Sorokhaibam Ibomcha Singh v. Election Commission of India and 6 Others

MC(WP(C)) No. 50 of 2024 (Ref:- WP(C) No. 840 of 2023) Manipur People's Party (MPP) & anr.

… Applicants Sorokhaibam Ibomcha Singh & ors.

With MC(WP(C)) No. 348 of 2024; MC(WP(C)) No. 290 of 2024; MC(WP(C)) No. 458 of 2023 & MC(CRP(CRP Art. 227)) No. 57 of 2023

In view of the order passed today in WP(C) No. 826 of 2023, WP(C) No. 840 of 2023 and CRP(CRP Art. 227) No. 55 of 2023, the present applications stands closed.

IN. 55, 56, 58, 59 & 63 Date: 2024.06.28 11:56:01

MC(WP(C)) No. 347 of 2024 (Ref:- WP(C) No. 826 of 2023) Sharatkumar Maimom

… Applicant Ingudam Nabakumar Singh & ors.

Heard Mr. P. Tomcha, learned counsel appearing for the applicant; Mr. K. Modhusudon, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1, Mr. Devdata, learned counsel assisting Mr. A. Jagjit, learned counsel appearing for the respondents No. 2 and 3, Mr. S. Vijayanad Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 4, Ms. Bidyarani, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 5, Mr. L. Sanjoy, learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 6 and 7 and Mr. S. Biswajit, learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent No. 9. None appeared for the respondent No. 8.

The present application has been filed with a prayer for allowing impleadment of the present applicant, viz., Shri Sharatkumar Maimom, as respondent No. 10 in the connected WP(C) No. 826 of 2023 on the ground that the applicant is a necessary party in the said writ petition.

The counsel appearing for the respondents fairly submitted that they have no objection in allowing the present application.

In view of the submission made by the counsel appearing for the parties and on perusal of the record, this court find sufficient ground for allowing the present application. Accordingly, the present application is allowed.

Registry is directed to implead the present applicant as respondent No. 10 in the connected WP(C) No. 826 of 2023.

With the aforesaid direction, the present application is disposed of.

IN. 57 Date: 2024.06.28 11:56:32

WP(C) No. 826 of 2023 Ingudam Nabakumar Singh

… Petitioner Election Commission of India & ors.

With CRP(CRP Art. 227) No. 55 of 2023 & WP(C) No. 840 of 2023

Heard Mr. K. Modhusudon, learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner and Mr. S. Vijayanand Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in CRP(CRP Art. 227) No. 55 of 2023. Heard also, Mr. L. Sanjoy, learned counsel appearing for the respondents No. 5 and 6, Mr. S. Biswajit, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Sanatomba, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 8, Mr. Devdata, learned counsel assisting Mr. A. Jagjit, learned counsel appearing for the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer, Ms. Bidyarani, learned counsel appearing for the Assistant Returning Officer and Mr. S. Vijayanand Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the State Returning Officer in the connected two writ petitions.

At the outset, Mr. K. Modhusudon, learned counsel and Mr. S. Vijayanand Sharma, learned counsel submitted that the present two writ petitions as well as the connected Civil Revision Petition can be disposed of by issuing a simple direction to elect a full-fledged President of the Manipur People's Party by holding an election strictly in terms of the provisions under the Constitution of the Manipur People's Party and the Election Rules of the Manipur People's Party, 1992 and amendments thereto within a stipulated period.

All the counsel appearing for the respondents also fairly submitted that by issuing such a direction as submitted by the counsel IN. 60, 61 and 62 Date: 2024.06.28 11:57:07

appearing for the petitioners, both the two writ petitions as well as the connected Civil Revision Petition can be disposed of.

In view of the above submission and as agreed to by all the counsel appearing for the parties, the present two writ petitions and as well as the connected Civil Revision Petition are hereby disposed of with the following directions:-

(a) The Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur (respondent No. 2) is hereby directed to hold an election for election of a full-fledged President of the Manipur People's Party strictly in terms of the provisions as provided under the Constitution of the Manipur People's Party and the Election Rules of the Manipur People's Party, 1992 and amendments made thereto;

(b) The whole process of election including the Notification of the election result should be completed within a period six months from today;

(c) If for any reason, the Chief Electoral Officer cannot complete the process of election of a full-fledged President of the Manipur People's Party in terms of the direction given above, he is at liberty to approach this court for seeking extension of time.

Needless to mention here that till the completion of the election of a full-fledged President of the Manipur People's Party in terms of the direction given herein above, the present interim President shall continue. With the aforesaid directions, the present cases are hereby disposed of.

Interim order passed earlier stands vacated.

Registry is directed to furnish a copy of this order to the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur for doing the needful.