Manipur High Court
Md. Sher Khan And 4 Others vs State Of Manipur And Another on 29 October, 2025
Author: A. Guneshwar Sharma
Bench: A. Guneshwar Sharma
SHAMURAILATPAM SUSHIL Digitally signed by SHAMURAILATPAM
SUSHIL SHARMA
SHARMA Date: 2025.10.29 17:58:35 +05'30'
Suppl.-1, Sl. Nos. 2-4
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
AT IMPHAL
WA No. 51 of 2025
Md. Sher Khan and 4 others
Appellants
Vs.
State of Manipur and another
Respondents
Clubbed with MC(WA) No. 108 of 2025
With MC(WA) No. 109 of 2025
BEFORE
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M. SUNDAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. GUNESHWAR SHARMA
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M. Sundar, CJ)
29.10.2025
[1] A common judgment dated 09.10.2025 in 8 (eight) writ
petitions is nucleus of the captioned intra-court appeal i.e. WA No. 51 of
2025. The details of the 8 (eight) writ petitions and the writ petitioners
thereat are as follows :
1. Md. Sher Khan, S/o Md. Zahiruddin, aged about 32 years,
R/o Lilong Heinou Makhong, P.O. & P.S. Lilong, District:
Thoubal, Manipur, Pin Code - 795130.
2. Maxwin Wangkheimayum, S/o W. John Singh, aged about
26 years, R/o Wangkhei Amu Leirak Opposite Meihoubam
Lampak, P.O. Imphal, P.S. Porompat, Pin Code - 795005,
Manipur.
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3. Herojeet Singh Shougrakpam, S/o Shougrakpam
Kunjakishwar Singh, aged about 37 years, R/o Santhong Sabal
Leikai, Ward No. 7, Kwakta Gram Panchayat, P.O. & P.S.
Moirang, Pin Code - 795133, Manipur.
4. Ningthoujam Roshnikumar Singh, S/o Ningthoujam Mangi
Singh, aged about 36 years, R/o Bishnupur Makha Leikai,
Ward No. 6, Near Vishnu Temple, P.O. & P.S. Bishnupur
Police, Pin Code - 795126, Manipur.
5. Moirangthem Gautam Singh, S/o (Late) Moirangthem
Joykumar Singh, aged about 43 years, R/o Uripok Gopalji
Leirak, Imphal West, Pin Code - 795011, Manipur.
... Petitioners
Yumlembam Sanathoi, S/o Yumlembam Jitkumar Singh, aged
about 39 years, R/o Keishamthong Maning Longjam Leikai,
Imphal West, Manipur - 795001.
... Petitioner
Miss Bidyaluxmi Huidrom, aged about 26 years, D/o Binod
Huidrom of Khagempali Huidrom Leikai, P.O. Imphal, P.S.
Singjamei, Imphal West District, Manipur.
... Petitioner
Robert Salam, S/o Salam Dhiren Meitei, aged about 34 years,
R/o Singjamei Chinga Mathak Yumnam Leikai, Imphal West,
Manipur - 795001.
... Petitioner
1. Monika Chingakham, D/o Ch. Merajao Singh, aged about
31, R/o Nambol Khajiri Mamang Leikai, Nambol Municipal
Council, Imphal West, Manipur - 795134.
2. Hidangmayum Ronendra Sharma, S/o Hidangmayum
Sanamacha Sharma, aged about 31 years, R/o Naoremthong
Khumanthem Leikai, Imphal West, Manipur -795001.
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3. Nongthombam Sanju Singh, S/o Nongthombam Motihar
Singh, aged about 29 years, R/o Kongba Nandeibam Leikai,
Imphal East, Manipur - 795008.
4. Moirangthem Chinglenkhomba Singh, S/o Moirangthem
Gunendra Singh, aged about 32 years, R/o Kongba
Nongthombam Leikai, Imphal East, Manipur - 795008.
5. Akham Chinglemba Meitei, S/o Akham Iboyaima Khuman,
aged about 24 years, R/o Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri Mapal
Awang Leirak, Imphal Municipal Council, Manipur - 795005.
6. Wairakpam Momocha Singh, C/o Wairakpam Tolpishak
Singh, aged about 27 years, R/o Ningthoukhong Awang
Khunou, Near Community Hall, Ward No. 1, Bishnupur
District, Manipur - 795126.
7. Longjam Suraj Singh, S/o Longjam Liken Singh, aged about
26 years, R/o Bishnupur Ward No. 9, Bishnupur District,
Manipur - 795126.
8. Chongtham Ronilkumar Singh, S/o Chongtham Priyokumar
Singh, aged about 27, R/o Uripok Polem Leikai, Imphal West,
Manipur - 795001.
... Petitioners
Angom Amarjit Singh, S/o Late Angom Saratchandra Singh,
aged about 43 years, R/o Ningthoukhong Awang Khunou,
Ward No. 1, Bishnupur Sub-Division, Bishnupur, Manipur -
795126.
... Petitioner
Sanabam Micheal Singh, aged about 34 years, S/o Sanabam
Manglemjao Singh of Keishamthong Top Leirak, P.O. & P.S.
Imphal, District Imphal West, Manipur, Pin No. 795001.
... Petitioner
Ringo Pebam, aged about 45 years, S/o Pebam Sunarchand,
R/o Kwakeithel Moirangpurel Leikai, P.O. Imphal, P.S.
Singjamei, Imphal West District, Manipur - 795001.
... Petitioner'
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[2] State of Manipur and Manipur Public Service Commission
(MPSC) are respondents 1 and 2 respectively in all the 8 (eight) writ
petitions.
[3] Captioned writ appeal arises out of WP(C) No. 497 of 2024
where there are 5 (five) writ petitioners as would be evident from the details
culled out and set out supra, as regards the remaining 7 (seven) writ
petitions, in one writ petition there are 8 (eight) writ petitioners and in the
other 6 (six) writ petitions there is 1 (one) writ petitioner each. This makes
it 19 (nineteen) writ petitioners in all qua the common judgment which is
under challenge.
[4] MPSC issued an Advertisement dated 07.12.2022 inviting
applicants from aspirants qua Manipur Civil Service Grade-II, Manipur,
Manipur Police Service Grade-II, Manipur Finance Service Grade-III, Sub
Deputy Collector, Manipur Secretariat Service Category-VI. Preliminary
examination was conducted on 30.04.2023. To be noted, what we are
concerned with is, one of the papers namely, General Studies (Paper-II) and
Question No. 31 thereat.
[5] Learned senior counsel Mr. Tayenjam Momo Singh appearing
on behalf of Ms. Ningthoujam Diana Devi, counsel on record for the
appellants submitted that the closet answer would be 'Assail : Defend' and
not 'Disease : Treatment' qua 'ACTION : REACTION'. It was also contended
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that this question is a straight lift off from CAT 1996 and CLAT 2013. In CAT
1996 and CLAT 2013, 'Assail : Defend' was the correct answer is learned
senior counsel's further say.
[6] Issue notice.
[7] Ms. H. Roji, learned counsel, accepts notice for R1 and Mr. M.
Rarry, learned senior counsel appears on her behalf. Mr. L. Disney Meetei,
learned counsel, accepts notice for R2 and Mr. RK Deepak, learned senior
counsel appears on his behalf.
[8] Learned senior counsel for MPSC, on instructions, submitted
that Question No. 31 is not a straight lift off from CAT 1996 and CLAT 2013
as in CAT 1996 and CLAT 2013 one of the options is 'Diseased : Treatment'
whereas in the MPSC (instant Exam) it has been changed as 'Disease :
Treatment' and this to test the examinees/candidates.
[9] Be that as it may, we are informed by the counsel on record
Ms. Ningthoujam Diana Devi appearing on behalf of the appellants that some
other writ petitioners have also filed intra-court appeals and the same are
scheduled to come up tomorrow and she will inform the counsel concerned.
Let the counsel concerned bring it on board tomorrow.
[10] List captioned matter tomorrow.
[11] List on 30.10.2025.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Sushil
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