Thoudam Bhupendra Singh & 33 Ors vs Vrs
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Manipur High Court

Thoudam Bhupendra Singh & 33 Ors vs Vrs on 27 March, 2026

Author: Ahanthem Bimol Singh

Bench: Ahanthem Bimol Singh

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mayu Date:
     2026.03.27      IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR
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         WP(C) No. 619 of 2025
         Thoudam Bhupendra Singh & 33 Ors                     ...Petitioner/s
             Vrs.
         State of Manipur & 232 Ors                        ...Respondent/s

With MC(WP(C)) No. 579 of 2025

-B E F O R E-

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH

27.03.2026

Ms. Roja Shahni, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioners; Mrs. L. Monomala, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the respondent nos. 1 to 4; Mr. N. Ibotombi, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Mr. Th. Ningtamba, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the 16 private respondents, viz., respondent nos. 39, 42, 60, 80, 91, 104, 116, 117, 120, 128, 138, 153, 161, 184, 201 & 232; Mr. H.S. Paonam, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Ms. Malemleima, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the 36 respondents, viz., respondent nos. 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 37, 40, 46, 50, 55, 79, 92, 96, 103, 118, 121, 122, 123, 125, 134, 135, 140, 156, 157, 158, 159, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 176 & 181; Mr. Th. Kunjaraj, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the 79 respondents, viz., respondent nos. 6, 28, 11, 43, 32, 70, 129, 12, 74, 69, 112, 133, 217, 126, 47, 102, 151, 78, 65, 105, 172, 51, 225, 17, 222, 214, 19, 61, 21, 34, 76, 41, 48, 143, 24, 233, 231, 86, 174, 195, 16, 63, 88, 59, 35, 14, 54, 58, 51, 72, 33, 191, 175, 10, 26, 216, 15, 173, 62, 5, 84, 31, 75, 98, 229, 23, 148, 99, 136,

Page 1 210, 213, 208, 119, 52, 13, 93, 94, 147 & 44; and Mr. Ng. Jotindra Luwang, learned counsel appeared on behalf of the 17 respondents, viz., respondent nos. 7, 8, 9, 38, 44, 77, 108, 110, 111, 119, 132, 137, 139, 141, 142, 145 & 150.

Mr. Ng. Jotindra Luwang, learned counsel appearing for some of the private respondents seeks one week time for filing counter affidavit.

Mrs. L. Monomala, learned GA appearing for the official respondents submitted that counter affidavit on behalf of the respondent nos. 2 has already been filed and no separate counter affidavit will be filed on behalf of respondent nos. 1, 3 &

4. At the time of hearing respondent nos. 1, 3, & 4 will be relying on the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent no.2.

Ms. Roja Shahni, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that she will file rejoinder affidavit within one weeks.

As prayed for by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, list these cases again on 10.04.2026.

JUDGE

Lucy

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