariat Building,

Babupara, P.O. & P.S. Imphal, Imphal West District,

Manipur – 795001.

2. The Director of Education, Govt. of Manipur, RIMS

Doctors Colony, Lamphelpat, PO & PS Lamphel, District

Imphal West, Manipur – 795001.

3. The DC/Chairman, District Board of Education, SSA,

Imphal East, Govt. of Manipur Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan –

Manipur, Babupara PO & PS Imphal West, Manipur –

795001.

… Appellants

- Versus -

1. Thounaojam Priyoranjan, aged about 39 years, S/o

(L) Thaounaojam Yaikul, resident of Moirang Kampu Sajeb,

PO & PS Porompat and District Imphal East, Manipur –

795005.

2. Yaithengbam Ganga Chanu, aged about 41 years, S/o

Yaithengbam Khamba, resident of Khurai Sajor Leikai, PO

Lamlong, PS Porompat and District Imphal East, Manipur –

795010.

3. Khundongbam Naba Singh, aged about 43 years, S/o

(L) Khundongbam Kora Singh, resident of Phaknung, PO

Lamlong, PS Lamlai and District Imphal East, Manipur –

795010.

4. Ashangbam Amusana Chanu, aged about 43 years,

S/o (L) A. Tombi Meetei, resident of Khurai Chingangbam

Leikai, PO & PS Porompat and District Imphal East, Manipur

– 795005.

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5. Kshetrimayum Premchandra Meitei, aged about 39

years, S/o Ksh. Ito Singh, resident of Khurai Sajor Leikai, PO

Lamlong, PS Porompat and District Imphal East, Manipur –

795010.

6. Thaodem Kiranbala Devi, aged about 39 years, S/o

Thaodem Shyama Singh, resident of Khurai Sajor Leikai, PO

Lamlong, PS Porompat and District Imphal East, Manipur –

795010.

7. Lourembam Rashananda Singh, aged about 41 years,

S/o Lourembam Komei Singh, resident of Phaknung, PO

Lamlong, PS Lamlai and District Imphal East, Manipur –

795010.

… Respondents

With

MC(WA) No. 174 of 2022

B E F O R E

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA

For the appellant : Ms. Ch. Sundari, Government Advocate

For the respondents : Mr. Anjan Prasad Sahu, Advocate

Date of hearing : 24.02.2026

Date of judgment & order : 24.02.2026

JUDGMENT & ORDER

(O R A L)

(M. Sundar, CJ)

[1] This order will govern captioned main writ appeal (WA) and

captioned miscellaneous case (MC) thereat.

[2] Captioned main writ appeal is an intra Court appeal and the

same has been filed by State assailing an ‘order dated 08.06.2022 made by

a Hon’ble Single Bench in W.P.(C) No. 178 of 2021’ (‘impugned order’ for

the sake of brevity, convenience and clarity).

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[3] Short facts of the case (shorn of details not imperative for

appreciating instant order) are that subject matter of case at hand is

appointment of staff in a residential school in Khurai, Manipur that has been

set up as part of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme; on 30.06.2012

State Project Director of SSA/SMA (to be noted, SMA denotes State Mission

Authority) sent a communication to ‘Deputy Commissioner’ (‘DC’ for the

sake of convenience) of various Districts about opening of residential school

under SSA and requested formation of a adhoc committee with the

concerned ‘District Project Manager’ (‘DPM’ for the sake of convenience) as

chairman to run the residential school in buildings on rental basis until

construction is completed; that this Court is informed that said Project

Director is Director of Schools, Government of Manipur; that thereafter, as

regards the residential school in Khurai under SSA (said school), a 14

(fourteen) member adhoc committee was constituted in a meeting

convened by the then local legislator (MLA) on 24.09.2012; that this 14

(fourteen) member adhoc committee was duly approved by the

DC/Chairman of the District Board of Education, SSA Imphal East on

17.10.2012; that in the interregnum the adhoc committee appointed

12(twelve) individuals {7(seven) teaching staff and 5 (five) non-teaching

staff}; t